Full-Time

Licensed Practical Nurse

LPN, Sign on Bonus Available

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Medical University of South Carolina

Medical University of South Carolina

Junior, Mid

Charleston, SC, USA

Located at MUSC Health West Ashley, Citadel Mall.

Category
Nursing & Allied Health Professionals
Medical, Clinical & Veterinary
Requirements
  • Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program.
  • Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state.
  • Current South Carolina LPN License or compact state license.
  • Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) certification or American Red Cross BLS for Healthcare Providers certification is required.
Responsibilities
  • Coordinates care for infusion patients.
  • Functions as a liaison between registration staff and clinical staff to facilitate the efficient flow of patients throughout the system.
  • Confers with physicians regarding need, urgency, and appropriateness of infusion and clinic visits, ancillaries if needed.
  • Assesses and reviews physician orders to assist with scheduling patients in a timely fashion.
  • Manages comprehensive nursing care for patients whose needs range from uncomplicated to complex and rapidly changing.
  • Assesses subtle changes in patient status; anticipates problems before they occur and implement measures to minimize risk.
  • Organizes and prioritizes nursing care activities considering the needs of the patients and other staff members.
  • Initiates/facilitates/collaborates with all members of the interdisciplinary team to improve care delivered to the patients to ensuring that appropriate referrals are made and completed.
  • Coordinates and manages care by applying analytical reasoning, reflection, rational problem solving skills, using evidence based information and clinical judgment.
  • Functions as a patient/family advocate.
  • Collaborates with physicians to monitor, evaluate and trend patient responses to treatments during duration of status as a patient.
  • Work with support staff to maximize efficiency in infusion scheduling.
  • Requires familiarity with both IDX and EMR.
  • Document all patient care activities in the electronic medical record to include disposition of patient telephone calls, medication list, etc.
  • Generates ancillary requests in practice partner and updates medicines as needed in EMR (electronic medical record).
  • Participates in performance improvement /research activities designed to improve patient care, and/or organizational processes.
Medical University of South Carolina

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