Registered Nurse

THE VILLAGE NETWORK • Wooster, OH

1d • $33 - $35

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides medical care to youth in residential treatment and carries out other medical-compliance activities aligned with The Village Network’s mission, vision, and values. The role helps ensure that youth’s physical health needs are met through triage, direct services, coordination of care, and communication with relevant individuals. It manages medication acquisition, distribution, and administration, and follows up to ensure proper medication procedures are followed. The nurse creates and implements training about youth medical needs and helps ensure program compliance with relevant regulating agencies.

Other duties may include attending team meetings, completing health assessments for behavioral therapy plans, providing input to SFSA development, creating and implementing policies and procedures, participating in on-call duties or rotation, and maintaining accurate medical records in accordance with external agency expectations. The position reports to the Regional Clinical Director and Director of Nursing and has no direct reports. Travel to the Salem and Ravenna campuses is required.

Requirements

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN).
• Ability to use a computer and proficiency with Microsoft Office products and ARIZE.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Willingness to be flexible.
• Valid Ohio Driver’s License and a driving record that allows the employee to be insurable under the company’s vehicle insurance.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with personnel at all levels, internally and externally.
• Ability to handle bending, stooping, lifting, pushing, reaching, and walking for periods of time.
• Ability to lift 20 pounds independently.

Nice To Haves

• Three to five years of previous relevant experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience with the adolescent population and psychiatric medicine is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a system is in place to meet youth’s physical health needs, including triage, direct services, coordination of services, and communication with pertinent individuals.
• Manage medication and prescription acquisition, distribution, and administration; follow up to ensure proper medication procedures are followed.
• Create and implement training so individuals and the Region understand relevant medical needs of youth.
• Ensure the program meets compliance standards for relevant regulating agencies.
• Attend team meetings as required.
• Complete health assessments for behavioral therapy plans and provide input to SFSA development.
• Create and implement policies and procedures.
• Participate in on-call duties or rotation.
• Maintain accurate and complete medical records in compliance with external agency expectations.
• Travel to Salem and Ravenna campuses.

Benefits

• 272 hours (34 days) of PTO offered in the first year.
• Six paid holidays for full-time employees.
• Potential PTO buyback for unused time.
• Annual salary bonus; the posting reports a 3% payout in the past fiscal year and a history of annual bonuses.
• PTO buyback; the posting reports over 80 hours paid out in the past fiscal year.
• Retirement contribution to employee 403(b) accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed