Youth Services Nurse: Care, Education & Impact

State of Missouri; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 64,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Job summary

The State of Missouri Division of Youth Services is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care within day treatment and residential programs for youth. You will perform assessments, health care planning, and health education while ensuring safety and compliance with licensure standards.

You will administer medications, lead CPR/First Aid training when needed, supervise nursing staff, and coordinate with LPNs and aides to deliver preventative and therapeutic care in a

Qualifications

• Knowledge of current professional nursing theory, practices, and standards.
• Ability to administer detailed therapeutic prescriptions under general professional supervision.
• Ability to supervise, evaluate, and instruct professional and paraprofessional nursing staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide physical examinations, nursing assessments, schedule sick calls and lab work, and review medical complaints, injury reports, and physicians’ orders.
• Maintain an ongoing awareness of youths' health care needs and coordinate the provision of services.
• Establish, review, monitor, and maintain medical and medication logs, reports, and files.
• Stay abreast of new developments, research, and treatment techniques that will meet the needs of youth.
• Teach and monitor the implementation of new information throughout the program.
• Conduct CPR and First Aid classes for youth and staff. Obtain and maintain certification as American Red Cross and First Aid Instructor, HIV Counseling and Testing Certification.
• Oversee and review the work and documentation of LPNs, nurse assistants, and other technical personnel.
• RN’s may provide public health services to members of a community such as assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and/or case management; or may oversee other RN’s on a shift.
• RN’s are accountable for incident reporting and investigation and observing the provision of medical care provided to patients by facility staff.
• Provide health care and hygiene instruction to youth, staff, and families, promoting health, prevention and management of illness, injury, and special health needs.
• Dispense medications to youth.
• Transport and escort youth in everyday and emergency situations.
• Perform other tasks as assigned.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Therapeutic care

Public health knowledge

Team supervision

Education

RN license (MO)

Graduate nurse eligibility

Job description

The State of Missouri Division of Youth Services is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing care within day treatment and residential programs for youth. You will perform assessments, health care planning, and health education while ensuring safety and compliance with licensure standards.

You will administer medications, lead CPR/First Aid training when needed, supervise nursing staff, and coordinate with LPNs and aides to deliver preventative and therapeutic care in a