Registered Nurse

Qualifications

Registered Nurse (RN License)

At least 21 years of age

Delegating Nurse for DDA

The Case Management/Delegating Nurse or CM/DN is responsible for providing direct and individualized support to individuals that have been diagnosed with an intellectual and or developmental disability. The CM/DN is an integral part of the participant’s on-going support team as well as their accomplishments of Goals and Outcomes expressed within their Person-Centered Plan or PCP. The CM/DN will use the participant’s PCP as a direct guide towards fostering continued development, independence, and activities of daily life.

The CM/DN supports participants in many areas of their life including but not limited to health and well-being, emotionally, physically, and behaviorally. The CM/DN shall be able to adapt and be flexible to extra supports and variances in methodology being employed to provide the best level of support and assistance to the participant.

Responsibilities

General

• Complete, implement, and maintain all trainings required by Developmental Disabilities Administration and assigned to by the DDA Program Manager
• Attend all meetings, including Team Meetings, PCP Meetings, and Quarterly Meetings as needed
• Assist and support the client in completing goals and objectives of Nursing Care Plan
• Assess the client for service enrollment and complete a Nursing Care Plan for each client
• Stay up to date on relevant information regarding persons served
• Provide assistance and guidance in areas of the participant’s life including but not limited to:

1. Lifestyle Habits

2. Hygiene and Grooming

3. Nutrition and eating habits

4. Diagnoses management

5. Routine development, implementation, adherence;

6. Medication adherence, monitoring, tracking

7. Meet with client at residence or specified meeting location

8. Establishing relationship and

G. Successfully implement supports and services as outlined in the participant’s PCP

H. Respect the choices of participants and ensure their rights are protected

Working Conditions

• Ability to lift at least fifty (50) pounds
• Bend, stand, and lift, when applicable
• Complete job duties at office or within the community/field
• Be comfortable in the participant’s residential setting which may be a group home, family residence, or private residence

Documentation

• Completes case notes andreports specific to the participant
• Documents important incidents related to the health and safety of the participant
• Record needs and preferences
• Gather, track, and monitor important documents
• Submit documentation in a timely matter to leadership

Decision Making

• Can provide adequate emergency and nonemergency health and safety responsiveness in scenarios
• Follow all protocols for reporting emergencies, threats to health and safety, and outages to responsible local authorities
• Able to provide logical, efficient, and sound decisions
• Can carry out all job functions independently
• Ability to uphold resolution strategies, de-escalation, and behavioral expectations in the presence of conflict and challenging behaviors

Communication

• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard knowledge of participants including communication from the participant, documents, and communication with internal and external stakeholders
• Timely reports information between DDA Manager, participant, and their Coordinator of Community Services (CCS)
• Maintain confidentiality and safeguard knowledge of Healthy Lives systems and operations
• Effectively collaborate with internal and external stakeholders/team members
• Report all incidents, minor or major immediately to the DDA Program Manager
• Assess and report any issues with assistive devices, tools for health and safety, and medications
• Provides timely notice of call-outs, vacations, and availability changes
• Assess the well-being of the individual including but not limited to noticing changes in eating habits, or personal care, and signs of abuse or neglect and reports assessments to leadership
• Advocates for participant in public and private settings and scenarios

Minimum Qualifications

• Compassion and understanding for individual with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities

• Ability to problem solve and make decisions in the best interest of the individual

• Ability to support individuals that may have behavioral problems requiring intervention and conflict management

• Positive attitude and can uphold company standards

• Ability to multitask

• Ability to pay attention to details

• Ability to implement and summarize daily activities

• Attend all regular scheduled trainings and meetings

• Possess a valid driver’s license, preferred but not required

• Have automobile insurance for automobiles that are used in the provision of care if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to provide services

Schedule

• Day Shift

• Weekends

• On call

License

• Registered Nurse License

• Current CPR, AED, First-Aid or willing to receive training

Work Location

Healthy Lives services most counties within Maryland including but not limited to

• Baltimore County

• Baltimore City

• Prince George’s County

• Montgomery County

• Anne Arundel County

Participant’s residence setting can vary and can be in their own home or a residential/group home. This position is not eligible for remote or telework.

Job Types: Part-time, Per diem

Pay: $35.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Medical Specialty:

• Medical-Surgical
• Psychiatry

Physical Setting:

• Clinic

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• On call

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Required)

Work Location: One location