REGISTERED NURSE

Summary of Job Function: Under general supervision, plans, directs, and evaluates total nursing care and functions in a variety of settings.

Essential Functions:

• May be asked to provide telephone and face-to-face screenings and intake interviews.
• Provides monitoring of consumers behavior, medication needs, and involvement in therapeutic intervention.
• May be required to conducts IPPs in coordination with other staff.
• Dispenses medications, ensures the appropriate storage, handling, and record keeping of same in accordance with Presteras Policies and Procedures and Physicians orders.
• Conducts discharge planning in coordination with other staff.
• Provides proper documentation, charting and record keeping, in accordance with Presteras policies and procedures.
• Reviews clients need for basic living and personal care services, formulates and amends treatment plans to reflect assessment.
• Provides weekly and monthly nursing assessments to consumers in accordance with licensure regulations.
• May provide supportive intervention groups in areas of nursing care.
• May be assigned to train staff in universal precautions & blood borne pathogens.
• May occasionally be called upon to verbally and /or physically intervene or redirect consumers exhibiting inappropriate or aggressive behavior.
• May occasionally be called upon to therapeutically restrain a client in imminent danger of harming himself/herself and/or others.
• Will perform emergency medical assessments as they arise at their program location for consumers and staff.
• May be assigned nursing supervision of unlicensed staff that has been trained to assist in administering medications (AMAP).
• Provides clinical supervision to LPNs
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

Education, Certification/License, and/or Experience

• Must possess a A.A or BA in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess licensure from the WV Board of Examiners for Registered Nurses uponhire and maintain license.
• Attain/maintain certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention and CPR/FA duringemployment.
• Requires valid drivers license and access to reliable transportation during working hours.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required

• Must have (1) knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, and procedures; (2) knowledge of safety principles and infection control (3) and the ability to assess consumers needs and coordinate appropriate nursing care plan.
• Must also possess the ability to read, write reports, perform basic math (adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing), have good computer skills, and possess good verbal and written communication skills.

Physical & Mental Requirements

• The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Physical and Mental Requirements

Physical Demands

Continuous

Over 70%

Frequent

40%-69%

Occasional

15%-39%

Rarely

Up to 15%

Standing

x

Sitting

x

Walking

x

Climbing

x

Bending

x

Crouching

x

Pushing/Pulling

x

Carrying

Lifting/Lowering 1-15 lbs.

x

15-30 lbs.

x

30-50 lbs.

x

Over 50 lbs.

x

Fine Hand/Eye Coordination

x

Color Discrimination

x

Hearing Acuity

x

Visual Acuity

x

Body Fluid Exposure

x

Mental Demands

Continuous Over 70%

Frequent

40%-69%

Occasional

15%-39%

Rarely

Up to 15%

Concentration on Detail

x

Attention Span of 1+ hours on a

Task

x

Ability to remember multiple

Tasks

x

Oral Communication

x

Written Communication

x