Job Overview
Under general supervision, provides nursing services and health care to clients. Performs a variety of nursing duties associated with monitoring clients health and general well being, managing health issues and providing health care. Reports to the Nurse Manager or Administrator.
- Manages the health issues and provides nursing care to residents. Observes and monitors resident health; and documents treatments and/or medical concerns in the resident charts.
- Performs a variety of duties associated with maintaining optimal health for residents to include the administration of medications, obtaining prescribed medications from a Pharmacist; administering medications to residents; providing information about medications; obtains medications for home administration; monitoring medication changes; and observing resident reactions to new medications.
- Attends to residents who admit themselves as being sick (Sick call) or injured.
- Assists with psychological reviews; schedules resident appointments with health care providers and dentists. Attends all neurology/specialty appointments, as appropriate.
- Contacts parents or legal guardians to discuss resident medical issues, status of health conditions and treatments received.
- Works on-call duty in rotation, as appropriate; promptly responds to calls for immediate nursing services.
- Provides hepatitis B or flu vaccines and PPD testing to Grafton staff.
- Conducts in service staff training related to nursing and health issues; teaches medication administration and related medication issues and practices to staff.
- Promotes and assists in the control of communicable disease.
- Provides the medical perspective into resident care for all Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings.
- Participates in various facility wide meetings and committees on an as needed basis.
ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS
- Prepares and/or completes a variety of health services forms such as medication permission forms, on-call sheets, medical/dentist appointment sheets, etc.
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from an accredited nursing program and 1 – 2 years of experience providing nursing services; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must have valid state license as RN.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
- Medical, dental and vision
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
- 401(k), including an employer match
- Generous Paid Time Off plan
- Education Assistance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Short-term disability (STD)
- Long-term disability (LTD)
- 501(c)(3) non-profit, you may be eligible for federal student loan forgiveness
More Information
- Remote Work No remote work
