LPN Extern

4 days ago


Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States Grand Strand Medical Center Full time
LPN Extern Job Description

At Grand Strand Medical Center, we are committed to providing exceptional patient care and a supportive work environment for our team members. As an LPN Extern, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality care to our patients and contributing to the success of our healthcare team.

Job Summary

The LPN Extern will assist the nursing staff with maintaining a clean, organized, and safe environment, while providing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse. This role requires strong communication and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities
  • Participate in the implementation of nursing care plans by performing direct and indirect patient care under the supervision of the licensed nurse.
  • Obtain and record initial and ongoing patient information, including vital signs, height and weight, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, blood glucose levels, intake and output, and calorie counts.
  • Document observations, interactions, patient responses to performed activities, and any physical or behavioral changes at time of occurrence.
  • Report observations of individual patients to the RN/Team Leader.
  • Assist with mobility by regular turning and positioning, dangling, and ambulating patients.
  • Assist with use of walkers, crutches, canes, and wheelchairs.
  • Transfer patients to and from other units, departments, or entities.
  • Assist with discharges.
  • Provide or assist with non-medicated support care, including non-sterile dressing changes, skin protection, application of heat or ice, oxygen delivery, and venous compression devices.
  • Perform non-medicated support tasks, including oral suctioning, enema, catheterization and foley catheter removal, drain maintenance, and basic wound care.
  • Obtain or assist in the collection of specimens for diagnostic or waived tests.
  • Ensure accuracy of all labels and timely transfer of specimen.
  • Retrieve medication from pharmacy, storage room, or tube system and deliver to licensed staff member as instructed.
  • Assist with patient preparation for surgery or other procedure.
  • Assist patients with activities of daily living to include eating and drinking, bathing, shaving, oral care, grooming, and elimination.
  • Change bed linens as needed.
  • Perform hourly rounding and respond promptly to call lights and patient requests.
  • Strive to anticipate patient needs and resolve them proactively.
  • Follow patient and employee safety/security policies and protocols, including hand hygiene, use of universal precautions, use of personal protective equipment, and adherence to isolation procedures.
  • Prepare and maintain clean, hazard-free patient rooms.
  • Empty trash and remove soiled linens.
  • Assist with patient/family/caregiver learning needs, abilities and readiness to learn.
  • Identify barriers to learning, such as language or culture.
  • Integrate this information into the patient's plan of care.
  • Translate complex medical terminology to ensure patients/families/caregivers understand patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications and possible side effects, and follow-up measures.
  • Educate patients/families/caregivers on healthy diet and exercise, disease prevention, and/or lifestyle changes that may be needed once a patient leaves the hospital.
  • Prepare patients and families/caregivers for future self-management.
  • Provide teaching material as needed (pamphlets, video, etc.) to enhance understanding.
  • Document each teaching episode.
Requirements
  • Currently enrolled and in good standing in an accredited LPN program.
  • 1+ years of LPN program completed, or as mandated by state of practice.
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
About Grand Strand Medical Center

Grand Strand Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1978, giving patients access to highly-trained physicians and advanced technology. With more than 40 years of pioneering healthcare, our 300+ bed hospital is one of the region's leading acute care facilities. We offer a range of services for our patients, including the only cardiac surgery program, neurosurgery program, pediatric intensive care unit, Level I trauma center with two free-standing emergency departments, advanced wound care center, breast cancer center, and Carolina Forest Imaging Center.

We are committed to each other because when we join together, our patients are cared for in the safest and most compassionate way. HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

We are a family of 270,000 dedicated professionals. Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our LPN Extern opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.


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