Job Summary:

As supervised and delegated by a registered nurse, provides direct patient care in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice

Essential Functions:

To perform this job, an individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodation

Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment
Documents patient care given
Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient and/or family
Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation
Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needed
Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition and circumstances.
Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Education:

Certification/License:

BLS required upon hire and continuously thereafter
ACLS required within 6 months of hire and continuously thereafter. CPI – required within 6 months of hire and annually thereafter
IV Therapy Certification Course - required within 6 months of hire
Current State license or Compact State License (if lives outside of SC)

Skills:

Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgement, and the ability to work with minimal supervision
Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action

Night shift,