Job description

Prime Home DDS is seeking a registered nurse experienced in Adult Habilitation Wavier for a full-time position in our Papillion office.

Our busy program works closely with the State of Nebraska Medicaid Waiver (DD) to provide quality services to individuals with developmental disabilities. If you want to work in a dynamic and fulfilling team environment, then this job is for you!

We offer a competitive wage with increases and bonuses. We also offer health benefits and paid time off.

SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
Education

• Bachelor’s Degree and/or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in related field.

Requirements:

• Valid Driver’s License
• Current vehicle Insurance upon request
• Pass a State & National background screen
• Current license in good standing with the State of Nebraska as a registered nurse
• DD Wavier experience
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and written communication skills
• Committed to quality care

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Communicates health/nursing needs and/or recommendations to staff, other health providers and families.
• Coordinates hospital admissions, discharges, and follow-up as needed.
• Checks program/service areas on a frequent but not less than a quarterly basis to ensure the necessary medical/nursing supplies are available and in ample supply.
• Assists on medical/health appointments as needed.
• Provides direct care services as needed within the treatment or habilitation environment
• Ensures the provisions of nursing/health services as outlined in the state and federal regulations and divisional directives.
• Ensures the provision of nursing/health services as ordered by physicians and other health professionals/consultants.
• Ensures the provision of nursing services/programs as outlined in the Service Plan.
• Ensures the provisions of needed adaptive equipment.
• Monitors individual health status through the provision of general nursing services as outlined/ordered.
• Monitors incidents involving individuals, ensures incident report is completed timely and accurately and examines the individual.
• Ensures aggressive management of individual health needs when indicated by adverse change in medical/health status of the individual.
• Works closely with home/facility staff in consulting on psychotropic medications, side effects, and planning agenda for medication reviews.
• Monitors height and weight of persons served.
• Administers and/or oversees medication/physical treatments as ordered by the physician and provides assessment of adverse effects/results.
• Reports pertinent information and changes in individual health status to attending physician/ health professionals and to the Team as needed in a timely manner.
• Screens ill individuals and refers to a physician if needed.
• Orders, reviews, monitor, and discontinue medication as ordered by physician. Dispose of unused medication per policy, reporting adverse reactions.
• Assures that monthly Medication Administration Records (MAR’s) are in each individual’s record.
• Reports possible communicable diseases or infections and works closely with nursing staff and/or other health care professionals, staff, and family in assessing and treating the situation.
• Ensures the routine documentation of individual health status in nurse’s notes.
• Transcribes or ensures the transcription of physician phone orders and other medically related reports, prior to filing in the individual’s chart.
• To maintain confidentiality of all resident care information.
• Other duties as assigned

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk or hear; and smell, The employee is required to drive a vehicle; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach and stretch with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Job Type: Full-time

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