Program Nurse
Noble
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Indianapolis, Indiana
Contract type: Full time
Description
Summary:
To provide high quality nursing care and staff training, develop and monitor medical plans, manage medication systems, and maintain health records while also improving safety practices.
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Work from home eligible: No
Hours: Business hours (8:00AM-4PM typically)
Duties/Responsibilities
Required Skills/Abilities
Summary:
To provide high quality nursing care and staff training, develop and monitor medical plans, manage medication systems, and maintain health records while also improving safety practices.
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Work from home eligible: No
Hours: Business hours (8:00AM-4PM typically)
Duties/Responsibilities
- Provide basic first aid, emergency care, and nursing assessment and nursing treatment to persons served.
- Develop, monitor and update Risk, Health, Wellness and other medical related plans for persons served.
- Teach classes, provide a training schedule and documentation for CPR, First Aid, Infection/Exposure Control, Back Safety/Body Mechanics, Hoyer Lift and other medical/safety topics for staff.
- Develop, monitor and update medication administration systems and enteral feeding systems to ensure medications and enteral feedings are administered as prescribed and properly documented.
- Utilize agency database to maintain accurate health, medication and nursing records of persons served.
- Assist with the intake and referral process, ensuring that individuals have the required medical documentation before starting services.
- Provide counseling to persons served and families regarding nutrition, hygiene, medications, medical conditions, etc. as needed or requested.
- Monitor safety conditions and make recommendations to improve safety practices across the agency.
- Communicate with persons served, staff, families, service providers, medical providers and other internal and external stakeholders.
Required Skills/Abilities
- Professional knowledge of nursing treatment, documentation, regulations and operating procedures.
- Ability to remain calm in emergency situations.
- Ability to participate as an effective team member.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse licensed in the State of Indiana in good standing.
- Six months nursing experience preferred.
- Experience working with individuals with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities preferred.
- Current CPR certification, current on all other trainings as defined by state, accreditation body or organizational guidelines.
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