Job Description
You will work outside the walls of a hospital and nursing home setting, You will have a smaller caseload. You will have the ability to work independently alongside a great team. No uniforms. You decide if you want to work 25 hours per week or 40 hours per week.
- Wage based on experience
- $1,000 hiring bonus (paid in three installments)
- Location: Urbandale, IA
- Full-time: 40 hours per week; Monday-Friday; day hours but must be available to take on-call duties outside normal business hours
- Part-time: 25-28 hours per week; Monday-Friday; day hours but must be available to take on-call duties outside normal business hours
- Maintain communication with physicians, pharmacies and specialists as needed
- Coordinate, monitor and review medications for consumers as required
- Take or record medication information and vital signs of consumers, which is usually comprised of blood pressure, body temperature, respiration and heartbeat rate among other vital signs
- Review, verify and transcribe doctor orders for consumers
- Communicate with Vodec supervisors on medical conditions and medications for consumers
- Provide training and education as needed
- Prepare consumer health evaluations as needed
- Complete medication error root causes on medication general event reports for consumers
- Maintains a comfortable, orderly, safe and clean environment for consumers
- Responds to medical emergencies
- Perform clerical duties
- Maintain all training requirements to renew active RN license
- Provides health care CPR/AED and basic first aid to consumers as appropriate and not in conflict with doctors’ orders and likewise as appropriate to other employees
- Regular and punctual attendance during scheduled hours is essential
- Must have an active Registered Nurse (RN) license and be registered in Nebraska (NEW GRADUATES WELCOME)
- Valid driver’s license
- Must be able to pass a background check
- No founded reports of abuse or neglect
- Satisfactory driving record (no more than three moving violations in the most recent 36-month period)
- Must be able to lift, push and pull at least 50 pounds
- Must be available to take on-call duties outside normal business hours