Part-time Nursing Care Manager - RN Cheshire Prospect

GIL Foundation is seeking a qualified Registered Nurse to join our established team. The right RN candidate should be a skilled professional who will demonstrate an attention to detail, be highly dedicated, organized, compassionate, and dependable. The Registered Nurse will supervise the nursing care needs of 5/6 adults with disabilities across one group home community based program in Prospect or Cheshire.

The residents of these programs are truly a special group and wonderful to serve. The guardians are very supportive of GIL and our staff. GIL is a private nonprofit organization seeking the right Nurse to provide supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. GIL “Grounded In Love” has been committed to the highest standards of quality care and support in the community since 1987.

We are currently recruiting a Nursing Care Manager RN (Part-Time). The right candidate s should have an attention to detail while also being dedicated and compassionate. The position includes training and medication administration oversight and delegations for Direct Support Professional staff. These positions also offer flexible scheduling and diverse responsibilities in a great work environment. Laptop, cell phone, and mileage reimbursement offered.

Collaborative Oversight and Support from Administration and Management..

• Provides for the ongoing assessment of medical care and related documentation to ensure it meets State of CT DDS and other regulatory requirements by developing and implementing plans for data management and collection, nursing directives, and quality review systems.
• Assessing, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring healthcare plans and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
• Ensures that medical and nursing plans are reviewed and revised using supporting data periodically and as needed; and that all subsequent reports are completed and reviewed timely.
• Completes documentation, summaries, medication history plans, charts, etc., as required for proper program implementation and for Program Review (PRC), and Human Rights Committees (HRC).
• Reviews, records, and maintains all required records, documentation, and data in a timely fashion; including but not limited to:
  Nursing Assessment, Self-Medication Assessments, Nursing Quarterly and periodic Reviews, Medication Administration, Healthcare Assessment, and Referrals.
• Facilitates the exchange of information related to Support Services (OT, PT, SLP, RD, Behaviorist, etc.) working with planning and support team members, program managers, psychiatrists, consulting professionals, and direct support staff, as indicated for each individual.
• Contributes with other clinical staff in the development, implementation, and ongoing revision of individual plans.
• Actively attends and participates in IP meetings, planning and support team meetings and other relevant meetings, including staff meetings as needed.
• Trains and assists staff in acquiring the skills needed regarding the medical needs, supports, and plans of program participants; and monitors and supervises for appropriate implementation.
• Collaborates constructively with managers, clinical, and direct support staff to discuss concerns, activities, and outcomes for individuals; and reviews, revises, updates, and modifies strategies as needed.
• Monitors, implements, and trains the medication administration procedure as it relates to the program.
• Schedule and facilitate doctor appointments, treatments, and labs to assist Program Management as needed
• Liaison, providing support, advocacy, and consultation to families, ancillary agencies, physicians, and other professionals.
• Travels locally as necessary from site to site to provide direct and indirect services by observing participants, and monitoring the program and staff in the implementation of medical supports strategies in Prospect and Cheshire.
• Delivers supports and services with care, compassion, and the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
• Flexible and subject to call for consultation, responding to emergencies, and providing solutions and strategies when needed with respect to the medical and clinical needs of program participants.

• This Nurse Care Manager for GIL should be a person of integrity who is highly committed, very responsible, and is…