Registered Nurse

Description

Job Summary: Assists the Health and Wellness Director in planning, implementing, and evaluating an efficient wellness program consistent with the students’ needs and Job Corps goals and objectives.

Duties:

• Performs duties under the supervision of the Health and Wellness Director.
• In the absence of the Health and Wellness Director, serves in that capacity.
• Responsible for ensuring doctor’s orders are followed in the Wellness Center and the care of all patients as prescribed.
• Maintains charts on all patients and compiles medical and dental records of terminated students.
• Notifies residential personnel of released patients.
• Maintains a record of all admissions and dismissals.
• Compiles various logs, records and reports; for example, wellness use, examinations and medication use.
• Maintains a record of all calls to on-call medical personnel.
• Dispenses prescribed medication.
• Assists with cursory examinations, sick call and wellness care.
• Serves as on-call nurse when schedules.
• Works to ensure performance management standards are met.
• Ensures that required property (equipment) controls are adhered to.
• Maintains current knowledge and certification in CPR and First Aid.
• Ensures that a clean and safe health facility is operated at all times.
• Monitors area of responsibility to ensure timely and high quality services.
• Works toward meeting performance management goals.

Requirements

Qualifications

Education: Associate degree in Nursing, BSN preferred.

Experience: One year of related experience working with youth.

License, certificate, credentials: Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse license to practice in Kentucky. Valid State Driver’s License.

We offer equal employment opportunities to all persons without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, pregnancy and related medical conditions, physical or mental disability, or past, present, or future service in the Uniformed Services of the U.S., or any other legally protected status.