RN Health Services Coordinator

Schedule: Monday - Friday (8 AM – 4 PM with some flexibilities)

Wednesdays On-Call Rotation: Every 3 to 4 weeks

Local Travel: 50%

Summary: The RN Health Services Coordinator is a position for a registered nurse with a current Illinois RN license to provide professional support for community living arrangements for individuals with developmental disabilities. Will assess, evaluate, and coordinate medical, health, and safety needs of persons served by coordinating and overseeing Direct Support staff on medical needs and medication administration.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports To: Director of Nursing Services

Supervises (Position Title): None

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides health evaluations to persons supported in the residential programs.
• Monitors and updates physical examinations, vision and hearing examinations, immunization records, and medical treatment plans.
• Monitors clients' health records to ensure that files are current and appropriate follow-up is being implemented.
• Provides medication monitoring to individuals receiving services. This includes completing initial and annual updates of the Nursing Services Packet.
• Provides training to designated staff in medication administration.
• Provides consultation to staff on healthcare-related issues, medications, health screening, and any other health-related matters.
• Relates clients’ health concerns with the PCP, the lab, the pharmacy, and all other health service providers for routine and specialty services pharmacy.
• Participates in the admission and discharge process for individuals in the community living arrangement program.
• Follow up with persons served in hospitals and Rehab to assess their status before returning home.
• Participates in interdisciplinary meetings for annual staffing and other care-related meetings.

Requirements:

• Requires a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois;
• Requires two years of successful direct nursing with Developmentally Disabled adults.
• Preferred that the individual have the requisite training and experience to qualify as a Certified Developmental Disability Registered Nurse (CDDN).
• This position requires the use of a personal working vehicle, valid driver’s license and a motor vehicle report acceptable to the agency’s broker as well as having proof of current vehicle insurance.
• Must successfully complete criminal background check as determined by the State of Illinois Department of Human Services.
• Must clear a registry verification with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• Preferred Illinois RN Trainer (RNT) certification. Completion of RNT is required within 12 months of hiring.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities (K/S/A):

• This position requires the individual to demonstrate the experiences, beliefs, attitudes, and awareness that indicate cultural sensitivity to the client population served.
• This position requires the individual to possess the ability to partner with clients individually and/or family to help them mobilize resources and build resilience.
• This position requires the individual possess the ability to coordinate effectively with other team members, other Agency resources, and outside services in addressing client needs.
• This position requires the individual possess an understanding of evidence-informed practices, engagement strategies, boundary setting, concurrent documentation, working in a community setting, organizing, motivational interviewing, and family systems.

Full-Time Role

Compensation

$‎84,941.00 Annually

Benefits

• Paid vacation
• Paid Sick Time
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 403(b) Plan  
• Life Insurance
• Long-term & short-term disability
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Family medical leave
• Tuition reimbursement
   

Benefit options and eligibility vary by Fulltime and Part-time positions. Compensation within the posted salary range varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, and performance at the time of the offer.Mental/Physical Demands: Ability to conceptualize and solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Environmental Conditions: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Duties are performed in a typical office environment. No unusual or adverse working conditions exist.

This description documents the general contents and requirements of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhausted statement of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. The principal duties and responsibilities shown are all essential job functions except for those indicated with an asterisk (*). The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.