RN - Registered Nurse (Day/Night/Overnight)

About the role

Youth For Tomorrow is a 501(c)(3) faith-based nonprofit founded in 1986 by Hall of Fame Football Coach Joe Gibbs, committed to serving at-risk youth. The organization offers competitive pay, continuing education, ongoing trainings, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Schedule

• Four 10-hour shifts per week with alternating weekends
• Rotating weekends and on-call duties as defined by policy

Responsibilities

• Provides guidance to team members by coordinating resources and provides support to resolve issues escalated by LPNs on shift
• Performs clinical assessments for identification, evaluation, coordination and management of member's needs, including physical and behavioral health, social services and long-term services
• Identifies members for high-risk complications and coordinates care in conjunction with the member and health care team
• Performs assigned waived testing in the laboratory; receives specimens and stocks supplies; troubleshoots/resolves instrument problems and documents corrective actions; assures quality control is properly performed and logged
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills to train new employees
• Draws blood and administers injections as needed
• Collaborates with nurse manager to create an environment of teamwork that supports improved outcomes and service
• Supports facility efforts to improve engagement by attending required/mandatory meetings
• Conducts new admission assessments and completes new admission tasks within licensing timeframes
• Assesses and provides first aid/appropriate follow up for acute medical issues of residents
• Responds to Medicaid/Level C incidents and conducts assessments accordingly
• Maintains and manages quality care of residents across the care team (nursing, case management, therapists, residential staff, etc.) to ensure health and wellness needs are met in accordance with licensing requirements
• Maintains working knowledge of preventative care and acute care issues to develop treatment care plans and perform education to assist residents in health goals
• Assists with admission and discharge processes to ensure efficient throughput and high-quality, patient-centered care
• Makes appointments, maintains and edits shared calendar, processes paperwork and ensures necessary follow ups are complete
• Performs and responds to audits to ensure health needs are being met in accordance with licensing regulations
• Effectively communicates with all relevant members of the care team (including residents, guardians, placement agencies, YFT treatment team members, outside medical offices and entities)
• Manages multi-disciplinary care while promoting continuity of care with appropriate admissions, transfers, and discharges
• Collaborates and communicates with Medical Director and interdisciplinary team regarding health needs of residents while maintaining appropriate discretion and HIPAA compliance
• Completes and obtains necessary paperwork on each resident, schedules appointments within licensing parameters, reviews and enters new or returning paperwork
• Exercises responsibilities for case management services within scope of licensure; develops, monitors, evaluates, and revises treatment care plans to meet member's needs, optimizing health care across the care continuum
• Implements treatment care plans by facilitating authorizations/referrals within benefits structure or extra-contractual arrangements
• Manages illnesses and/or disabilities ensuring cost effective and efficient utilization of health benefits; conducts gap in care management for quality programs
• Manages and keeps all active prescriptions; ensures resident's medications are available; ensures medication orders are active and accurate in eMAR system; administers medication according to MATY protocol and YFT policy; completes medication administration documentation; monitors for side effects; performs medication audits; educates and supervises med techs
• Monitors and assists with maintaining medication expiration logs and supplies of each clinic/house/school; maintains medication supply rooms; stocks med carts, first aid stations, and other clinical areas; ensures all supplies are available and not expired
• Ensures all AEDs are tested according to policy and ensures epi pen stations are stocked
• Supports proper inventory control and assists with managing supplies and equipment
• Participates in onboarding and development of nursing staff
• Plans, coordinates, and conducts in-service programs designed for residents and staff to improve quality of health care
• Attends all training mandated by YFT and maintains license and certifications
• Certified MATY Instructors: Trains all med techs according to MATY; schedules classes according to need and at discretion of the nurse manager
• Supports meeting structured program of care outlined in DBHDS and DSS state standards (DBHDS: 12VAC 35-46-800; DSS: 22 VAC 40-151-720)
• All other duties assigned by CEO, supervisor, or designee

Qualifications

• Current active license in Virginia as a Registered Nurse
• CPR, First Aid, and BLS certification
• Bi-lingual (Spanish & English) required
• Technologically competent and familiar with electronic medical record systems
• Excellent social, organizational, and communication skills required
• Ability to apply professional knowledge to exercise independent judgement and discretion

Preferred experience

• Experience in adolescent, psychiatric, and/or case management nursing

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits for full-time employees: medical, dental, vision, group life insurance
• Up to 5% retirement match
• Supplemental insurances: life, short-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, and legal resources
• 9 paid holidays
• Personal time off accruals