RN​/LPN

Job Location:

SPRINGDALE OFFICE - EXTON, PA 19341

REPORTS TO:

Nurse Manager

The Program Nurse Provides normalized, therapeutic and preventative nursing care to individuals served at Brian’s House Incorporated (BHI) within the scope of the Pennsylvania Professional Nurse Act and in accordance with licensing, OSHA, HIPPA and Brian’s House Incorporated policies and procedures. Position requires that the nurse assess the need for nursing intervention and develop health management needs for individuals. Also included is the responsibility to train individuals and staff to implement health care interventions as well as work with the interdisciplinary team to ensure optimum quality care is delivered.

• 1. Perform assessments of clients’ health status on admission and an ongoing basis when medical needs indicate. Make decisions and/or recommendations for external medical attention contingent upon the circumstance, support by appropriate documentation.
• 2. Communicate and coordinate health information between Brian’s House Inc. Program Nurses, Program Directors, direct care staff, outside provider agencies, and other health professionals routinely and whenever further assessment, evaluation or monitoring is required.
• 3. Screening and triaging of individuals for illness/injury and determine the need for the implementation of routine, urgent and emergency care.
• 4. Individual case management of assigned individuals which includes coordinating, managing and monitoring of psychiatric/medical/dental care and follow up. Assuring that medical/dental appointments are scheduled and necessary information accompanies the individual to the appointment and physician’s orders are implemented in conjunction with the program supervisor.
• 5. Management of routine health care needs to include encouragement, implementation and promotion of health maintenance and injury prevention. All issues should be reported to the assigned Brian’s House Residential Program Director or designee and Medical Coordinator or designee.
• 6. Maintenance of health management plans, records, lifetime medical histories and medication regimes for each individual.

• 1. Prepare and administer medications, treatments and tasks as ordered and in accordance with the BHI Nurse’s Policy and Procedure Manual.
• 2. Evaluate therapeutic effectiveness of medication with pertinent data and report any observed side effects or relevant laboratory values to physician.
• 3. Monitor and oversee all aspects of daily medication administration/issues for individuals to ensure accurate administration, documentation and storage.
• 4. Review monthly medications in electronic medication administration record, clarify need for corrections, make corrections as necessary as well as communicate changes to direct care staff, Residential Program Director and Medical Coordinator.
• 5. Ensure compliance with Brian’s House Incorporated Nursing Policy and Procedure Manual when obtaining, transcribing, checking, administering and storing medications; to include medication orders.

• 6. Communication and coordination of pertinent health concerns or information on a routine basis with the Residential Program Director, program directors. House Supervisors, Medical Coordinator and direct care staff.
• 7. Communication and collaboration with families/guardians, health care providers & BHI Program Nurses and Program Directors.
• 8. Attendance at routinely scheduled Nursing Meetings as well as Program Director and Nurses Meetings and any in-service meetings in which specific health care concerns, management, needs, precautions/limitations and health issues for identified individuals are discussed.
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