Registered Nurse – Board of Child Care – Martinsburg, WV

Registered Nurse

Reports to: Charge Nurse or Director of Residential Services

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Last date reviewed: 2/11/2019

Position Summary:

Working in accordance with established Board of Child Care policies and Procedures, Code of West Virginia DHHR and Medicaid Regulations. The Registered Nurse will develop, manage and monitor an efficient Health Office Service which includes: administration and supervision of medication; emergency assessment and triage of care as needed; coordination of routine medical and dental care; medical case management, staff orientation and training; health education for children and youth, and delegating nurse responsibilities to cover AMAPS and patient assessments, including off site facilities.

Essential Functions:

• Adheres to or exceeds established policies and procedures, Board of Child Care standards, regulatory practices and state regulations.
• Responsible for the ongoing timely management and completion of residents’ wellness visits in accordance with regulations to ensure that changes in residents’ health status are being addressed and are known to the residents’ primary care provider and responsible party.
• Responsible for medication management as it relates to residents who are administered medications by unlicensed staff, and makes appropriate recommendations to the authorized prescriber or designee as necessary.
• Transcribes providers orders to resident charts, medication records etc. as required. Maintains Medication Administration Records (MARs) and Treatment Authorization Requests (TARs) records.
• Oversees medication administration by AMAPS.
• Administers medications and treatments according to regulations and established procedures.
• Refills and stores medications according to established pharmaceutical policies and procedures.
• Implements stop-order policy and removes all outdated and discontinued drug medication bins and places in designated area.
• Maintains current scheduled and controlled drug record in accordance with state or federal laws.
• Responsible for assessing the continued competency of the AMAPS.
• Manages AMAPS and performs med passes on each quarterly
• Provides case management services of linkage and advocacy related to procuring and scheduling medical services off site and ensuring that those services meet the assessed needs of the client.
• 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.

Non-Essential Functions:

Competencies:

• Accountability for Others
• Attention to Detail
• Emotional Control
• Flexibility
• Following Directions
• Frequent Interaction with Others
• Handling Stress
• Meeting Standards
• Monitoring Others
• Personal Accountability
• Respect for Policies
• Sensitivity of Others
• Urgency

Supervisory Responsibility:

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 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.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time non-exempt position. The forty hours of work are completed in four ten hour shifts or five eight hour shifts between Monday and Friday. This position regularly requires long hours and occasional weekend work due to the Nurse on Call schedule. This position is eligible for flex schedule. Non-essential position for snow days.

Travel

The nurse may be called upon to travel to medical appointments locally and within the state of WV and to training experiences outside of the state.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or equivalent experience
• Possession of an active Registered Nurse (RN) licensure without disciplinary infractions by West Virginia Board of Nursing.
• Three (3) years of nursing experience preferably in a pediatric or group home setting.

Preferred Education and Experience

N/A

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• Complies with regulatory and legislative requirements
• Must be able to maintain satisfactory attendance and report for duty as scheduled
• Must maintain current registered nursing license for practice in the state of West Virginia as per regulatory guidelines.
• Must show ability to make sound judgments.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to speak and write effectively
• Maintenance of confidential files
• Must exhibit ability to interact positively with a caring, nurturing and professional attitude.
• Commitment and adherence to company values and policies
• Basic computer proficiency to include MS Word, Excel and Outlook
• Must be a strong team player
• Must be flexible and able to multi-task under pressure and deadlines
• Must be able to provide training/education to staff/residents on nursing related topics
• Must perform all duties in adherence of established policies and procedures
• Exhibits excellent customer service and follow-through, communication and teamwork, safety practices, attendance and punctuality, adherence to company standards and strong leadership and supervisory skills.
• Demonstrates knowledge and clinical expertise in nursing
• Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities in an efficient manner
• Practices sound employment practices by adhering to all BCC policies, procedures, and standards, local, federal and state regulations and employment laws

• Knowledge of symptoms of childhood diseases.
• Knowledge of normal and abnormal human behaviors.
• Knowledge of side effects of medication commonly used to modify behavior of children.
• Ability to participate effectively on Interdisciplinary Treatment Teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with prescribing physicians and assume initiative in facilitating agreed upon procedures.

• Ability to relate effectively to parents of children with special needs.
• Basic Computer Skills
• CPR/First Aid
• Valid Driver’s License
• CPS
• TB
• Physical
• Federal and State Fingerprinting Background Checks
• Drug screening (Pre-Employment and Random)
• TCI (non physical)

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.