Description
The Homes Nursing Care Coordinator is directly responsible for ensuring the clinical needs of each child is assessed, planned, and evaluated. You will facilitate a multidisciplinary team approach to clinical care using appropriate resources to develop and implement an individualized teaching and discharge plan with the children and their families.
When You'll Work
On call Monday- Friday 6am-4pm with flexible working schedule. Back up on call every 5th weekend and 1 holiday.
What You’ll Do
- Assess, plan, and evaluate the child’s clinical care
- Ensure care plans are implemented correctly by other staff; provide training as needed.
- Facilitate multidisciplinary care team meetings for each child at least annually and as needed per regulatory requirements.
- Achieve CHOROUS results for their scope (i.e Care Plan goal achievement, care plans within 30 days, care plan reviews annually).
- Provide on-site nursing and attend health-related appointments with children.
- Maintain accurate, completed, and timely records and provide feedback to leadership on how the documentation system can be improved.
- Communicate effectively, respectfully, and professionally with children, physicians, families, school personnel, ChildServe staff, and others to assure assigned child’s care needs are assessed, communicated, and met.
- Provide oversight of the care delivered by Licensed Practical Nurses and paraprofessionals.
- Provide training to children, families, and staff as needed to help advance the skills and knowledge of all people associated with a child’s care delivery.
- Serve as a preceptor/mentor to new care givers as assigned.
- Coach and support peers in ways that improve care and documentation.
What You’ll Need
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing and licensed to practice as an RN in the State of Iowa.
- RN experience in the field of developmental disabilities, pediatrics and skilled patients.
- Documentation of current CPR/BLS certification.
- Experience as Case Manager, Care Manager, or care coordinator preferred.
- Knowledge of clinical terminology and modalities of care delivery systems; good communication and organizational skills; skilled in the use of computers; commitment in providing premiere nursing services.
- Ability to communicate effectively in reading, writing, and speaking the English language
Who We Are
At ChildServe, no position is ever “just a job.” When you join our team, you’ll leave work every day knowing that you’ve made a positive difference for children with special healthcare needs and their families.
We serve nearly 4,500 children each year through our wide range of specialty pediatric healthcare programs and services in Ames, Des Moines and Iowa City. We hire many positions, from expert caregivers, medical professionals, administrative staff (and everything in between). Each team member plays an important role in fulfilling our mission: We partner with families to help children with special healthcare needs live a great life.
ChildServe has been a Top Workplace in Iowa for five years running, thanks to our passionate team and our commitment to outstanding care. If you’re ready to help families move Forward Together with support from ChildServe, apply today.