Part-Time positions are available for the weekend 7am - 7pm and 7pm - 7am shifts. The successful candidate must have a strong clinical background.

Qualifications: Licensed South Carolina Registered Nurse with long-term care experience

Nursing Care Functions

• Review nurses notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and that they reflect the residents response to the care.
• Provide direct nursing care as necessary, to include assuming shift duties of a unit or wing.
• Keep the Executive Director informed of the status of resident and other related matters through written/oral reports.
• Meet with residents and/or family members as necessary.Report problem areas to the Executive Director.
• Notify the resident s attending physician and next-of-kin when there is a change in the resident s condition.
• Call funeral homes when requested by family.
• Authorize the use of restraints when necessary and in accordance with our facility s policies and procedures.
• Make independent decisions concerning nursing care.
• Supervise LPN s, start of IV s, obtain sputum, urine and other lab tests as ordered or direct staff to do so.
• Take TPR s blood pressures, etc..., as necessary.
• Assist the Staff Nurse in monitoring seriously ill residents.
• Inform family members of the death of resident as necessary.

Associated topics: asn, care, care unit, hospice, intensive, maternal, neonatal, psychiatric, registered nurse, tcu