Registered Head Nurse

FAMILY SERVICE OF RHODE ISLAND INC•Dallas, TX

10d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Head Nurse serves as the primary clinical resource for students/residents, families, staff, and healthcare providers. The Head Nurse is responsible for overseeing and coordinating all health services within the residential and educational setting. As part of the multidisciplinary team, the Head Nurse will provide healthcare services to students and staff, promote overall wellness, and ensure a safe and healthy school environment. This role involves managing student health needs, responding to emergencies, and supporting physical and mental well-being throughout the school community. This position provides direct nursing care, supervises nursing staff, ensures compliance with healthcare regulations, develops health-related policies and procedures as needed, and promotes the physical and emotional well-being of students/residents. The Nurse will lead the development and ongoing management of a culturally competent, comprehensive, individualized care plan with each individual youth. Assess individuals/families with behavioral health and/or substance use needs and provide treatment and referral services. Provides medical case management oversight and consultation for South County Academy programs. Assures compliance for agency and state/federal medication supply storage and disposal procedures for assigned programs. The Head Nurse will also prepare and execute student group curriculum which promotes healthy lifestyles and public health education. Provides emergency crisis interventions and assessments as needed. Provide clinical treatment for clients as needed.

Requirements

RN licensed in the state of RI
Experience working in a residential healthcare setting, preferably in care management
Experience with children, adolescents and adults from diverse social, cultural and ethnic backgrounds
Skilled in operating various medical record software and hardware, word-processing, and database software programs
Excellent multitasking and communication skills a must
Ability to work independently and part of a team
Current driver’s license, reliable transportation, registration and auto insurance
Ability to communicate effectively
Travel to and from, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators
Ability to lift up to 20lbs
Provide emergency coverage; ratio to the programs as needed.
Must be able to work remotely and in person adhering to PHI requirements

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred
Spanish Speaking preferred and is compensated
Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above-base pay.
Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Responsibilities

Overseeing and coordinating all health services within the residential and educational setting.
Providing healthcare services to students and staff.
Promoting overall wellness and ensuring a safe and healthy school environment.
Managing student health needs and responding to emergencies.
Supporting the physical and mental well-being of the school community.
Providing direct nursing care.
Supervising nursing staff.
Ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations.
Developing health-related policies and procedures.
Leading the development and ongoing management of a culturally competent, comprehensive, individualized care plan with each individual youth.
Assessing individuals/families with behavioral health and/or substance use needs and providing treatment and referral services.
Providing medical case management oversight and consultation for South County Academy programs.
Assuring compliance for agency and state/federal medication supply storage and disposal procedures for assigned programs.
Preparing and executing student group curriculum which promotes healthy lifestyles and public health education.
Providing emergency crisis interventions and assessments as needed.
Providing clinical treatment for clients as needed.