DC IDD

COMPANY OVERVIEW

At Volunteers of America Chesapeake and Carolinas, we provide services in MD, DC, VA and Carolina’s, we are an affiliate under the Volunteers of America National Organization.  Volunteers of America Chesapeake and Carolinas are more than non-profit organization. We are a ministry of service that includes more than 16,000 employees nationwide and more than 70,000 volunteers working together to help individuals who need our help the most.  We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the organization. With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. Our tag line is “Helping America’s most vulnerable”.

FUNCTION:

The Registered Nurse (RN) will:

• Provide direct support to people with disabilities for routine health care, conduct various assessments, address minor illnesses/injuries and ensure proper follow-up,

• Make referrals to other medical professionals/facilities as appropriate,

• Serve as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team and participate in the ISP planning and implementation processes as required,

• Ensure adequate nursing personnel are always scheduled for the homes they oversee,

• Provider supervisory oversight to Trained Medication Employees (TME) and ensure TMEs observation is completed as needed,

• Complete nursing personnel timekeeping/related functions are completed in a timely fashion.

• Provide general program support.

• Complete monthly nursing notes for the person served and ensure upload in the appropriate mediums.

• Conduct meetings with the Residential Coordinator (RC) and Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP) and ensure Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are trained bi-annually and if there is any change in the person’s health, RC, QIDP and DSPs are informed and trained.

PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:

• Be available, on-call as scheduled, for nursing consultation and/or treatment of minor illnesses or injuries and render nursing assistance in medical emergencies.
• Develop rapport with each person receiving nursing care. Demonstrate respectful interactions at all times.
• Participate in the initial admission, evaluation and treatment plan designed for each person admitted to this program.
• Provide appropriate in-service training to staff in basic health care and hygiene skills.
• Supervise and support DSP staff in the provision of medical support for the person.
• Actively participate in activities related to medication administration:
• Perform periodic medication administration review. Identify any errors and report accordingly.
• Train, track Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and TMEs in Medication Administration training and all required documentation including the proper completion of supervisory medication passes.

• Train and monitor TME trainings and document appropriately.
• Regularly monitor the Medication Administration Record (MAR)
• Participate as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) providing general health counseling, review of medical procedures, medication and medical options with the person, their family, guardian and staff.
• Help person and family coordinate all medical appointments.
• Complete the following specific on-going tasks.
• Make appropriate entries in nursing notes related to the care of the people supported.
• Audit all nursing medical books routinely as designated.
• Monitor adaptive equipment and update Health Passport accordingly.
• Visit homes as deemed necessary per the Individual Service Plan (ISP) to monitor general medical status of people supported.

• Develop and maintain Health Care Management Plans for all individual in the program and ensure that appropriate staff are involved in the process.
• Ensure up-to-date documentation of all follow-up consults, such as, Health Passport, Nursing Assessment, Glasgow Scale, AIMS, Fall Risk Assessment, Braden Scale, Vaccinations, Annual Health Form, Self-Administration of Medication Assessment.
• Maintain all appropriate medical documentation such as medical consultations, medical history, medication errors, etc.
• Help coordinate all hospital discharge instructions.
• Prepare medical summaries and attend Individual Service Plan (ISP) meetings as scheduled.
• Complete identified assessments as needed at least annually for each person supported.
• Communicate with the Clinical Nursing Manager regarding each person’s medical needs including routine, and well as, emergency treatments.
• The RN should have working knowledge of community resources and a plan for accessing those resources.
• Help coordinate all nursing-related information during program discharge or transfers. The nurse will also perform discharge-process education and other medically-based training to staff, and update the Health Passport.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Volunteers of America Chesapeake’s policies and procedures.
• Be knowledgeable of the rules and regulations of the relevant service environments including Waiver and Res Hab and adhere to the program guiding principles.
• Contribute meaningfully during internal audits and external monitoring visits including Evans Class Monitors, Quality Trust, HRLA, DOH, PCR, DDS, DDA in the District of Columbia.
• Complete all necessary requirements related to MCIS-generated issues within thedesignated timeframes.