PER DIEM RN

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team to provide nursing recommendations related to the individuals overall plan of care.
• Makes sure to monitor and coordinate the delivery of preventive and routine health care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Ensures facility compliance with all Physicians, NP, PA, etc. orders.
• Schedules and completes health-related exams, appointments, laboratory/diagnostic testing as ordered or required.
• Accompanies individuals on appointments, if necessary.
• Assists the site management in coordinating medical program needs with community services, medical providers, and other related agencies.
• Coordinates and provides health services training for staff.
• Completes nursing responsibilities as indicated on the Nursing Responsibility Checklist for Residential Programs.
• Makes sure to monitor and ensure the completion of delegated health-related tasks to Direct Support Staff and LPNs.
• Based on independent judgment, the RN has the authority to suspend and/or revoke the responsibility of a Direct Support Staff or LPN to perform or complete any delegated task.
• Makes sure to monitor medication administration in the facility.
• Flexes schedule to provide medication practicums as required by regulation for Direct Support Staff and LPNs, as needed or deemed necessary by RN Supervisor.
• Supervises medication administration responsibilities completed by Direct Support Staff and LPNs, and ensures that staff who are passing medications are current in their certification.
• Evaluates staff medication errors and ensures that the plan of correction and retraining follows the Medication Error Point System.
• Based on independent judgment, the RN has the authority to suspend and/or revoke medication certifications and medication administration of the Direct Support Staff or LPN.
• Completes a thorough Semi-Annual Medication review (non-ICF) or ensures a pharmacist completes a quarterly medication review.
• Updates the Plans of Nursing Services as health status and diagnosis change.
• Within each month, completes a monthly breast exam on female individuals if ordered.
• Utilizes technology and software approved by the Agency to provide care planning and documentation related to individual care.
• Provides phone triage to sites on caseload during working hours.
• Flexes schedule to provide services to individuals/sites as deemed necessary by the RN Supervisor.
• Participates in various nursing workgroups as assigned.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable State/Federal regulations and agency policy and procedure.
• Communicates issues and carries out all directives from Nursing Administration.
• Presents to the assigned site when notified that state or federal survey has arrived.
• Participates in any plan of correction related to medical citations resulting from any internal or external survey.
• Maintains communication with LPN (as applicable), Senior Residential Supervisor, residential managers, Service Coordination, Nursing Supervisor, and other staff as necessary.
• Provides nursing coverage to all People Inc programs as directed by Nursing Administration.
• Maintains CPR certification and performs CPR when necessary.
• Provides agency training related to nursing services as required.
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Nursing Administration.

Minimum Qualifications

• A current NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• A valid Driver’s License that meets agency policy.
• CPR certification.
• Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification as per regulatory guidelines.
• The ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: Standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling, and climbing.