Nurse Manager II - Developmental Disabilities
About The Position
Provides nursing oversight to programs for intellectually disabled (ID) and developmentally disabled (DD) persons; including Group Homes, Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), Supervised Apartment Programs, Sponsored Placement, and Day Support Programs. Work involves observing, assessing and administering nursing care to residents; staff training; and supervision of medical aspects and needs of individuals in programs. Work is performed under general supervision and is guided by agency policies and procedures, quality assurance, public and private payer guidelines, professional practices including ethical standards related to client interactions, Board of Pharmacy and Board of Nursing regulations, state and federal licensure and accreditation regulations and guidelines.
Requirements
- Associates Degree in Nursing
- Considerable professional experience in nursing serving the mentally disabled and/or developmentally-delayed population
- Some supervisory experience
- State Certified Registered Nurse
- VA DL
- Ability to lift or support individuals weighing in excess of 180 lbs (with the aid of assistive equipment).
- Ability to drive a vehicle.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
Responsibilities
- Provides medical oversight and general nursing care when needed.
- Provides medication management, monitoring, and related documentation for compliance to agency, state and federal policies, regulations and/or guidelines.
- Provides input to individual service plans in collaboration with the residents, their families, and doctors, as appropriate.
- Coordinates care of individuals with program managers/supervisors.
- Monitors and coordinates the discharge process for individuals transitioning back into residential services from in-patient hospitalizations.
- Conducts medication audits and chart reviews across DD Programs.
- Supervises resident medication management, monitoring, and related documentation for compliance to agency, state and federal policies, regulations and/or guidelines.
- Provides direct care, dispenses medications, and administers injections to residents.
- Provides routine examinations such as measuring blood pressure, pulse, temperature, weight and blood glucose readings.
- Submits billing for eligible nursing related waiver services.
- Transports residents.
- Monitors the on-going medical needs and medication management for individuals.
- Performs on-going nursing assessments and arranges access for individuals to other medical services.
- Provides trainings to include but not limited to Medication Management, Insulin, G-Tube, and Diastat training to agency staff.
- Develops and implements medical/nursing care plans and other clinical documentation as needed.
- Responds to medical emergencies and other potential crisis situations in programs as needed.
- Member of the ICF Personal Support team and coordinates care with the ICF Medical Director and Pharmacists.
- Develops, implements, trains and enforces policy and procedures.
- Attends required team meetings, staff meetings, and conferences.
- Responds to time sensitive medical concerns, triage, and provide guidance to programs operating on a 24/7 basis.
- Does related work as required.
Benefits
- drug-free workplace environment
- pre-employment drug screening
- background check, including criminal history, driving record, and verification of credentials
- random drug testing throughout their employment
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
