Nurse Manager

Horizon House, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

9 paid holidays

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Retirement plan

Transit benefit

Job summary

Horizon House, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Developmental Services Division and support care for adults with disabilities and homelessness in a community setting.

The RN will develop nursing standards, supervise staff, and guide participants toward independence while coordinating with DSPs and families. A valid PA RN license is required; experience with EHRs is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing and active RN license required.
• Experience in community nursing or developmental disabilities preferred.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; familiarity with EHRs is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Promotes healthcare quality by nursing standards and best practices in a community setting.
• Supervises Nurses and DSPs; provides clinical and administrative oversight.
• Helps participants achieve independent goals and self-care skills under supervision.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

RN license

Tools

Electronic Health Records

Job description

Horizon House, a non-profit organization, has been widely recognized for its services as a provider of community-based behavioral health, intellectual disabled and homeless services in Eastern Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware. Each year, Horizon House provides a continuum of services at over 100 sites to over 4,500 adults with psychiatric or developmental disabilities, drug and alcohol addictions, and/or homelessness. A pioneer in the field of community-based rehabilitation, Horizon House is widely recognized for its innovative approach to the delivery of services in a community setting.

Currently, we are seekingRegistered Nurse to work in our Developmental Services Division. This is a split position with zip codes (19468, 19342, 19601)

Purpose:

• Promotes quality of healthcare by developing and interpreting nursing philosophies and standards of care; enforcing adherence to nursing best practices; measuring health outcomes against standards; making adjustments –all in a community-based, licensed, setting.
• Promotes participants’ independence by establishing participant care goals; teaching and counseling participants, Direct Service Professionals (DSPs), family and friends and reinforcing their understanding of disease; medications; medical procedures –to achieve/maintain healthy life styles and self-care skills.
• Maintains and shares knowledge of federal and state healthcare reform.
• Develops, implements and reviews systems to insure quality and cost effectiveness of operations affecting the health, behavioral healthcare and behaviors of all participants with developmental disability and/or Autism.
  Supervision Received:
• Receives direct supervision from the Regional Director.
  Supervision Exercised:
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to Nurses, DSPs and others, as assigned.
  Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse. Maintain current State of Pennsylvania licensed as RN.
• Three to five (3 - 5) years of progressive healthcare management experience. Experience in community nursing and/or developmental disabilities desired.
• Prefer experience with electronic health records.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good organizational skills, good communication skills and detail oriented.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite for recordkeeping, form development, word processing, and experience with data base design and maintenance.
• Possess valid driver’s license with acceptable driving record.
  Scope:
• Requires the ability to lift, carry, fold, kneel, reach, stoop, stack, bend, light lifting and climbing stairs.
• May include direct intervention with participants, to include crisis (medical & psychiatric) intervention in emergency situations.
• Frequent talking and listening.
• Requires flexibility in scheduling
• Good manual dexterity and fine motor
• Required to carry a cell phone during regularly scheduled working hours. As member of essential personnel, may be required to report to work during emergencies including inclement weather

Horizon House offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefit package including: medical & dental, (9) nine paid holidays, generous paid time off, tuition reimbursement, retirement savings plan, voluntary tax sheltered annuity, transit benefit program, opportunities for advancement and more.

Horizon House, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Qualifications

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Lic Registered Nurse

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