Per Diem RN - 3 x 12's

Overview:

We want you to join our team! We need deeply compassionate, committed and highly talented staff. The Woods organization is guided by their mission to support children and adults with disabilities or challenges to achieve their highest potential and independence through innovative and individualized approaches that promote learning and personal fulfillment.

Salary: Starting at $39 / hour

Job Summary

The Pool Nurse provides normalized, therapeutic and preventative nursing care to individuals within the scope of Pennsylvania Practical Nurse Law and in accordance with licensing and Woods policies and procedures. They maintain regular and direct communication with the Woods campus nurse and nursing management.

• Assessment: The nurse should be able to distinguish or identify signs, symptoms and processes which denote each individual interaction with any health problem or potential health problem.
• Assess client's health status on admission and on discharge from Woods.
• Assess clients health status on transfer to and discharge from hospital/ER.
• Assess client when issues are brought to their attention by staff on accident/incident reports, etc.
• Assess clients who appear in campus report, pertinent to needs as addressed in report.
• Refer clients to campus nurse/physicians when further assessment is indicated. Differentiates between the need for emergency care or the need for physician follow-up making arrangements in conjunction with the campus nurse.
• Actively participates in psychotropic medication reviews when needed.
• Completes AIMS screening according to psychotropic monitoring protocols when needed.

Medication Administration

• Prepare and administer medications as ordered by Woods' physicians in accordance with Woods' Medication Procedures.
• Receive verbal orders as necessary from Woods' physicians, dentists and approved Woods consultants.
• Evaluate therapeutic effectiveness of medication with pertinent data and report any observed side effects or relevant laboratory values to Woods' physicians.
• Document all relevant information related to medication administration according to Woods' Medication Procedure Manual on MAR sheets, physicians' orders and nurses' notes.
• Review all medication changes and new orders with MTS and sign off on Medication Review Sheet.
• Assist clients with the self-administration of medication goals as indicated by the SAM assessment and IHP goals.
• Accurately administer and document treatments as ordered by Woods' physicians. Instruct MTS on any treatment for which they need to demonstrate competence and document on Training Form.
• Instruct, supervise, and document treatments in which direct care staff may be involved.
• Assist MTS with any discrepancies between MARs and labels on medication. Assist MTS when a supply of medication/treatment is needed.

Communication/Documentation Responsibilities

• Document assessments in the medical chart and on all appropriate reports, forms, graphs, etc.
• Document the health needs of specific clients on nursing logs, residential logs on a daily basis where applicable.
• Document weekly on "Medical Profile DYFS" form for appropriate clients (NJ