Full-Time
Licensed Practical Nurse
Medical University of South Carolina
Health sciences university in Charleston, SC
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Charleston, SC, USA
In Person
Bachelor's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
CPR
Vital Signs
Basic Life Support (BLS)
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Requirements
- Graduate from an accredited practical nursing program.
- Be licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in South Carolina or a compact state.
- Have a current CPR card, specifically American Heart Association Basic Life Support or Red Cross Professional Rescuer certification.
- Have two years of related experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
- Hold Licensed Practical Nurse licensure from the South Carolina Board of Nursing.
- Obtain Basic Life Support certification before completing general orientation.
- Perform nursing work in an upright position, walk or remain mobile frequently, and work indoors continuously.
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds unassisted and lift or lower objects up to 50 pounds between floor level and 36 inches unassisted.
- Lift and carry patients weighing up to 350 pounds with assistance and push or pull objects weighing up to 350 pounds unassisted.
- Maintain required vision, hearing, tactile, olfactory, peripheral-vision, depth-perception, and color-discrimination abilities, with correction where specified.
- Be physically qualified by medical personnel for respirator use initially and annually.
- Have computer literacy.
- Be able to work rotating shifts and overtime as required.
- Be able to learn and use new processes, tools, and equipment as required.
Responsibilities
- Provide patient- and family-centered care under the direction of a registered nurse within the nurse's scope of practice.
- Apply critical reasoning, clinical judgment, and critical thinking to clinical problem-solving and appropriate care and treatment.
- Assist medical staff with patient preparation, examinations, and procedures.
- Interview and screen patients, document findings, and obtain vital signs.
- Perform telephone and in-person screenings.
- Participate in documentation and reporting responsibilities, prioritize patient calls, and clean and stock examination rooms.
- Perform nursing care for inmates and detainees in accordance with facility rules and security procedures.
- Conduct medical intake screenings during booking or admission when needed.
- Respond to medical emergencies inside the secure perimeter.
- Work with correctional officers to ensure safe movement of inmates to and from the medical unit.
- Maintain control of sharps, medications, and medical equipment according to correctional safety standards.
- Provide care in locked cells, examination rooms, segregation units, and intake or booking areas.
- Maintain professionalism, appropriate boundaries, and awareness at all times.
Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.
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