Registered Nurse

About the role

Assists the Health and Wellness Director in planning, implementing, and evaluating an efficient wellness program consistent with the students' needs and Job Corps goals and objectives.

Responsibilities

• Performs duties under the supervision of the Health and Wellness Director.
• In the absence of the Health and Wellness Director, serves in that capacity.
• Responsible for ensuring doctor's orders are followed in the Wellness Center and the care of all patients as prescribed.
• Maintains charts on all patients and compiles medical and dental records of terminated students.
• Notifies residential personnel of released patients.
• Maintains a record of all admissions and dismissals.
• Compiles various logs, records and reports, for example, wellness use, examinations and medication use.
• Maintains a record of all calls to on-call medical personnel.
• Dispenses prescribed medication.
• Assists with cursory examinations, sick call and wellness care.
• Serves as on-call nurse when scheduled.
• Works to ensure performance management standards are met.
• Ensures that required property (equipment) controls are adhered to.
• Maintains current knowledge and certification in CPR and First Aid.
• Ensures that a clean and safe health facility is operated at all times.
• Monitors area of responsibility to ensure timely and high-quality services.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals.
• Follow the CDSS Plan and Procedures daily.
• Complies with all DOL guidelines, OFCCP regulation, Job Corps notices and bulletins, and Center policies and procedures.
• Maintains good housekeeping in all areas and complies with safety practices.
• Models appropriate employability skills for dress, language and work habits.
• Continuously help students become more employable.
• Performs other duties as assigned within the individual's scope and capabilities.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Above average public speaking skills and experience in same
• Above average verbal and written skills
• Above average problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Computer literacy specifically Internet, Email, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Education

• Associate degree in Nursing, BSN preferred

Experience

• One year of related experience working with youth

License, certificate, credentials

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license to practice in the state where the center is located
• Valid State Driver's License

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to sit and stand and walk; to reach with hands and arms and talk and listen
• Occasionally required to sit; to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; to taste and to smell
• Must be able to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Specific vision capabilities required include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Medical Office setting
• The noise level can vary from quiet to moderate

Benefits

• Medical – 3 Tier Options
• Health Savings Account
• Live Health Online
• Dental
• Vision
• Employer Paid Life and AD&D – 1 x annual Earnings
• Employer Paid Short-term Disability
• Employer Paid Long-term Disability
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K - Safe Harbor match of 100% up to 3% of pay and then 50% on the next 2% of pay
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Bereavement Leave
• Sick Time
• Vacation Time
• 12 Paid Holidays

Pay

$65,000 per year