LPN part time

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

McCormick Post Acute is located right on the SC & GA border in McCormick, South Carolina, just a short drive from Evans, GA, Greenwood, SC, and Abbeville, SC. We're a family-oriented community built on relationships, service, teamwork, and excellence.

We are excited to welcome Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our caring and supportive team! We offer pay of $30 – $34/hr, shift differentials, and excellent healthcare benefits for full-time staff, including professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement assistance.

We're looking for someone with a nursing degree from an accredited college or university, an active, unencumbered South Carolina LPN license, and the ability to provide direct nursing care to the residents. New graduates are welcome!

If you're passionate about patient care and ready to grow your nursing career in a supportive environment, we'd love to meet you! Apply today and join the McCormick Post Acute family!

The primary purpose of your job position is to provide direct nursing care to the residents, and to supervise the day-to-day nursing activities performed by nursing assistants. Such supervision must be in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern our facility, and as may be required by the Director of Nursing Services or Nurse Supervisor to ensure that the highest degree of quality care is maintained at all times.

Administrative Functions:
Direct the day-to-day functions of the nursing assistants in accordance with current rules, regulations, and guidelines that govern the long-term care facility. Ensure that all nursing personnel assigned to you comply with the written policies and procedures established by this facility. Periodically review the department's policies, procedure manuals, job descriptions, etc. Make recommendations for revisions.

Charting and Documentation:
Complete and file required recordkeeping forms/charts upon the resident's admission, transfer, and/or discharge. Encourage attending physicians to review treatment plans, record and sign their orders, progress notes, etc., in accordance with established policies. Receive telephone orders from physicians and record on the Physicians' Order Form. Transcribe physician's orders to resident charts, cardex, medication cards, treatment/care plans, as required. Chart nurses' notes in an informative and descriptive manner that reflects the care provided to the resident, as well as the resident's response to the care.

Drug Administration Functions:
Prepare and administer medications as ordered by the physician. Verify the identity of the resident before administering the medication/treatment. Ensure that prescribed medication for one resident is not administered to another. Ensure that an adequate supply of floor stock medications, supplies, and equipment is on hand to meet the nursing needs of the residents. Order prescribed medications, supplies, and equipment as necessary, and in accordance with established policies.

Ensure that narcotic records are accurate for your shift. Notify the Nurse Supervisor of all drug and narcotic discrepancies noted on your shift. Review medication cards for completeness of information, accuracy in the transcription of the physician's order, and adherence to stop order policies. Notify the attending physician of automatic stop orders prior to the last dosage being administered. Dispose of drugs and narcotics as required, and in accordance with established procedures.

Personnel Functions:
Participate in employee performance evaluations, determining your shift's staffing requirements, and making recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor concerning employee dismissals, transfers, etc. Inform the Nurse Supervisor of staffing needs when assigned personnel fail to report to work. Report absentee call-ins to the Nurse Supervisor. Review and evaluate your department's work force and make recommendations to the Nurse Supervisor. Develop work assignments and/or assist in completing and performing such assignments.

Provide leadership to nursing personnel assigned to your unit/shift. Make daily rounds of your unit/shift to ensure that nursing service personnel are performing their work assignments in accordance with acceptable nursing standards. Report problem areas to the Nurse Supervisor.

Nursing Care Functions:
Inform nursing personnel of new admissions, their expected time of arrival, room…