Registered Nurse- Part-Time (20 hours a week)

Job Summary

About the role

This nursing role provides medical oversight of people we support through direct observation and consultation. The role focuses on interventions that maximize the psychosocial, physical, affective, cognitive, and developmental strengths of the persons, families, staff, significant others, and those who deliver services.

Responsibilities

• Person Centered Care/Consultation/Assessment - 40%

• Consult on all clinical needs for the people we serve including difficult or complex medical/behavioral cases.
• Provide in-person care as determined by the individual’s needs and program/state requirements.
• Obtains an initial health history and performs initial physical examination on admission per state requirements.
• The ability to effectively triage medical concerns via phone and instruct non-licensed staff to provide appropriate care.
• Provides 24-hour on-call support in rotation with nursing team to residential staff to address individual medical needs and emergencies.
• Identifies health care needs for the person based on the data collected through the nursing process and develops a plan with goals and interventions specific to the needs of the person.
• Implements the plan to promote, maintain, or restore wellness, prevent illness, and/or provide appropriate end-of-life care.
• Evaluates response of the person to the interventions/supports provided and revises the plan accordingly.
• Provides nursing care according to the physician’s orders, in compliance with recognized nursing standards and State and Federal Regulations.

• Education/Training/Observation - 25%

• Provide education regarding general health and person-specific needs.
• Provide medication administration training to non-licensed staff.
• Periodic observation of the technique and skill of certified staff delegated to pass medications and provide additional training as needed.
• Periodically inspect medication administration application of procedures including medication storage, destruction of medication and correct documentation.
• Provide appropriate delegation of non-licensed staff per state regulations.

• Documentation - 20%

• Review compliance of physician orders including, but not limited to treatments, procedures, labs, appointments, specialized diets, medications, outcomes, and adaptive equipment for each person we serve.
• Collections health and functional status data for persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities systematically and continuously.
• The data is documented, communicated, and made readily accessible.
• Participates in quality assurance data collection and reporting as indicated by program requirements.

• Collaboration - 15%

• Maintains open and consistent communication with individuals, families/guardians, other health-care providers, and regulatory oversight agencies.
• Participates and prepares for on-site survey and licensing audits.
• Collaborates as part of the interdisciplinary team in developing, implementing, and evaluating the individual’s plan of care.
• Participation and review of general event reporting and interdisciplinary team follow-up.
• Oversight the implementation of health care policies and procedures and recommend revisions as needed in collaboration with Regional Director of Nursing and National Director of Nursing.

Requirements

• Knowledge

• Theoretical or practical understanding of a subject acquired and increases through experience.

• Skills

• Proficiencies developed through training, practice, or experience.

• Abilities

• The level and quality of being able to do something improved with training and experience.

• Minimum Job Qualifications

• Education

• Must be a graduate of an approved Registered Nursing educational program, bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Experience

• Prefer two years’ experience with background in case management, education, home health, hospice, community nursing, geriatrics, behavioral health, psychiatric nursing, and/or in the field of intellectual and/or developmental disabilities valuable.

• Req. Certs

• Active and current RN license in good standing for the state(s) assigned to practice.
• Must have a valid driver's license and a clear driving record.
• Must hold First Aid/CPR certification and/or instructor, or ability to obtain.

• Travel

• Frequent Local Travel to assigned sites.

• Other

• Able to assist with a two-person lift of an adult.
• Able to do frequent bending and lifting; push and pull 50 pounds.
• Able to perform CPR.

Pay

$40- $41 BLC123RN