RN - HomeCare - Berkley, MI

Company: ResCare
Location: Detroit
Posted on: November 23, 2020

Job Description:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing care and treatment for clients. Attends and actively participates in weekly team meetings Provides rehabilitation and coordinates medical needs for clients Medication Monitoring and Administration by oral medication or needle injections Medication training for staff Orders, reviews, monitors, and discontinues medications as ordered by the physician Assists with keeping within assigned nursing budget Conducts assessments Approves plan of care and service delivery methods Performs competency and skills evaluations on employees who provide direct care Informs the physician and staff of changes in the client's medical or mental condition and needs Coordinates psychiatric information with the psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners Writes progress notes, summaries, and discharges Group and Individual Counseling Case Management Implements the treatment/rehabilitative activities and strategies Crisis Prevention Reports significant/major incidents or accidents Provides and arranges necessary medical services to ensure consumer health and safety Follows consumer health plans Provides and promotes consumer choice and facilitate independence Assists with ensuring compliance with contractual, legal, and regulatory requirement Performs other duties designed to improve employee effectiveness as a member of the team Promotes/encourages community integration and choice making Dependable Conducts self in professional and ethical manner Willing to assist others Works independently and with a team Handles information in a confidential manner Communicates in an open and honest manner Notifies proper authorities of circumstances or situations that present possible health hazards Assists in maintaining and updating nursing, pharmacy, infection control, and health and safety policies and procedures Other tasks as assigned Qualifications Must be 21 years of age Holds a bachelor's degree in nursing or related health and human services field from an accredited college or university with at least 2,000 hours of experience OR holds an RN from an accredited two-year program and has more than 6,000 hours of experience Valid driver's license and insurance required Ability to communicate verbally and in writing Experience in managing systems, processes, and people Operate general office equipment Good organizational skills and attention to detail Capable of working responsibly with high confidential information Must be able to work independently as well as part of a team

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