Telehealth LPN II: Preoperative Assessment Clinic

Overview

The Preoperative Assessment Clinic within Perioperative Services supports patients scheduled for surgical and procedural care across multiple MUSC Health locations. The clinic plays a critical role in early risk identification, patient preparedness, and prevention of day-of-surgery delays and cancellations.

Telehealth Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) supports preoperative care delivery through structured, protocol-driven telehealth workflows. Working under the direction of a Registered Nurse, the Telehealth LPN performs standardized patient outreach, data collection, education reinforcement, and task coordination to ensure patients are prepared for surgery and appropriately routed for further clinical review when indicated.

This role is designed to improve access, efficiency, and consistency in preoperative workflows while allowing RNs to focus on higher-acuity clinical decision-making.

Medical University Hospital Authority (MUHA)

Employee

Regular

CC000259 CHS - Ambulatory Preop Clinic (RT)

Hourly

Health-25

40

Job Description

40

Monday-Friday. No nights, weekends, or holidays.

Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse and Manager, the Telehealth LPN provides protocol-based preoperative support using virtual workflows. This position focuses on standardized patient communication, information gathering, documentation, and coordination activities that support timely surgical readiness and escalation of identified risks to the appropriate clinical team. This role functions primarily in a telehealth environment and may support multiple surgical specialties and locations.

Graduate from an accredited Practical Nurse program with six months of patient care experience required. Ability to demonstrate commitment to patient centered care philosophy as evidenced by effective communications skills, professional demeanor, and excellent interpersonal skills. Ability and motivation to articulate and support departmental philosophy of excellent guest relations. Must communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Must be computer literate.

Licensed as an LPN within the state of South Carolina or a compact state. A current Basic Life Support (BLS) is required, either a certification from an American Heart Association (AHA) BLS for Healthcare Providers (or AHA recognized equivalent) or an American Red Cross CPR/AED for Healthcare Provider.

Ability to perform job functions while standing (Continuous). Ability to perform job functions while sitting (Continuous). Ability to perform job functions while walking (Continuous). Ability to climb stairs (Infrequent). Ability to work indoors (Continuous). Ability to work outside in temperature extremes (Infrequent). Ability to work from elevated areas (Frequent). Ability to work in confined/cramped spaces (Frequent). Ability to perform job functions from kneeling positions (Infrequent).

Ability to bend at the waist (Continuous). Ability to twist at the waist (Frequent). Ability to squat and perform job functions (Frequent). Ability to perform "pinching" operations (Frequent). Ability to perform gross motor activities with fingers and hands (Continuous). Ability to perform firm grasping with fingers and hands (Continuous). Ability to perform fine manipulation with fingers and hands (Continuous). Ability to reach overhead (Frequent).

Ability to perform repetitive motions with hands/wrists/elbows and shoulders (Continuous). Ability to fully use both legs (Continuous). Ability to use lower extremities for balance and coordination (Frequent). Ability to reach in all directions (Continuous). Ability to lift and carry 50 lbs. unassisted (Infrequent). Ability to lift/lower objects 50 lbs. from/to floor from/to 36 inches unassisted (Infrequent). Ability to lift from 36" to overhead 25 lbs.

(Infrequent). Ability to exert up to 50 lbs. of force (Frequent).

Examples include:
To transfer a…