Part-time Nursing Care Manager - RN Cheshire Prospect

GIL Foundation•Cheshire, CT

21d•Hybrid

About The Position

GIL Foundation is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to manage nursing care for approximately five or six adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a community-based group home program in Prospect or Cheshire, Connecticut. The role assesses, coordinates, implements, and monitors healthcare plans and services, and ensures nursing documentation and practices meet Connecticut DDS and other regulatory requirements. It includes medication-administration oversight and delegation, staff training, collaboration with residents’ support teams and families, and coordination of appointments, treatments, and labs. The Nurse Care Manager travels locally between program sites and works in a hybrid arrangement, with time onsite at programs, in the office, and remotely as needed. The position offers flexible scheduling and administrative support. Although the posting describes the role as flexible and subject to consultation for emergencies, it also states that after-hours, weekend, and holiday on-call nursing coverage is secured separately and that the role has no on-call or weekend requirement.

Requirements

Current Connecticut RN license in good standing.
Intermediate computer skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Therap.
Strong organization, diligence, responsibility, attention to detail, and follow-through.
Effective verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities, anticipate and identify needs or problems, and recommend and implement solutions.
Ability to maintain confidentiality and safeguard resident and personnel records in accordance with agency policy, HIPAA, and state regulations.
Positive attitude, integrity, strong work ethic, and desire to serve people with special needs in a nonprofit environment.
Must successfully complete all pre-employment background checks.
Valid Connecticut driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Experience with the intellectual and developmental disabilities population or Connecticut DDS.
Willingness to learn, ask questions, and pursue personal development.
Coaching, mentoring, listening, and training skills suited to supporting a diverse workforce.

Responsibilities

Assess medical care needs and maintain documentation in accordance with Connecticut DDS and other regulatory requirements.
Develop and implement data management and collection plans, nursing directives, and quality review systems.
Assess, coordinate, implement, and monitor healthcare plans and services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Review and revise medical and nursing plans using supporting data, and ensure reports are completed and reviewed on time.
Prepare required documentation, summaries, medication history plans, and charts for program implementation and committee reviews.
Maintain required records and data, including nursing assessments, self-medication assessments, quarterly and periodic reviews, medication administration records, healthcare assessments, and referrals.
Coordinate information about support services with planning and support team members, program managers, psychiatrists, consulting professionals, and direct support staff.
Contribute to the development, implementation, and ongoing revision of individual plans with other clinical staff.
Attend and participate in individual planning, support team, and other relevant meetings, including staff meetings as needed.
Train and assist staff in meeting participants’ medical support needs, and monitor and supervise implementation.
Collaborate with managers, clinical staff, and direct support staff to address concerns and outcomes, and update strategies as needed.
Monitor, implement, and train staff on the program’s medication-administration procedures.
Schedule and facilitate doctor appointments, treatments, and lab work as needed.
Provide support, advocacy, and consultation to families, ancillary agencies, physicians, and other professionals.
Travel locally between program sites in Prospect and Cheshire to observe participants and monitor staff implementation of medical support strategies.
Provide services with care, compassion, ethics, and professionalism.
Provide consultation and respond to emergencies when needed, within the coverage arrangements described in the posting.

Benefits

Employee paid time off.
Employee medical health benefits with 100% of the worker’s premium paid by the employer.
Dependent medical health benefits with 50% of dependents’ premiums paid by the employer.
Enhanced compensation for full-time employees who waive medical benefits.
Salary-based life insurance.
Health Savings Account plans.
Flexible Spending Account plans.
Supplemental benefits, including AFLAC, legal, and identity theft plans.
401(k) employee retirement plan.
Employee referral incentive plan.
Flexible scheduling and a work/life-balance caseload.
Pleasant, supportive atmosphere in a casual work environment.
Laptop, cell phone, and mileage reimbursement.