Registered Nurse/Trainer

Job Description

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The Nurse Trainer assumes the primary leadership role in oversight, guidance and training for medication administrative training program. This role upholds training standards set forth by Illinois Department of Human Services for direct care staff in community housing and specific community settings. In this role you will conduct health assessments, monitor medication records and provide clinical supervision and education of direct care staff regarding medical and psychiatric needs of clients.

To learn more about this position, please read the summarized list of duties below:

-Provides at least annually, or as needed, medication self-administration retraining to all residential staff. Retrains direct care staff as medications change.
-Develops and implement training program for direct care staff in residences to provide direct care or treatment to consumers, to administer/distribute medications and provide medication self-administration training to customers.
-Evaluates at least annually each consumer’s ability to self-medicate through use of the DHS required standardized screening and assessment instruments.
-Develops written protocols for all PRN medication utilized by residential consumers.
-Assesses each consumer’s physical and mental status on an annual basis or more frequently as needed; provides direction to staff regarding medical issues of consumers.
-Coordinates and monitors inventory records for all controlled substances within the residential program.
-Provides medical-nursing on-call services for residential consumers in Macomb and Pekin on a rotating schedule.

Minimum requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and possessing 2 years clinical RN experience within the last 5 years with one year preferably includes experience with developmental disabilities. Will consider Associate’s degree in Nursing or equivalent from an accredited nursing program resulting in RN certification and a registered nurse license; possess 2 years clinical RN experience within the last 5 years, one of which preferably includes experience with developmental disabilities. Must successfully complete the DHS Nurse-Trainer Medication Administration Training Program provided by the Department of Human Services in order to become a Nurse Trainer within 6 months of hire. Must have a valid drivers license, good driving history, meet driver insurability requirements, and reliable transportation. Employment with Bridgeway is conditional upon completion of all background checks.

Bridgeway is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the objective of Bridgeway to make Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) a reality for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, race, religion, marital status, physical or mental disability or unfavorable discharge from military services and to prevent sexual harassment in employment.