Career Opportunities with Maryville Academy
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Minimum Requirements
- Must have valid Illinois Driver's License
- Must be over 21 years of age.
- Minimum of Licensed Practical Nurse. Licensed Registered Nurse preferred.
- One-year experience in pediatric nursing.
About the Program Nurse Position
The Program Nurse for Unaccompanied Children Programs is responsible for assuring the provision of quality health services for Maryville youth according to the standards and guidelines of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). The Program Nurse is expected to apply knowledge in the field of nursing for the benefit of a diverse group of children. Position requires the consistent exercise of discretion and judgment.
Essential Functions
- Follows Maryville Academy Standard Medical Operating Procedures.
- Monitors health care delivery to children at assigned sites, including: Initial Medical Examination (IME), attention to medical complaints, including on-site nurse to child attention and timely implementation of recommendations from medical consultations.
- Medication administration, storage, documentation, and consents.
- Delivery of prescribed patient care.
- Follow-through on physicians' orders, prescription, and lab work in an accurate and timely manner.
- Attention to medical clearance system for safe and timely family reunification, including coordination with program and case management.
- Accurate entry to patient medical record system, using ORR portal system.
- Conducts staff training on the Administration of Medical Monitoring (AMM).
- Develops and presents medical workshops and trainings.
- Communicates with the therapists, dietician(s), and psychiatrist(s) and all members of the multi-disciplinary team; participates in internal case staffing.
- Participates in treatment team meetings, management team meetings, and quarterly review staffing as needed.
- Implements Maryville’s Zero Tolerance of Sexual Abuse policy; initiates professional trauma-informed response in the event of sexual abuse.
- Implements necessary residential adaptation including medical isolation, when indicated.
- Schedules timely medical appointments, as per ORR policy and Maryville schedule systems.
- Accompanies children to medical appointments as needed.
- Maintains communication, consultation, and appropriate notification with the health division of ORR.
- Remains knowledgeable to communicable disease, pandemics, epidemics, and other public health hazards that could affect the LTFC population.
- On-call 24 hours as needed, for crisis situations.
- Participates in continued performance quality improvement.
- Performs other work-related duties as assigned.
Education/Experience
Minimum of Licensed Practical Nurse. Licensed Registered Nurse preferred.
One-year experience in pediatric nursing.
Physical assessment coursework preferred.
Skills/Knowledge
- Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing in English.
- Proven teamwork capacity, both with nurse colleagues and program staff.
- Basic computer proficiency including working knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Current certification in infant/child/adult CPR.
Physical Demands
- Required to frequently sit, stand, bend, stoop, and walk, sometimes for extended periods; able to walk up and down stairs;
- Required to lift/move objects and/or youth weighing in excess of 40 pounds;
- Must have visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform the essential functions defined above.
- Must possess the ability to provide physical restraint for students threatening to harm themselves or others.
Environment and Scheduling
- Work is performed in designated program;
- Duties involve contact with youth who may be traumatized;
- Will be scheduled to work on weekends and/or holidays.
HIPAA Privacy Training and Sanctions
All employees who have access to health information whose confidentiality is protected by the HIPAA Privacy Rule are required by the Rule to receive training so that they have an understanding and knowledge of the Privacy Rule that corresponds to their job responsibilities and of the group health plan’s policies and procedures that impact on their job duties.
Employer Rights
This description is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions, and the essential requirements for the performance of this job. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and requirements of a person so classified. Management retains the right to add to or change the duties at any time.
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