Registered Nurse

NATURE OF WORK: This professional position functions independently as a member of Valleys interdisciplinary treatment team for those clients that require services in a Group Home setting. The RN acts as a medical resources individual for team members and specifically as Supervisor overseeing care providers such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants and Health Care Assistants. This position will uphold the agencys mission and value by offering professional nursing services to clients and their families or care providers to insure optimum service planning and delivery.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Oversees the personal care (i.e. grooming, bathing, dressing, feeding) of clients in a Group Home setting.
• Records or directs to have recorded clients vital signs, weights, measurements, intake and output, food consumption and other information as ordered.
• Performs or directs to perform range of motion and reality orientation with clients.
• Administers or directs to have administered all medications as order by a physician.
• Supervise care providers such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants and Health Care Assistants through appropriate training. Upon Certification, this will include AMAP oversight.
• Complies and implements or directs to have complied and implemented all physicians orders.
• Helps to develop, reviews and ensures implementation of care plans in compliance with Valleys and State guidelines and physicians orders.
• Ensures the timeliness and accuracy of information documented into the clients records.
• Along with the RN Supervisor, assures that monthly and/or quarterly physicians orders are accurate and completed.
• Follows up on new physician orders for clients.
• Along with the RN Supervisor will provide monthly Clinical Supervision with LPNs.
• Attends IDT Meetings.
• Ensures that client medications are available within the Group Homes.
• Participate as a member of the professional interdisciplinary treatment team as client needs dictate.
• Conducts trainings as assigned.
• Completes documentation as required by Valley, Medicaid, OSHA, and other licensing agencies. Employee ensures that documentation (such as Progress Notes, SALs, DD Forms, etc.) is completed accurately and timely and will reflect services the client(s) has received as appropriate.
• Follows approved standard nursing practices and guidelines when administering or directing to have administered all medications to clients. This will include proper documentation and timeliness of the administration of medications as well as observance of the client. Administer medications to patients as prescribed by their physician/
• Along with the RN Supervisor, does monthly medication reconciliation logs to assure that medications are not expired and if they are, follows proper protocol to ensure they are disposed over properly and in a timely manner.
• Performs personal care nursing assessment for community clients when directed.
• Completes in a timely manner the monthly or quarterly nursing assessment per the clients treatment plan if the IDT requires it.
• As approved, will serve as AMAP RN and provides training, oversight and compliance in all areas for this.
• Adhere to professional code of ethics in performing nursing services.
• OTHER DUTIES AS ASSIGNED.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to perform Essential Duties as outlined below.
• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Associate Degree in Nursing or Diploma.
• Current W.V. License from the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses.
• Previous experience working with individuals with a diagnosis in at least one of the following populations: MH, I/DD, or CD.
• Knowledge of nursing protocol, theories, principals and practices of nursing.
• Ability to comply with Clients Rights.
• Ability to comply with Valleys and Division departmental safety procedures.
• Ability to read, write, understand and speak the English language.
• Ability to legally transport clients.