Registered Nurse in Kansas City, Missouri at Platte County Board of Services

Position Title: Community Registered Nurse

Department: Community Living

Job Purpose: The Registered Nurse of Community Living promotes those with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live their best lives by providing assessment and coordinate medical care to persons served, offering information and opinion as a member of the PCBS Leadership Team.

Evaluated By: Director of Community Living

Supervision Given: None

Classification: Non-Exempt

Qualifications:

Current Missouri Registered Nurse license with at least two years nursing experience.Supervisory experience preferred.Ability to communicate and enforce new ideas and processes, growth-minded, solutions oriented.Superior oral and written communication skills in both internal and external settingsMasterful organizational and leadership skills demonstrated previous professional success.Strong working knowledge of social services, consumer care, and regulationsMust have ability to use computer and other electronic equipment.Must possess, maintain, and operate a personal electronic device for the purpose of communication, two-factor authentication, and tracking hours worked. Must have a desire to manage a team of staff supporting individuals with intellectual/ developmental disabilities and advocate for them in all possible ways.Must embrace a person-centered philosophy, support the principles of the CMS Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rule, and industry trends.

Essential Functions:Promotes the PCBS Mission

Embodies the PCBS Vision, Mission, and Values StatementsSupports a Person-Centered philosophy.Ensures the human and legal rights of persons served are respected.Promotes community awareness and demonstrated involvement of the persons served.

Provides Leadership

Provides input, opinion, and solutions as a member of the PBCS Leadership TeamBuilds an effective team by providing guidance and coaching. Compile and assess medical and behavioral needs on initial intake for persons served.Provide training to persons served promoting health and wellness (medications, first aid, nutrition, etc.)Ensures training compliance of assigned employees is constantly met.

Ensures Excellence in Service Provision Within Community Living

Ensures PCBS is providing community living services in accordance with the Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) rule.Ensure all consumers have current physical, dental, labs and immunizations.Coordinate medical appointments with person served and communicate with staff family/guardian needed.Assist persons served with admissions to hospitals and other health care facilities. Ensure immediate update of case records and inform staff of medication changes.Ensures compliance with HIPAA regulations, including PHI and ePHI.Perform monthly health summary on all residential consumers.Verify Medication Administration Record’s (MAR’s) monthly and provide changes as needed.Respond to daily health concerns.Monitor and screen person served taking psychotropic medications for Tardive Dyskinesia Report all persons served and staffing related emergencies to Community Living DirectorProvide training in Medication Administration, Tardive Dyskinesia, and nutrition.

Leads a Positive Work-Environment

Is an excellent team player.Completes tasks on time and up to the expected standard.Leads the team to work through disagreements with honesty and transparency fostering a trusting environment.Leads teammates in a collaborative way that aids improvement of skills and outcomes.Is a part of the PCBS Leadership Team which makes decisions about the direction of the organization.

Secondary Functions:

Attends all meetings and agency functions as required.Commits to a personal professional development plan in partnership with PCBS.Is an active member on committees and project teams for global PCBS objectives.Handles all other addition responsibilities as needed and required.Review and monitor medication errors and facilitate measures to reduce recurring incidents.Ensure that medical consultation forms are routed to the appropriate program.Provide annual medical reviews for all persons served.Train and/or assist staff to perform special medical services to persons served.Visit group homes monthly and ISL sites quarterly, or as needed.Serve on assigned committees (Safety, Health, and Maintenance Committee).Assist with the development and implementation of staff orientation and training.Attend and participate in ISP meetings when requested.Respond to after-hours emergencies whenever possible.Ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations in relation to persons served health information.Attend all meetings and agency functions as required.

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

Job demands include extended periods of sitting with some periods of standing and walking.Will occasionally require light lifting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, or bending as appropriate.Will possibly require some physical intervention if confronted by a person displaying combative or potentially dangerous behavior.Will require periods of driving agency vehicles.Office based role with noise from persons served, office machines, and telephones. Will have a substantial use of computers and/or other devices and screens. May be exposed to bloodborne pathogens, infectious diseases, and parasites.