Registered Nurse - CILA

Description

Registered Nurse – CILA. St. Coletta of Wisconsin, a leader in providing residential, vocational, and educational services to adults with developmental disabilities, has an excellent employment opportunity for a registered nurse in our Schaumburg, IL area. Our goal is to ensure the people we serve achieve their highest quality of life and personal growth. We are seeking a registered nurse who will help sustain this mission and aid in our continuous efforts to be recognized as an outstanding organization.

Under general supervision, provides quality general nursing care to persons served in compliance with DHS Rule 116, by performing the following duties:

• Qualified to be or become a nurse trainer.
• Ensures all Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are trained in Health and Safety component of the DSP Core Training program, medication administration and medication specific to each individual client and maintains appropriate records of all training.
• Ensure, on at least an annual basis, that assessments are completed for each client’s physical and mental status and medical history.
• Ensure, on at least an annual basis, evaluation of the client’s medication order and medication(s) prescribed.
• Re-evaluate DSPs on at least an annual basis to ensure competency of the authorized DSP to administer medication.
• Maintain clear documentation of training, retraining, and evaluation and submit appropriate records for each staff members file.
• Ensure compliance with appropriate storage and disposal of medications, medication error reporting and quality assurance.
• Ensure and provide support and guidance towards compliance with Administrative Requirements.
• Ensure all PRN medications are administered per Rule 116 and appropriately included in each individuals Medical Administration Record (MAR).
• Ensure compliance with Medication Self-Administration.
• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of client.
• Ensures procedures and treatments are explained to clients to gain cooperation and understanding and to allay apprehension.
• Assesses patient, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or Physician of patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Responds to life saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocol.
• Ensures documentation of nursing history and physical assessment for assigned clients.
• Assumes responsibilities of being on call for staff inquiries via phone call only.
• Actively participates in the ISP process as well as the team that provides support to persons served.
• Communicates and trains staff, as needed, to ensure clients and guardians understand medical conditions and/or procedures.
• Monitors medication weekly to ensure accurate administration.
• Participates in organizational meetings, as appropriate.
• Adheres to St. Coletta organizational and departmental policies and procedures.

Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse as defined in the Illinois Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Act 225 ILCS 65. Prefer one (1) year experience working with adults who have developmental disabilities.

Knowledge of Internet and e-mail.

Maintain Illinois state Registered Nurse license.

Ability to respond to behavior issues. Ability to create effective business correspondence. Strong organizational skills. Effective time management skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Good interpersonal skills. Effective oral and written communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships. Skill with adults who have developmental disabilities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and…