RN Coordinator 2

ORANGE GROVE CENTER INC•Chattanooga, TN

121d•$67,000 - $68,000•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Coordinator is responsible for medical oversight of all day service locations, including community, facility-based and all Georgia services. This includes supervision of LPNs, evaluation of LPN job performance, review of MARs for errors and corrections, and maintaining MARs on file. The role also involves supervising the scheduling of quarterly MAR and medication cabinet checks, maintaining open communication with healthcare services and outside providers, and participating in pharmacy reviews and the narcotic disposal process. The RN Coordinator will also participate in the nursing work rotation to ensure medical support is available during normal day service hours and Georgia residential services as needed, and consult with the LPN Director of Nursing regarding medical oversight needs. Additionally, the RN Coordinator is responsible for overseeing necessary training, including CNA training, specialized medical training for Georgia Services, and Medical Certification for DIDD/DBHDD-funded services. This includes maintaining and reviewing curriculum, instructing CNA training classes, administering licenses and certifications, and teaching medicine certification for staff. Collaboration with training and Georgia Services staff for new employee orientation regarding medical policies, procedures, and medication side-effects is also a key responsibility. The role involves supervision of LPN staff, routine visits to sites to ensure adherence to medication administration protocol, consulting with parents, conservators, physicians, and other members of the individual’s Circle of Support, and participating in health-related COS meetings. The RN Coordinator will also complete or ensure the completion of the AIMS test, assist staff with DIDD Medication Variance forms, print and distribute daily orders, and follow guidelines for updating OGC Medication Administration Policy. Creating and maintaining a Plan of Care for individuals requiring nursing services for billable Medicaid Waiver/ECF nursing units, notifying physicians of variances, completing monthly variance Track and Trend forms, and submitting billing calendars are also part of the role. Promoting a positive, professional, and cooperative attitude, maintaining med certification expiration dates, and documenting RN delegations are essential. The role requires maintaining current CPR/FA and RN License, and other duties may be added as job needs progress.

Requirements

Current Tennessee RN license required.
Minimum of five years nursing experience required.
Minimum of two years management experience required.
Overall health must be adequate to allow for accomplishment of assigned duties and responsibilities.
Must meet all requirements for employment at Orange Grove Center.

Nice To Haves

BSN is preferred.
Experience with the Developmentally Disabled population strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervision of the LPN ICF Services Manager and Day Service LPNs, who provide skilled care to the individuals in individual day services.
Evaluation of LPN Job Performance every 6 months utilizing the DIDD approved performance review form.
Review of MARs each month for errors and/or corrections, obtaining new orders as needed form the ordering physician.
Final Review and signature of monthly MAR checks. Maintain MARs on file for a period of three years.
Supervise the scheduling of quarterly MAR and medication cabinet checks at each site, as necessary, per service.
Maintain open communication with OGC Health Care Services, outside providers and OGC med certified staff.
Participate in pharmacy reviews and oversight of narcotic disposal process.
Participate in the nursing work rotation as needed to ensure medical support is available during normal day service hours and Georgia residential services as needed
Consult with LPN Director of Nursing regarding any Medical Oversight needs or questions.
Maintenance and annual review of curriculum to ensure compliance with CAN training requirements
Instruction and/or staffing of CNA training classes and oversight of student certification process.
Administration of all licenses and certification necessary for CAN training compliance.
Teaching and administration of Medicine Certification for staff according to requirements of DIDD and DBHDD.
Collaborating with training and Georgia Services staff in new employee orientation training regarding medical policies and procedures and medication side-effects.
Routinely visits and maintain contact with community and residential sites to ensure adherence to medication administration protocol.
Consults with parents, conservators, physicians and other members of the individual’s Circle of Support to monitor health needs.
Participates, as needed, in health related COS meetings.
Completes, or assures the completion, of the AIMS test on the required scheduled basis for individuals on psychotropic medications.
Assist staff with the completion of the DIDD Medication Variance forms as needed.
Prints off daily orders form HCS and distributes to appropriate staff.
Follows guidelines and updates OGC Medication Administration Policy by collaborating with DIDD Regional nurses to ensure compliance with guidelines and health related requirements of the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
Creates a Plan of Care (POC) and maintains it for individuals who require nursing services that generate billable Medicaid Waiver/ECF nursing units. The nurse will be required to provide an updated POC as requested by the ISC to ensure the continued approval of billable nursing units.
Notify the ordering physician or nurse practitioners, using the appropriate notification form, regarding variances.
Complete the monthly variance Track and Trend from with actions and outcomes.
Completes and submits billing calendars before the 10th of every month, for the prior month.
Promotes a positive, professional and cooperative attitude with both internal and external providers and staff.
Maintain med certification expiration dates for all unlicensed staff and register for a class 30 days prior to the expiration of certification.
Maintain documentation of all RN delegations to staff, as it pertains to certain tasks.
Maintain current CPR/FA and RN License.
Other duties and responsibilities may be added as the job needs progress.