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Nurse 1st Shift for Children & Adults with Disabilities RN/LPN

Hills & Dales

1 Positions

ID: 780563

Posted On 01/06/2023

Job Overview

The Nurse is responsible for providing day-to-day preventative, maintenance, restorative and emergency nursing care for the children and young adults served by Hills and Dales at the Residential Center. This role ensures that physician orders and treatment plans are implemented. This role also requires a collaborative working relationship with all necessary departments in the performance of its operations.

Covid 19 Vaccination or qualifying Medical/Religious Exemption required prior to starting.

Full-time 1st Shift Nurse Schedule As Follows:

5am - 1pm

Week 1: T, W, TH, F
Week 2: T, W, TH, S, S
Week 3: T, W, TH, F
Week 4: M, T, W, TH, F

LPN starting wages between $22.32 - $29.00 / hr

RN starting wages between $29.00-$34.00 / hr

Second shift differential $2/hr
PLUS...Weekend differential $3/hour

Specific duties include, but not limited to:

  • Monitoring resident health issues on a day-to-day basis and insuring necessary individual interventions.
  • Implementing and maintaining temporary care plans are in place for residents who have a deviation from their normal activity level or care due to health issues.
  • Informing direct staff of their responsibilities with resident's in regards to health care matters for the shift, i.e., positioning, appointments, treatments, cares, etc.
  • Implementing physician orders and treatment plans.
  • Responding to health emergency situations in a calm, professional manner, assessing the situation, giving necessary instructions and initiating appropriate interventions.
  • Maintaining a working knowledge of medications and treatments administered.
  • Accurately administering medications according to the six R's: right resident, right medication, right dose, right time, right route and right documentation; accurately administering treatments and internal feedings, providing timely documentation; assists in revising monthly medication sheets.
  • Works with physicians to assure individual health concerns are addressed; insures that appropriate staff is informed and up-to-date regarding resident health issues.
  • Maintains necessary contact with pharmacy and laboratory. Maintains resident parent/guardian contact for acute and routine health issues; insures that necessary information is related to and from nurses at schools and vocational site on a day-to-day basis.
  • Insures the Health Services Manager is informed and up to date on resident status changes.
  • Complies with building security policies, procedures and practices.

Requirements:

  1. Free of a conviction or prior employment history of child or resident abuse or dependent adult abuse.
  2. High school degree or equivalent.
  3. Certification as a licensed practical nurse; registered nurse preferred.
  4. A minimum of one year nursing experience, preferably with targeted population.
  5. Current certification in cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  6. Required state training in dependent adult and child abuse class.

Offer of employment contingent upon successful completion of criminal background checks and drug screening. EOE

Primary Contact

1645197764923

Shari Bockenstedt

Human Resource Assistant Director, Human Resource

563-556-7878

Phone

Phone

Phone

563-557-3822

Fax

sbockendstedt@hillsdales.org

Email

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Job Details

Categories

Child Care/Day Care/Personal Care
Health Care
Human and Social Services

Location

Dubuque, IA

Job Type

Employee

Full/Part

Full Time

Pay/Salary

$23 - $34

Company ID

1068

Job REQ #

780563

# Positions

1

Start Date

20230106

End Date

20230204

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About the Company

Hills & Dales, a not-for-profit human services organization provides services to children and young adults with severe and profound mental and physical disabilities. It has always been the primary focus to serve people with significant medical needs. Hills & Dales values a quality of life that enhances dignity, upholds rights and encourages choices by the individual.

"It is our work, guided by our mission of building meaningful lives to serve our stakeholders; including residents and clients, their families, employees and society at large. We strive to make a positive difference in the quality of life of each individual we support."

Jack Mescher, Chief Executive Officer