Job description

Full-Time position is available for the 7am – 7pm shift with rotating weekends. The successful candidate must have a strong clinical background. Individual must be capable of making independent decisions concerning nursing care.

Sign-On Bonus: $10,000 up to 3 years’ experience / $12,500 greater than 3 years’ experience.

GREAT NEWS! We offer Shift Differential and Weekend Differential! As a Nurse, shift differential is $1.25 and weekend differential is $3.00 more an hour. Lexington Medical Center Extended Care is a GREAT place to work! Come Join Our Team

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: Associates Degree
• Minimum Years of Experience: 3 years of supervisory experience
• Required Certifications/Licensure: Registered Nurse in SC

Duties and Responsibilities: Ensure that a sufficient number of licensed nurses are available for your tour of duty to ensure that quality care is maintained.

• Ensure that a sufficient number of nursing assistants are available for your tour of duty to ensure that routine nursing care is provided to meet the daily nursing care needs of each resident.
• Make daily rounds of the facility to ensure that all nursing service personnel. Make appropriate reports to the Executive Director as required or as may be necessary.
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, handicap or marital status.
• Develop and maintain a good working rapport with inter-department personnel, as ell as other departments in the facility to assure that nursing services and activities can be adequately maintained to meet the needs of the residents.
• Assure that department personnel, residents, and visitors follow the departments established policies and procedures at all times, including dress code.
• Create and maintain an atmosphere of warmth, personal interest and positive emphasis; as well as calm the environment throughout the shift.
• Review nurses notes to ensure that they are informative and descriptive of the nursing care being provided and that they reflect the resident’s 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.
• Performs all other duties as assigned

Benefits! As a Lexington Medical Center Extended Care full-time (30hrs or more) or part-time (16 hrs or more) employee, you will have the option of enrolling in the Company’s benefit plan on your first day of employment. Benefits offered: Medical (BlueChoice HealthPlan), Dental (Delta Dental), Vision (Physicians EyeCare Plan), and Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Unum). The Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability are 100% paid by the Company (benefits are effective after 90-days of employment). We also offer Health Screening with comprehensive labs for Employees and Spouse.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $31.78 - $41.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Geriatrics

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Weekend availability

Work setting:

• In-person

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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