REGISTERED NURSE - Silver Spring

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Easterseals DC MD VA ( is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through direct and life-changing disability and community services.

Since 1945, Easterseals DC MD VA has worked tirelessly to enhance quality of life and expand access to healthcare, education, and employment. And we won't rest until each one of us is valued, respected, and accepted.

We take a holistic approach, providing comprehensive services to thousands of children and adults in our neighborhoods, no matter their disability, military status, income, race, or age: To help each child reach their full potential, we provide personalized child development and early intervention services. To improve health and reduce isolation in adults with disabilities, we offer engaging activities and expansive resources. To enable military families to integrate into the community, we provide a suite of services, including employment support and mental healthcare. And to sustain families and caregivers, we provide comprehensive services and support.

Together with our partners, we're reducing poverty and homelessness and improving healthcare and employment by empowering people of all ages and abilities to be full and equal participants in their communities. Join us.

As the Easterseals affiliate serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, ( Easterseals DC MD VA works through public-private partnerships to provide community-based services in the most efficient manner possible. These traits were demonstrated in the opening our Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Inter-Generational Center, which has quickly become an international model of excellence for delivering superior outcomes, including creating meaningful connections between generations. It was opened through visionary partnership among local, state, and national governments, as well as private individual, corporate, and foundation investment. The shared resources created a maximum return on investment for the community. Through a variety of resources, Easterseals provides information and guidance about how to navigate changing needs within our communities.

Easterseals DC MD VA, we know that creating a hopeful, inclusive community where all people realize their potential and live meaningful lives can be done only when we value our greatest asset – our staff. More than 200 employees across the greater Washington, DC area, from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Falls Church, Virginia, value the rewarding work that enables Easterseals to lead the way to 100% equity, inclusion, and access for people with disabilities, families, and communities.

If you want to do well while doing good, Easterseals DC MD VA may be the place for you.

Our entire staff shares our Core Values which are an integral component of the success of ESDCMDVA:

• Respect: We respect each other. We value the uniqueness and dignity of each individual and appreciate the strength of diversity and inclusion.
• Responsibility: We share a sense of responsibility for doing things right, being good stewards and being accountable for our actions.
• Integrity: We conduct business ethically with a commitment to moral integrity and we expect people to hold a high moral standard. We communicate openly, honestly and directly.
• Innovation: We embrace new ideas, take measured risks and find better ways to help more people.
• Care: We show compassion for others and continue to live our mission each day.

Easterseals Job Description

Reports To: Center Director

Department: Adult Day Services

Location: Silver Spring

Status: Exempt

Working Schedule: Part-Time. Non-Exempt Position. Hours, times, and days are contingent upon clients, work duties, and center location. Schedule may include weekends delegation and may change as business needs dictate.

Position Summary: Registered Nurse Part-Time, R.N. is responsible for all health care and medical needs of the Adult day service participants.

Essential Functions:

• Develop and amend health policies and procedures.
• Monitor client's health needs, changes in condition, and assume lead in emergency situations.
• Initiate CPR and first aid measures in emergency situations as warranted.
• Supervise health services and advise Director regarding health and related programs.
• Serve as liaison for participants, caregivers, staff and medical rehab around medical issues.
• Monitor medications of participants needing supervision for medication administration.
• Administer medications to participants who are not able to self-administer.
• Store, prepare, administer and document medications in accordance with Maryland Medical Adult Day Care regulations.
• Perform treatments as ordered by participants' physicians.
• Provide personal care and assistance with ADLs and train other employees as appropriate.
• Monitor vital signs and document.
• Maintain accurate participant medical records to include: monthly and quarterly nursing progress notes, complete and maintain ADCAPS in a timely fashion, document physician's orders.
• Coordinate care plan schedule with multidisciplinary team and develop all nursing-related care plans.
• Present two staff in-service training courses per year addressing issues of aging and Standard Precautions.
• Maintain contact with family/caregiver on a regular basis. Follow-up with all caregivers of participants on Medical Leave of Absence.
• Provide a health-related presentation and/or activity to participants each month.
• Quality Assurance program monitoring and evaluating the program in relation to licensing requirements.
• Ensure the safety of the participants at all levels of the Center including transportation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Education/Experience:

• Registered Nurse with current Maryland license.
• Current CPR and First Aid.
• At least 2 or more years of experience in a health care setting.
• Ability to communicate effectively and interact positively with participants, families, care providers, colleagues, community referral sources, and the general community.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and problem-solve. Accountable for own decisions.

Internal Relationships and Language:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language.
• Report issues, successes, and concerns promptly to the Center Director.
• Provide leadership to all Center Employees as well as adhere to and enforce all Center policies and procedures.
• Consistently abides by confidentiality of client information.

Computer Skills:

• Comfortable using the computer, internet and email.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Software.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Delegate effectively to employees under his/her supervision.
• Follow procedures for hiring and terminating employees as outlined in Easter Seals Employee Handbook.
• Provide performance evaluations at least once a year as well as provide ongoing feedback and disciplinary action (as needed) on all employees under his/her supervision.

Physical Demands:

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

• Able to maneuver various pathways for entry / exit into locations.
• Able to lift, carry and move a variety of items such as supplies, equipment, therapy equipment and supplies, approximately 50 lbs or less.
• Must be able to assist participants in a wide range of personal care duties (ex. toileting)

Percent of Time Spent:

Sitting 50 %

Standing 10

Walking 30

Running 0

Stooping/Kneeling 10

Climbing 0

Working Hours: Normal, usually daytime

Travel: Time spent out of office 10 %

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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