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Form of workEasterseals Iowa is looking for a Registered Nurse to serve as our Assistant Director of the Health and Wellness program.
This position will ensure our team members are receiving high quality training and development on the health needs of our participants. This role will develop, coordinate, and implement a training procedure that encompasses the needs of the organization and the dignity of our clients. This position will also will help ensure we are prepared to provide care within the community by helping us create a culture of top notch mainstreaming person-centered plans for service provision.
This position will ensure our team members are receiving high quality training and development on the health needs of our participants. This role will develop, coordinate, and implement a training procedure that encompasses the needs of the organization and the dignity of our clients. This position will also will help ensure we are prepared to provide care within the community by helping us create a culture of top notch mainstreaming person-centered plans for service provision.
- Principle Accountabilities:
Perform full range of supervisory duties including, but not limited to: keep team members informed of and actively support agency activities, strategic goals and challenges; coach and counsel team members; ensure department is staffed with competent and qualified team members; work with team members to ensure their personal and professional development; provides recognition to team members for positive work performance and addresses performance concerns as needed; ensure compliance with Agency policies.
• Provide basic health care to clients.
• Train Direct Support Professionals in 24-hour supported community living who are on shift, in client care, during their orientation to houses and as needed on an ongoing basis. Training hours will vary due to the schedule of the team member.
• Coordinate, delegate, and train team members on skilled cares required in programming.
• Create and review medical policy and procedure.
• Evaluate medical records and MARs of clients served and provide feedback to program staff on best practices in service delivery.
• Establish, train, and follow appropriate medical routines including record keeping, disposal of medical waste, managing and safeguarding medications, utilize approved standing orders, assist with the setup and administration of prescribed medications.
• Train all Easterseals team members in first aid/CPR/AED, personal cares, lifts and transfers, and additional ostomy care and medication education.
• Work one weekend a month or as needed for Respite.
• Collaborate with the wellness committee in the development of a wellness environment for clients and team members.
• Serve as a medical liaison for the agency.
• Maintain accident/incident reports, daily health log and individual health histories during respite weekend and camp season.
• Prepare an evaluation including inventories, program evaluations and make recommendations for the agency.
• Act as primary contact person for health-related questions.
• Check and maintain first aid kits and AEDs.
• Serve on the leadership teams for Recreation
• Serve as a member of the operations and safety teams.
• Other duties as assigned. - Knowledge, Skills, and Experience Requirements:
• Registered Nurse with current and active license in the State of Iowa.
• Certification in CPR (Adult and Child), First Aid and Mandatory Reporting.
• Ability to obtain CPR instruction certificate within 60 days of employment.
• Ability to develop and lead medication administration course for Easterseals team members.
• Ability to work all consecutive weeks during the summer program to assist with check in/check out.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability and willingness to work one weekend a month and flexible training hours for other departments
• Ability to be solution focused.
• Ability to demonstrate behavior consistent with positive behavior support philosophy.
• Desire to work with persons who have disabilities.
• Ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to an activity; to model and enforce appropriate safety and emergency procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal formats.
• Ability to bend, stoop, twist and lift.
• Ability to transfer or move a minimum of 80 pounds.
• Ability to work non-traditional hours, including on-call overnight hours.
• Ability to work cooperatively with team members, clients, families, and external customers in a professional and concerned manner.
• Ability to accept supervision and guidance.
• Ability to work independently.- Schedule will be Monday-Friday, typically office hours but schedule will be flexible.
Interview process will consist of 1st phone interview with Recruitment and Talent Development Coordinator and 2nd Department Specifics Team Leader interview.
- Schedule will be Monday-Friday, typically office hours but schedule will be flexible.
