Consultative Nurse

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Today, Conexio Care serves as one of Delaware’s largest nonprofits, collaborating with government, community, corporate, and other philanthropic partners to maximize services for our state’s most vulnerable The Program Ambassador is a member of the clinical team who assists clients and guests in gaining access to safe, timely, and quality services.

Excellent Perks and Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

• 401k, Life & Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Training & Career Advancement
• A Great Team Environment
• Competitive Wages
• Wellness Program

Description of Position

The Consultative Nurse is a member of the Intellectual Disabilities Services leadership who provides medical expertise to the multidisciplinary teams responsible for the delivery of effective services to the individuals served to promote their health and wellness. The Consultative Nurse is an effective member of the team with experience in providing a variety of health and wellness services to persons with development and intellectual disabilities, including development of comprehensive assessments and treatment plans, delivery of a wide range of clinical and supportive services, and working collaboratively with the treatment team and other service providers, including DDDS. The Consultative Nurse utilizes evidenced-based practices, including Motivational Enhancement Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, and medication assisted treatment, to effectively intervene and support individuals served.

A nurse employed by a DDDS contracted agency (Conexio Care, Inc.) to provide health care/nursing services to individuals receiving services within Community Services/ Adult Special Populations. He/She shall act in the same capacity as would a DDDS nurse, and shall have regular and ongoing communications with the DDDS Regional Nurse Supervisor and/or DDDS Nursing Administrator.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent.
• Nursing or healthcare management experience.

Professional Credentials/Certifications

• Delaware Registered Nursing License in good standing

Position Requirements

• Certification in First Aid and CPR
• Certified to teach Limited Lay Administration of Medications (LLAM) – Certification may be provided while employed with Conexio Care, Inc.
• Mandt
• Valid driver’s license in good standing with at least 3 years minimum continuous driving experience with no serious traffic infractions.

Responsibilities

• Manages the facilitation of health care service needs of individuals served and ensures that these service needs are addressed.
• Complete, when necessary, all required medical assessments pursuant to best practices, contractual obligations, and licensure requirements.
• Ensures that an individual's health care services adhere to the best practice, licensure requirements, and are consistent with the policies, procedures, and protocols of contractors and payers of services.
• Oversees effective wellness and medical services in accordance with policies and procedures; state and federal regulations; and extant professional, ethical, and legal principles.
• Models a commitment to the mission of the organization
• Maintains an effective therapeutic alliance with individuals served.
• Directs medical care coordination activities and meetings.
• Completes all required documentation, audits, reviews, and reports in a timely manner relative current and ongoing health care service needs, including, Monthly Medication and Health Audit, the Nursing LSP Quarterly Report.
• Communicates and coordinates with individuals receiving services, healthcare providers, family members or legal guardian, and staff regarding individuals’ health care needs.
• Utilizes the required Electronic Health Record to record, document, and monitor all health care encounters and interactions.

• Abides by state and federal regulations, policies, and procedures related to confidentiality, patients’ rights (PM 46), and exposure and infection control.
• Provides Limited Lay Administration of Medications training to staff who assist with medications,
• Attends and participates in required meetings and trainings, including the monthly Nursing Best Practice meeting.
• Coordinates and provides after hours on-call support to program staff.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned, verbally or in writing.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Clinical Knowledge: Possesses nursing and medical assessment and intervention skills, specifically in utilizing evidence-based practices and implements these skills in a professional manner.
• Problem Solving: Ability to recognize when something is wrong, or is likely to go wrong, and take the necessary actions to prevent or mitigate the problem. Demonstrate sound judgment by gathering and analyzing information skillfully and taking appropriate and timely actions regarding questionable findings or concerns.
• Leadership: Facilitates organizational change as it relates to HR and the use of data; has the ability to understand, relate with, and adapt to different cultural settings; and demonstrates good judgement and maturity.
• Critical Reasoning: Excellent observation skills and the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions, as well as extracting themes or patterns from seemingly unrelated pieces of information
• Inductive Reasoning: Keenly observes and gets to know clients, anticipates how client may react.
• Written Communication: Ability to communicate effectively in written form including, editing work for spelling and grammar, present numerical data clearly, concisely and accurately.
• Oral Communication: Ability to orally communicate with others, including providing direction and feedback, exchange of information and ideas, explain complex concepts and processes, utilize effective non-verbal skills, ask insightful questions, and persuade others.
• Time Management: Ensure that tasks/duties/activities, projects and goals are accomplished accurately and timely.
• Quality Control: Demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness with understanding of clinical documentation and the requirements for state standards and expectations. As well as details related to appointments, deadlines, goals, and client needs
• Adaptability: Ability to multitask, prioritize, and adapt to changes in the work environment; manage completing demands and ability to deal with frequent change, delays or unexpected events; and ability to work under emergency conditions, when applicable.
• Dependability: Ability to consistently report to work and on time, follow instructions, respond to management direction, and solicit feedback to improve performance.
• Interpersonal Sensitivity: Demonstrates the ability to listen to and understand feelings of others. Works with others well, in an effective way, and establishes and maintains relationships
• Stress Tolerance: Recognize crisis situations and react to such in a calm, mature manner; accept criticism and deal calmly and effectively with high stress situations; and the ability to identify, react to, and report security concerns
• Team player: Cares more about helping a group or team to succeed than about his or her individual success

• Ethical Decision Making: Ability to make sound judgments professional judgements consistent with the Connection’s Code of Ethics, the law, and professional ethical standards.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Intermittent standing, sitting and walking

• Works in close proximity to others

This job description is not designed to over or contain a comprehensive list of activities or responsibilities that are required of the employee, and may be site-specific. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Apis Services, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Inperium, Inc.) provides a progressive platform for delivering Shared Services to Inperium and its Constellation of affiliate companies.

Apis Services provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all federal and all applicable state and local laws and regulations, including nondiscrimination in hiring and employment.

All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy/childbirth, veteran status or any other basis protected by law. This policy of non-discrimination and equal employment opportunities extends to every phase and aspect of hiring and employment.