Reports to: Medical Coordinator
E/O Weekend
Position Summary:
Working in accordance with established Everstand Policies and Procedures and the applicable State Board(s) of Nursing to provide care and services as the Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse will develop, manage and monitor: administration and supervision of medication; emergency assessment and triage of care as needed; coordination of routine medical and dental care; health education for youth, and delegating nurse responsibilities, if applicable. This position will provide in person duties at the WV Caminos program.
Why Join Everstand?
Find joy and purpose in your career. Join an inspired team of professionals who are transforming the lives of youth and enriching communities, one family at a time. Everstand is not a federal or state agency. It is an independent, not-for-profit organization that serves over 1,000 children annually across 12 locations. You will join about 500 teammates across DC, MD, PA, and WV who empower youth and their families to flourish within their community.
Essential Functions:
- Model and act in accordance with Everstand’s core values: safety, empathy, relationships, and impact.
- Demonstrate and practice Everstand’s leadership mindset, “Choose kindness. Solve problems and learn together. Make it happen.” Provide oversight and coordination for all aspects of the Caminos West program, including the delivery of high quality services in accordance with regulatory timeframes to ensure that youth are provided with safe and supportive programming.
- Arrange and communicate with staff for all in house and outpatient medical appointments/services to include: hospital emergencies and/or admissions, medical appointments, laboratory services, vaccine clinics, x-rays, and ultrasounds.
- Update and file patient medical records, including retrieval and copies of medical records necessary for staff reports and outpatient services.
- Organize and maintain residential medical charts.
- Responsible for timely submission of Treatment Authorization Requests, or other forms required for reporting and billing purposes.
- Ensures completeness of documentation of medical services provided to clients as required in federal and state databases, including the completion and submission of medical serious incident reports.
- Carries out physician orders and provides day-to-day nursing care as needed, including administering medications, client education, interpretation of medical information, accompanying clients to surgical or extensive medical/emergency procedures, nursing intake, first aid, nursing assessments and emergency/sick call triage.
- Performs administrative duties as requested by supervisor, including researching and updating protocols/procedures, obtaining educational materials, coordinating care at outlying facilities, organizing in service training, assuring regulatory compliance of the health suite.
- Responsible for medication management as it relates to youth and who are administered medications by AMAPs and makes appropriate recommendations to the authorized prescriber or designee as necessary.
- Transcribes providers orders to youth charts, medication records etc. as required. Maintains Medication Administration Records and Treatment Authorization.
- Administers medications and treatments according to regulations and established procedures.
- Refills and stores medications according to established pharmaceutical policies and procedures.
- Ensures medications are discontinued per orders.
- Maintains current scheduled and controlled drug record in accordance with state or federal laws.
- Participates actively in the quality improvement process by identifying opportunities for process improvement, attending facility wide committee meetings; submits required reports; recommends plans for improvements.
- Provide remote nursing support to other Caminos shelter locations during scheduled work hours to ensure consistent and timely healthcare services.
- Infection control and disposal of contaminated waste.
- Must be able to maintain satisfactory attendance.
- Exhibits excellent customer service, communication, teamwork, safety practices, attendance, punctuality, and strong leadership.
- Time management and ability to prioritize.
- Makes sound employment practices by adhering to all Everstand policies, procedures, and standards, local, federal and state regulations and employment laws.
- Must be willing to perform tasks that may involve exposure to the patients’ blood and/or body fluids.
- Demonstrate proficiency in Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems, applicable federal databases, and other computer applications necessary to support clinical documentation, reporting, and program operations.
Non-Essential Functions:
N/A
Competencies:
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Accountability
- Attention to Detail
- Emotional Control
- Flexibility
- Following Directions
- Frequent Interaction with Others
Handling Stress
Meeting Standards
- Personal Accountability
- Respect for Policies
- Sensitivity of Others
- Urgency
Supervisory Responsibility:
- Oversight of Approved Medication Assistive Personnel
Work Environment:
This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.
In the nature of being at a residential and school living environment there may be times you experience conditions in which challenging behavior can be exhibited from our youth to include but not limited to, physical agitation, physical violence and/or emotion outburst.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
Required Education and Experience
- Possession of an active compact Registered Nurse license without disciplinary infractions by the applicable State Board of Nursing
- Certification to provide training, oversight and monitoring for Medication Administration Certification by direct care personnel, as per applicable State regulatory within the first six (6) months of hire.
- Diploma, Associates, or Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
- Possession of an active Register Nurse License without infractions by the West Virginia Board of Nursing. Must also be able to obtain a Pennsylvania Registered Nurse License without infraction by the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing for remote support of a Pennsylvania program.
- Two (2) years of nursing experience preferably in a pediatric office, group home setting, and/or residential treatment center.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Experience working with diverse populations, including refugee and/or unaccompanied children and adolescents
- Bilingual English/Spanish
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
This is a part time weekend position. Not essential for inclement weather. Rotating weekends (every other Saturday and Sunday) 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM, including a 30-minute lunch break
Additional Eligibility Qualifications:
- Able to learn and effectively utilize different technology platforms.
- Excellent computer use knowledge with Microsoft Windows 10 and 365 Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Proven effective time management, planning, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to problem solve.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to keep an electronic calendar (Outlook).
- Demonstrates knowledge and clinical expertise in nursing.
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner both orally and written.
- Exhibits excellent customer service, communication, teamwork, safety practices, attendance, punctuality, and strong leadership.
- Ability to understand medical abbreviations, terminology, and military time.
- Basic computer proficiency to include MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Basic mathematical skills, including conversions and metric system.
- Knowledge of symptoms and treatment for childhood diseases.
- Knowledge of normal and abnormal human behaviors.
- Knowledge of side effects of medication.
- Must exhibits ability to interact positively with a caring, nurturing and professional attitude.
- Must be flexible and able to multi-task under pressure and deadlines.
- Ability to plan, implement and track effectively.
- Demonstrate a willingness and ability to learn and evolve with changes in the organization and in healthcare.
- Ability to participate effectively on Interdisciplinary Treatment Teams.
- Ability to pass TCI certification both at employee orientation and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to pass CPR/First aid certification both at employee orientation and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to demonstrate the possession of a valid driver’s license prior to employment and ability to maintain the license and operate a motor vehicle thereafter.
- Ability to pass CPS/UII background check both prior to employment and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to pass a Tuberculosis Screening both prior to employment and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to pass a work-readiness physical performed by a certified medical professional both prior to employment and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to pass a Federal and State Fingerprinting Background Check and applicable Suitability Determinations both prior to employment and per the schedule outlined by HR thereafter.
- Ability to pass a drug screen via urinalysis both prior to employment and randomly thereafter.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
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