Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Inpatient Services FT Nights

Job Description Summary

$7,000 Sign on Bonus Available! Awesome state health benefits and retirement. Up to 6 weeks PAID Parental Leave. Please contact Recruiter Shannon Shaw at 843-674-2694 or shawsh@musc.edu to find out more!

Entity

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type​

Regular

Cost Center

CC001679 MAR - Swing Beds (MMC)

Pay Rate Type

Hourly

Pay Grade

Health-23

Scheduled Weekly Hours

36

Work Shift

Job Description

The LPN is to assist with the responsibility for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation.  The LPN is responsible for selective activities in directing, coordinating all nursing care based on established clinical nursing practices under the direction of the RN.
  
The LPN collaborates with the RN and is responsible for overseeing the health and medical care of patients at MUSC Health – Marion Medical Center. The primary emphasis of the position is to ensure each patient’s medical, nutritional, and emotional needs are met.  The nurse will utilize his/her knowledge of growth and development, cultural, religious and ethnic differences in providing appropriate care to the patient as well as in updating an ongoing plan of care for the patient.  

The LPN collaborates with the RN and respectively with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes for the scheduled shift and smooth transition to the next shift.  The LPN is expected to be able to perform duties of unit secretary and nurse aides as defined in respective job descriptions and participates in performance improvement activities. 

Schedule: 36 hours per week; 7p-7a; every other weekend; NO CALL

Benefit Highlights:

• State Health Benefits and State Pension Plan
• Up to 6 weeks Paid Parental Leave
• PTO and Sick Time (ESL) Accruals
• Free Telehealth Visits for Care Team Member and family
• Onsite Pharmacy
• Education Assistance

Additional Job Description

Position Qualifications

Education:

Completion of an accredited program for Licensed Practical Nursing. 

Completion of IV Therapy Course and/or maintain working in a setting of IV therapy administration.

Licenses/Certificates:

Current Practical Nurse license issued by the LLR Board of Nursing for South Carolina or Compact Licensure Agreement.

Current certification in BLS and to be maintained biannually.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

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