Registered Nurse Neurology Institute of Boerne

Registered Nurse, Full Time
- Neurology Institute of Boerne

Neurology Institute of San Antonio, a Vivo Infusion Company, is seeking a Registered Nurse specializing in dementia and memory disorders. The RN will provide comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals experiencing cognitive impairment (e.g., Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Dementia). The RN will serve as the primary clinical liaison between the neurologist, the patient and caregivers, focusing on diagnostic support and symptom management, and will support other clinical functions across the Institute as needed.

• Pay Range: $38.00 - $42.00/hour
• Bonus Plan Target: 5% annually (Based on performance)
• PTO Buy-back, PTO Rollover, and PTO Donation Program
• Wellness Reimbursement Program – $360 annually
• Tuition Assistance Program & Professional Association Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program (Employer-provided)
• Short & long-term disability (Employer-provided)
• Life Insurance (Employer-provided)

• Full-time
• Position
  
  Schedule:
  • Monday - Friday | 8:00am - 5:00pm
• Non-Exempt

Reports to: Clinical Operations Manager

Location: Boerne

• Specialized Clinical Assessment
• Behavioral Monitoring:
  Assess for neuropsychiatric symptoms including agitation, sun downing, wandering, and depression.
• Safety Evaluations:
  Perform functional assessments to identify risks related to driving, medication management, and fall hazards in the home.
• Care Coordination & Management
• Triage:
  Manage patient calls and portal messages
• Medication Management:
  Support process to provide necessary care coordination documentation to external entities as needed to facilitate pre-authorization and insurance coverage. Engage with patients and providers to ensure medication is provided in accordance with the established plan of care.
• Interdisciplinary
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with other specialist providers, social workers, and geriatricians to execute plan of care
• Family & Caregiver Support
• Education:
  
  Help families understand disease progression and plan of care
• Resource Navigation:
  Refer families to community resources such as adult day programs, respite care, and the Alzheimer’s Association.

• Education:
  
  Associate or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN preferred).
• Licensure:
  Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of practice.
• Certification: BLS required.
• CNRN (Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse) preferred.
• Experience:
  
  1–3 years of experience in neurology or geriatrics (preferred but not required).

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Physical Demands:
The employee must regularly sit, talk and/or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms; occasionally stand, walk, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee must regularly lift or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

The work environment is indoors in a medical office and is generally quiet, including sounds of medical equipment.