RN DAY SERVICES - 35 Hrs

About the role

RTR is offering a $5,000 Sign on Bonus to all New Full Time Hires!

Responsibilities

• Coordinate medical services with each member’s primary care physician or medical clinic and oversee all healthcare services provided to the members at the program, including but not limited to therapies.
• Member of the core professional interdisciplinary team.
• Oversee the indirect and direct nursing care provided to members receiving day habilitation services.
• Administer medications and treatments prescribed by the member’s physician in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Supervise or provide direct care and training in relevant day habilitation areas including individual specific medical protocols.
• Educate members families, staff, residential providers and members in hygiene and health concerns.
• Cookordinate each members day habilitation service plan with other health care professionals including the nursing facility where the member resides, if applicable.
• Complete the individual’s medical plan of care as part of the Day Habilitation Service Plan. Ensure individual’s Day Habilitation Service Plan is documented accordingly.
• Ensure nurses progress notes are recorded monthly.
• Maintain updated information relative to each member’s current medications, PRN’s, side effects, diagnosis, annual physical, immunizations, physician’s authorizations, orders and treatments.
• Participate in the Positive Behavior Support initiative and complete the Quality Behavior Curriculum.
• Participate in the continuing core professional interdisciplinary evaluation and review of each member’s needs and status. Document in each member’s record, any recommendation resulting from the periodic review.
• Advise the program director of any medical problems that may hinder progress of members or that may be aggravated by activities at the program.
• Explain procedures and treatments to individuals to gain cooperation, understanding and minimize apprehension.
• Complete Recipient Severity Profile/Clinical Assessment in cooperation with the core professional interdisciplinary team for each member upon admission, every two years and/or with significant change in medical status.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Document all conferences with family members and outside professionals in member’s records.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Adhere to agency safety standards.
• Perform additional duties, or substitute for others as required.
• Adhere to all RTR policies and procedures.
• Develop and provide all services in accordance with RTR’s philosophies including staff and Board beliefs.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a registered nurse with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
• Have a least one year of relevant experience.
• Valid Driver’s License.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Word and the internet.
• Successful completion of all state and agency mandated trainings.
• Must be willing to authorize a Criminal History Background Check (CORI) and release of information concerning allegations from Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and other agencies.
• Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
• Tuberculosis screening within the 12 previous months.

Reasoning Ability

The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.