Registered Nurse - Temp to Hire!

Meridian Services • Golden Valley, MN

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Temporary Registered Nurse to start June 1st! This role will be temporary for 6 weeks starting June 1st, with the opportunity for a Full-Time Permanent hire possible after 6 weeks. Our RN’s work both in our office in Golden Valley as well as visit different group homes throughout the Twin Cities and the day program in Hopkins. The schedule is Monday-Friday regular daytime business hours. For the purpose of providing guidance and phone triaging, the Nurse will have an on-call rotation including mornings, evenings, and weekends. As a Registered Nurse with Meridian Services and Zenith Services, you will support our Group Home, In-Home Supports, and Day Program settings. Our Nurse staff provide training, support, and guidance related to the medical needs of our person served and programs.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted nursing licensure from state of Minnesota
• At least 2 years experience working within the field of Nursing
• Successful clearance of Department of Human Services background check
• Proficiency in spoken and written English communication
• Successful clearance of Motor Vehicle Background Check and acceptable driving record per Company Policy

Nice To Haves

• RN that is passionate about training staff on medical equipment and psychotropic medication monitoring and administration
• Skilled at delivering and teaching a class, “Medication Administration” to new hires and for review purposes with current staff
• Proven ability to provide quality patient care and be an advocate to patients
• Approachable demeanor with ability to answer medical related questions from staff, while providing a teaching approach through the communication
• Strong organizational, reasoning and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional inter-personal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Provide medical guidance, triage, and direction to our Program Management and Direct Support Professionals regarding any medical concerns or issues of persons we provide services to.
• Supervision of small team of LPN's
• Teach medication administration class to Direct Support Professionals and management staff including some Saturday classes
• On site training of medical procedures at our group homes including but not limited to catheters, diabetic procedures, DNI/DNR
• Conduct audits of medication logs, health progress notes, medications, policy and procedure, appointments and orders, and medical documentation review at our different group homes and our day program. This is done on a schedule in combination with our LPN's.
• Be an advocate as needed and requested at medical appointments for persons served.
• Assist with medical related concerns/communications for persons served with medical providers.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level