RN - Community Homes

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN)
Department: Residential Services
Reports to: Director of Residential Services
Prepared Date: April 4, 2012
Revised Date: May 6, 2021
SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse will provide diagnostic, palliative, preventative or
rehabilitative/habilitative services to the developmentally disabled and
elderly population 6 Residential Homes in the agency. The RN’s role will
include but are not limited to: the assessment, planning, implementation, and
evaluation of the Program Particpants’ status, plan of care, and goal
achievement. The Registered Nurse will try to compromise when
scheduling with the client to create a “win-win” situation. The Registered
Nurse understands that by accepting an assignment, the nurse is aware of the
potential exposure to internal and external hazardous materials including but
not limited to: blood and blood borne pathogens, infectious/communicable
diseases, noise, excessive physical injury from clients, airborne dusts, fumes,
and gases.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Other duties may be assigned.
 Provides quality care to patients in 6 Residential Homes according to
policies and procedures.
 Understands and performs Nursing care as established in the Plan of
Care.
 Maintains recipient’s medical records according to policy and
procedures.
 Coordinates and monitors all program participants medical care and
services.
 PRN visits for changes and complications, which may include visits
outside of the typical office schedule, including weekends, holidays
and nights.
 Providing ongoing patient assessment and evaluation of physical,
psycho-social and spiritual needs.

 Monitor Program Participant progress and identifies any changes in
status, acting on those changes to insure client comfort and safety.
 Assist physicians and all healthcare professionals care for client,
always giving a complete and thorough report on client status at end
of assignment.
 Perform routine nursing care to assigned Program Participant while
utilizing age specific and universal precaution practices at all times.
 Preform injections to Five (5) Residents in three different homes
 Conduct Nursing physical assessments to two group homes per month
 Review Mar/Medication review for 6 Residential Homes each month
 Complete Nurses’ Notes for each community home per month.
 Reviewing Illness/Injury Forms Signing and documenting on Nurse’s
Notes
 Performing Physical Assessment after Hospitalization and ER Visit
with Documentation on Nurses Notes.
 Review MAR received from the Pharmacy and distribute to each
Residential Home
 Comparing Physician’s revisions of orders, Correcting and Having
MD Sign for two Homes per month
 Coordinate Routine and Ordered Lab and X-ray, Obtain and evaluate
reports, notify MD for Abnormal Reports and Distribute reports to
appropriate home.
 Review MD Visits and assure Orders are followed by Staff including
medication, Lab XRay, and follow up appointments.
 Practice teaching/training for clients and families.
 Follow policy when disposing of biohazardous materials, labeling and
handling of all materials.
 Actively demonstrate a working knowledge of nursing theory,
techniques, principles, and practice in order to care for the client.
 Communicate with all staff, client, and families with excellent written
and verbal skills.
 Consistently seek educational tools in order to broaden knowledge
base of various age groups, diseases, and best practices.
 Training of Direct Support Professionals on health maintenance
procedures (ex. Catheterizations, Gastrostomy tubes, Trachea care,
Medication Administration)
 Establish and maintain relationships with delegating physicians.

 Ensure that all medical tasks completed by non-licensed Direct
Support Professionals are within the guidelines established by the
State Board of Nurses.
 Ensure that all documents are available and completed in a timely
manner.
 Completing and tracking physician’s orders.
 Following up on physician’s recommendations.
 Reviewing MARs.
 Reviewing Illness/Injury reports.
 Reviewing Medication Error/Variance Forms.
 Providing initial training, specific to each individual recipient.
 Providing guidance to families so they will have a better
understanding of their responsibilities and circumstances.
 Report any and all pertinent information to the appropriate persons.
 Meet with Director/QMRPs as needed.
 Travel throughout a 7-parish area, including Grand Isle.
 Attending CPOC and PPOC for those individuals receiving supports,
which involve health maintenance procedures.
 Must be available on-call during a typical workweek of Monday
through Friday and for assigned on-call weekend to answer questions,
provide training and issue guidance to ensure the health of each
program recipient.
 Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth and competence
demonstrated by CEU class attendance and in-service trainings.
 Communicate and interact with recipients and families in a positive
and courteous manner.
 Maintain the strictest confidentiality of all company and company-
related recipient and employee information.
 Any other responsibilities/duties as deemed necessary by CSS
Director and Executive Director.