Registered Nurse (RN), Supports Coordinator

Union Position. No Nights or Weekends. Full Time: 40 hours per week. Work schedule M-F excluding observed holidays. Benefits include paid time off and paid holidays, health insurance and employer contribution to a 403(b) retirement account.

Under the direction of the manager associated with a specified program, responsible for: the assessment of the social, emotional, and environmental needs of participants; the development of participant plans of care, negotiation of community health services required under the plans of care; and on-going monitoring and re-assessment of Care Management participants.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive in-home participant assessments.
  
• Utilize nursing skills to gather and analyze medical data from initial assessments, including medication and disease management.

• Work with family members and other volunteer caregivers to maximize available services to the participant.

• Develop a plan of care identifying needed services, supports, and interventions.

• Arrange and coordinate delivery of needed services.

• Monitor participant plans of care to assure delivery of needed services.

• Evaluate and modify plans of care as required.

• Establish and maintain liaison with nursing home administrators, hospital discharge planners, human services providers, home care agency staff, and other community resources.

• Assist other care managers with questions resulting from reassessments and other situations in medically complex cases.

• Work with special medically complex cases requiring a special memorandum of understanding with the Michigan Department of Community Health.

• Participate in regular staff meeting and training events.

• Participate in community events to teach, assist and advocate.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse licensed in the state of Michigan with at least one year of community nursing experience.
  
• At least one year experience in the field of aging.

• Able to analyze varied environmental factors in relation to participants’ well being.

• Working knowledge of health related service delivery systems.

• Good interview and telephone skills, as well as the ability to deal with older adults in a caring and helpful (assertive and tactful) manner.

• Good communication and relationship skills.

• Strong computer fundamentals and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.

• Ability to travel within Lenawee, Hillsdale and Jackson Counties.

Ability to work in the office located in Brooklyn, MI.

$35.72/hr