Registered Nurses provide medical and supportive services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including responding to emergencies, maintaining logs, and overseeing special medication requirements. Key duties involve administering prescribed medications and treatments via various routes, performing specialized care like G-tube feedings, and ensuring compliance with physician's orders and documentation standards.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a current, active New Jersey RN license and a Bachelor's Degree, and be at least 18 years old. Additional requirements include a clean driving record acceptable to insurance, proficiency in basic computer/communication skills, and successfully passing comprehensive background checks and drug screenings.
RNs with The Arc Gloucester provide appropriate and responsible medical and supportive services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Position
We have part-time and/or per diem RN positions available that will work at 1 - 3 Residential and/or Day Programs, supporting the medical needs, as well as ADLs for adults with ID&D.
Here at The Arc Gloucester, we offer the unique opportunity to combine your professional experience with your passion to help individuals with intellectual or development disabilities
For more than 60 years The Arc Gloucester has provided innovative programs and services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We have made a difference in the lives of many people and are very proud of that. But it's the individuals we service who bring our programs to life with their creativity, excitement, humor, talent, and so much more!
Benefits
Signing Bonus
$250 Referral Bonus
Paid Time Off
Holiday pay
Retirement Plans (employer contribution)
Essential
Duties and Responsibilities
Response to any crisis/emergency situation that may occur with individuals served by the assigned program(s)
Follow individual cases and maintain appropriate files
Complete daily log of individuals and current status progress reports, as needed
Maintain daily RN log
Oversees special medication requirements
Assess medical needs in routine care
Provides prescribed enteral care feedings, prescribed medications, treatments, hydration feedings via G-tubes, J-Tubes, catheter care, and ostomy care as needed.
Measures & administers prescribed medications via all potential routes of administration
Assists with transferring individuals in and out of vehicles and into the facility at arrival and departure.
Performs emergency care, including but not limited to calling 911 for Life Threatening Emergencies and rendering lifesaving interventions such as CPR & First Aid until EMT’s arrive, in compliance with Danielle’s Law.
Benefits
Paid Time Off
Holiday Pay
Retirement Plans
Referral Bonus
Signing Bonus
Maintains and documents using the Medication Administration Record (MAR)/ Electronic MAR (E-MAR) to ensure that each individual receives prescribed routine and PRN medications and treatments on time.
Reports & documents changes in the individual’s medical condition to supervisors, guardians, residential managers, and the supporting team in accordance with policy and regulatory requirements.
Accurately adheres to and maintains current physician’s orders, annual medical documentation, necessary program and other required documents reflecting changes in the individual’s medical plan in compliance with Individual Service Plan (ISP) & Interdisciplinary (IDT) Plans.
Adheres to Physician’s Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) and supports individual’s receiving end of life/hospice services.
Works as a team with other personnel to promote a pleasant, therapeutic, and goal-oriented experience.
Participates in IDT, ISP, Consultations, agency meetings & training sessions.
Assists and monitors direct support professionals in caring for the individual’s comfort and safety needs as needed.
Assists other staff with individualized, professional therapeutic plans and prescriptions, such as therapeutic lifting, positioning, and transfer requirements, as well as while maintaining safety precautions, such as aspiration precautions.
Maintains a professional rapport with the individual’s supportive team, including but not limited to guardians, parents, residential managers, physician’s, therapists, nurses and other professional caregivers to support the individual’s health, safety, medical and dietary needs.
Maintain confidentiality
Comply with the DDD Program Manual, The Arc Gloucester Policies and Procedures Manual and applicable state, local and federal regulations, including any COVID-19 vaccination mandates & policies
Cooperate and participate in reviews, investigations and inspections
Occasional management responsibilities, including assisting with trainings, planning, workflow and problem solving
Complete and maintain required training
Additional responsibilities as required
Qualifications
Current, active New Jersey RN license, in good standing
Must have a Bachelor’s Degree and be 18 years of age or older
Knowledge or experience with supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Must have a current, non-probationary driver’s license with 5 points or less, and deemed acceptable to drive by The Arc Gloucester’s liability insurance company
Proficient in basic computer, math, reading comprehension and verbal and written communication skills
Successfully pass initial and ongoing State/Federal Criminal Background checks, including but not limited to Fingerprinting, CARI checks, Central Registry checks, MVR and drug screens
Certified in CPR/First Aid
Physical Requirements
While performing the essential functions of this position, the following are required, with or without reasonable accommodation:
Ability to sit, stand and walk for extended periods of time.
Ability to operate a computers, phone and other relevant technology.
Talk, hear and communicate in person, over the phone and using other technologies.
Physical duties, including but not limited to carrying, driving, general lifting (at least 50 lbs.), assisting with transferring and lifting of individuals, pushing and pulling (resistance of at least 25 lbs.), bending, and cleaning.
