IN-FSSA-Nurse 4, Richmond; Days

Staff Nurse, 12.5 hour days; 0600a-1NA0p, 1/2H lunch

About the Job:
As the Nurse, you will be responsible for directing and coordinating patient care and clinical supervision of support staff. You will assess patient health problems and needs, develop, and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records.

A Day in the Life:
The essential functions of this role are as follows:
Prioritize and organize the daily care of patients.
Make patient care assignments and assist in developing treatment plans in collaboration with other clinical staff.
Provide ongoing assessment and documentation of the patients' physical and psychosocial status from admission to discharge.
Direct support staff to coordinate the workflow on the unit and communicate problems to unit supervisors.
Administer medications and treatments according to facility's policies and procedures.
Develop and implement nursing care plans for nursing diagnosis or treatment plan changes.
Complete medication administration supervision monitors and clinical observation notes for support staff.
Completes required documentation of nursing notes, transfer forms and other records.
Educate patients and family members regarding medication, procedures, and treatment goals and
objectives.
Respond and intervene to emergency situations and agitated patients.
Provide orientation and support to staff to the unit.
Responsible for ensuring the proper safety and infection control standards are met for the unit.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or
responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

What We're Looking For:

What You'll Need for Success:
This person must have the following requirements to be considered for employment:
Associate degree in Nursing from an accredited college.
License to practice nursing in the State of Indiana as a Registered Nurse.
Must hold and maintain a CPR certification.
Must stay current with behavioral intervention training.
Proficiency in computer skills and ability to learn other programs used in maintaining electronic medical records.
Good interpersonal skills, good verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to understand and apply medical and facility terminology.
Ability to use MS Office applications and electronic patient records.
Ability to serve as a patient advocate.
Knowledge of and the ability to interpret nursing and facility policies and procedures.
Additional knowledge and/or ability may be required based on the population the facility serves such as: children, adolescents, geriatrics, etc.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:
This role does not provide direct supervision to direct reports.

Difficulty of Work:
Your work requires the performance of a full range of nursing care for patients with a wide range of medical diagnoses and varying degrees of illness. Judgment is needed in applying appropriate nursing care procedures.

Responsibility:
Supervision is based on standard medical orders from the physician. However, this position is legally
responsible for his/her nursing actions. You will receive limited supervision and work is reviewed for general adequacy in judgment and conformance with policy.
Personal Work Relationships:
Works in collaboration with other disciplines daily. You will need to maintain a professional attitude and can communicate nursing principles to others. You will interact with patients, families, guardians, and health care representatives to educate and promote safety and welfare as allowed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPM) guidelines. You will serve as an advocate for the patient. You will need to communicate and work with support staff to promote a safe environment.

Personal Work Relationships:
This individual will be expected to partner with agency personnel and related stakeholders
working towards completion of assigned functions. Exceptional customer service is provided
to agency partners and/or the general public.
A high level of judgement and effective communication is required during times of contact
with facility residents/offenders.
Partnership with relevant public agencies, federal, state & local governments and/or
community leaders may be required.
Facility residents or offenders may have family, friends, community partners and/or other
interested parties come to the facility requesting information or to visit with the resident
according to policies and procedures.
This position will communicate directly with children and families on a regular basis.

Physical Effort:
This role requires the ability to run short distances to provide immediate care, protection, or
attention to patients or offenders.
Depending on the duties performed or environment setting, frequent walking, standing,
climbing stairs or ladders, bending, stooping, pushing, pulling and/or similar movements may
be involved.
This role requires the ability to lift and transport items up to 50 lbs. with or without the assistance
of equipment.
This role requires above average strength when restraining one or more patients or offenders
as per departmental policy and procedure.
This role requires keen observational and hearing skills to stay alert for possible dangerous
situations.
Working Conditions:
This role performs work in an environment where exposure to gas/fumes, dust, grease,
noise, vibrations and/or soiling of clothing and skin surfaces may occur.
This role requires a high level of attention and safety due to work activities having risk of
injury or loss of life.
This role performs work in a state operated hospital facility.
There is potential for exposure to infectious diseases in this role.
There is potential for exposure to hazardous materials on site and/or in the lab.
Operations may require this role to be available after hours (on-call) and/or work rotating
shifts, evenings and weekends, or irregular hours.
This role requires the appropriate use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when
necessary.
This role may experience periods of high stress and/or pressure.

Competencies
Critical Thinking
Communicating Effectively
Managing Stress
Navigating Organizations

Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceIndiana Professional License or License from an NLC participating state required at time of submission.Required0Proficiency in computer skills and ability to learn other programs used in maintaining electronic medical records.Required0Knowledge and/or ability to work with adult population, including geriatrics.Highly desired0Cerner EMR experience preferred, will accept any EMR experience. Highly desired0CPR certification preferred, training will be provided during orientation.Nice to have0Current behavioral intervention preferred, CPI training will be provided during orientation.Nice to have0
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?Question2Please list candidate's email address.Question3Please list the city and state where candidate currently resides.Question4Candidate must be paid BETWEEN NA and NA if selected for engagement. The provider markup for this position is 20%. Do you accept this requirement?Question5Candidate will be required to be flexible with schedule, to include weekend and holiday rotations. Must work every other weekend. Do you accept this requirement?Question6Candidate will be required to float to other units within their scope of practice as needed. Do you accept this requirement?Question7Day shift hours are 0600a to 1900p with a half hour lunch, 12.5H day. Do you accept this requirement?Question8Orientation Schedule: Week 1 - Monday to Friday 0NA0-1600; Week 2 and Week 3- Monday to Friday flexible schedule - part classroom instruction and then shadowing on unit. Candidate cannot miss any time during this 3 week orientation period. Do you accept this requirement?Question9Any scheduled time off requests (i.e. vacation, personal day) need to be presented to the manager for approval at least 4 weeks in advance. Do you accept this requirement?Question10In the event of illness or emergency requiring candidate to miss a scheduled shift, candidate will contact nursing services at least 2 hours prior to scheduled shift. Do you accept this requirement? Question11Proof of Flu and COVID vaccination or ISPHN religious/medical declination are required. Do you accept this requirement?Question12If candidate is selected, you must provide proof of Medical Malpractice Coverage in the amount of NA00,000 per claim, NAm aggregate, and proof of participation in Indiana Patient Compensation Fund. Do you accept this requirement?