Job Description

Summary

Provides medical, regulatory oversight, and support to the residential nursing team. Responsible for overseeing all health care services to individuals served in our residential program. Incumbent must comply with applicable regulatory requirements and standards in the performance of nursing duties.

Essential Job Functions

Effectively trains, directs, counsels, disciplines, and evaluates performance of residential Licensed Practicing Nurses (LPNs) and any additional registered nurses who are hired.

Provides direct supervision, support, and guidance to LPNs. Assigns direct nursing care assignments and caseloads to ensure completion of documentation and reviews. Approves all documentation completed by LPNs.

Serves as consultant for Shared living coordinators and program directors

Develops, implements, and monitors residential nursing policies and procedures as well as makes recommendations for improvement in collaboration with the director and interdisciplinary teams

Conducts nursing assessments and ensures that service delivery is in compliance with regulations and healthcare protocols

Collaborates with day program nurses and other licensed clinician to ensure continuity of care 

Acts as medical representative in situations of medical care, collaboration with internal and external stakeholders

Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams across all program settings as needed

Reviews and monitors Medication Administration Program (MAP) policies to ensure medication administration practices are compliant with all current regulatory requirements.

Ensures that all nursing team members remain current with required medical licensures, certifications, and trainings.

Monitors and assists with the coordination of each participant’s medical needs with external health care professionals, including when the participant is inpatient or receiving health care from an outside source.

Supervises and supports the nursing team in the oversight and coordination of all therapy treatments for individuals as ordered by external health care professionals.

Analyzes critical incident reports and data for trends, develops and implements corrective action plans as necessary

Advises the Program Directors, clinicians, group home managers and direct support staff of any medical problems that may hinder a participant’s progress or that may be aggravated by activities/daily routines and makes recommendations for improvement of medical care

Oversees a medical auditing system across to monitor quality improvement initiatives

Serves as the medical representative member of the agency PBS leadership team.

Collaborates with the residential team on the intake process for new referrals

Collaborate with clinicians and other members of the residential team on the development of supportive and protective (S&P) devices, medical treatment plans, and as needed (PRN) support strategies, including presenting at Human Rights committee (HRC), Peer Review Committee (PRC) and program specific Safety Committee as needed. 

Responsible for oversight and completion of staff training regarding medical and nursing. This includes but is not limited to new employee orientation training, annual nursing training, and first aid and CPR.

Participate in manager’s, clinical, and staff meetings as needed to review health care needs and global health care planning with all staff

Responsible for creation/maintenance of psychotropic medication treatment plans and supportive and protective devices and PRN support strategies, including presentation at Human Rights committee as required 

Serves as mandated reporter as required by the DPPC

Performs direct support related tasks in emergencies or as requested by Residential Director

Fosters and maintains positive relationships with funding sources, involved families, and nursing staff teams across all agency settings. Manages family, Individual, staff, and community complaints quickly and proactively; informs the Clinical Director of major and/or unresolved issues.

Ensures that human rights, safety and respect for Individuals supported by the agency are safeguarded in all medical interventions and interactions by program nursing teams.

Ensures the proper documentation of emergency events is completed by all program nursing teams.

Position will require on-call/weekend and evening responsibilities as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Residential LPNs

Qualifications

Education and Experience

Registered Nurse, registered with the MA Board of Registration in Nursing

BSN preferred but not required

5+ years experience in a community health setting

Prior experience working with developmentally disabled adults

Travel

Occasional local travel across agency program settings required.

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 regularly required to talk or hear and is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms and climb. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and the ability to adjust focus.

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