Registered Nurse

BrightSpring Health Services•Tilton, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

ResCare Community Living, now part of Sevita, is seeking passionate and caring clinicians to join their nursing group. The role focuses on providing outstanding patient care and helping individuals live their best life in a variety of settings. ResCare Community Living has five decades of experience in the disability services field, providing support to individuals who need assistance with daily living due to an intellectual, developmental, or cognitive disability. They offer a comprehensive range of high-quality services, including community living, adult host homes, behavioral/mental health support, in-home pharmacy solutions, telecare and remote support, supported employment and training programs, and day programs.

Requirements

Degree from an accredited school of nursing OR License as a Registered Nurse, current and in good standing
Valid driver’s license from state of residence
Must be at least 18 years of age
One year of nursing experience

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience preferred

Responsibilities

Assess health problems and needs of person(s) served, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records
Administer nursing care
Advise person(s) served and staff on health maintenance and disease prevention
Provide case management
Deliver quality results through operational excellence, meeting daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly and annual requirements per individual served
Build and retain a strong, dedicated team
Drive and deliver profitable growth
Review daily appointment needs: packets completed and available to staff
Review daily nursing calendar, schedule, attend if possible. Ensure coverage
Monitor staff, as needed (i.e., medication administration, meals modified texture, therapeutic), ADLs, implementation of plan(s) and interactions between staff and clients
Review incident reports – provide assessment and follow up
Review findings and recommendations from appointments. Implement changes of orders.
Complete notes of services provided.
Review LPN notes
Approve orders for prescribed medications/treatments (QuickMar)
Monitor health status/vitals/seizure disorders
Address acute/on-going health issues including "Change of Condition" documentation
Attend IPP’s as scheduled
Review MAR’s for completeness and accuracy
Provide on-call service
Manage resources
Perform PRN Assessments: falls risk, skin integrity, choking
Review IPP schedule, submit assessments 2 weeks prior to IPP
Review follow-up appointments on calendar
File health care documents
Review medication storage- cleanliness, organization, no out-of-date drugs
Review narcotics count sheets
Order medications that only have 7 days remaining
Bi-weekly orientation training as scheduled
Complete Monthly nursing summary
Do Monthly reconciliation
Review Med exchange at assigned locations
Develop a Medication Support plan. Update as needed