Community Registered Nurse

Full time

The Center for Human Services (CHS) has provided exceptional opportunities for Missouri citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1955. CHS provides programs and services to assist individuals with disabilities and their families to meet their goals, and experience their best lives while living, working, playing, and becoming a part of their communities. As an organization, we are leaders in excellence, we have a steadfast commitment to solutions, we respect all differences, abilities, and similarities in our employees and clients, and we advocate autonomy!

The Community RN will support the CHS mission by promoting the physical and mental health of individuals through application of nursing processes, and by ensuring qualified staff through the delivery of Level 1 Medication Administration and CPR/First Aid instruction.

• Promotes the physical and mental health of individuals served by coordinating and monitoring medical services, including health and medication services, in accordance with the requirements of regulatory agencies and in response to individual needs; providing at least 1.25 hours of service to each individual supported each month; participating in the admission of new individuals to assigned programs; clarifying medical information and advocating for individuals in hospital admissions and/or discharges, including communicating with relevant healthcare providers or pharmacists to review individual health statuses and medication plans;
  
  conducting full health assessments (including skin assessments) of individuals within 7 days of discharge from hospitalization or ER visits; coordinating ongoing care with clinics, external healthcare providers, hospitals and pharmacies; coordinating and reviewing lab work as required; traveling as needed to provide medical related support to individuals as directed; reviewing and teaching health and nutrition per individual needs; conducting Professional Assessment and Monitoring services as authorized;
  
  promoting individual empowerment and self-care activities including self-medication; and participating in on-call rotations with other community nursing staff, as directed and required by staffing and support needs;
• Ensures medically qualified staff by providing nursing delegations related to medical diagnoses, allergies, medication, diet and special emergency plans related to ongoing medical conditions; becoming certified to instruct Level 1 Medication Administration and CPR/First Aid training; developing instruction methods and selecting teaching aids including, but not limited to handbooks, study aids, demonstration models, visual aids, online tutorials and reference works; conducting in-person, recorded, or virtual training via diverse and appropriate instructional methods including, but not limited to individual training, group instruction, lecture, demonstration, conferences, meetings, or workshops and testing trainees to measure progress and effectiveness;
  
  reporting progress of employees in training to departmental management when advisable; and supervising Community Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) services as required.
• Communicates complex medical information to individuals served, staff, and other stakeholders by developing plans to ensure that the medical needs of individuals are met; following up with health related concerns identified by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) RN; completing the medical sections of Individual Support Plans (ISPs) which address health related concerns; participating in departmental and other staff meetings to ensure alignment, and direct knowledge…