Nursing Coordinator (Registered Nurse)
2 days ago
Fargo
Job Description The Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is unlike any place you have worked! We are a place of hope where troubled kids and their families find professional care, compassionate expertise, and new possibilities. In short, we help the kids no one else can—we help them find and become who they are. JOIN OUR TEAM! Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch is seeking to hire a Nursing Coordinator to provide leadership support to our dedicated team of nurses. The children and adolescents who come to the Ranch have complex mental and behavioral health issues, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, autism, bipolar disorder, and trauma. If you are passionate about changing the lives of youth and their families, consider becoming part of the leadership within our multi-disciplinary team at Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch. Starting Wage: $33 to $42/hour DOE plus benefits; additional compensation for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Certification. Schedule: This full-time, Monday through Friday position requires one evening a week. A week night and weekend rotation of on call is also required. Day time hours are open to flexible scheduling What you will do: The Nursing Coordinator works with a multidisciplinary team to provide therapeutic patient and family-centered care in our residential treatment facility while leading a mission-focused nursing team that role models a Culture of Purpose, Caring, and Learning. The Nursing Coordinator directs, coordinates, and assists in planning the medical and psychiatric care activities provided to youth and families. The Nursing Coordinator is responsible for the medical wellbeing of all clients, and the direct supervision of nursing staff. This holistic approach will include, but not limited to, general health and medication education, psychiatric care, medical care, maintaining compliance to licensure standards. Purpose The ideal applicant must have a passion for providing care for children and adolescents with complex behavioral health issues, be devoted to promoting the needs of youth and families, and be willing to advocate for resources and find creative solutions to ensure each child reaches their goals. • Coordinates implementation of methods and procedures to ensure achievement of objectives, including infection control, nursing assessment, admission and discharge practices, restraint/seclusion assessment practices, suicide risk assessment and safety planning, medication and distribution practices, drug testing programs, and general youth oversight., • Assist Director of Nursing and medical staff in strategic planning, • Have knowledge of and implements regulations from various regulatory and accrediting bodies into nursing care of residents, • Engages in and promotes detailed documentation that is completed within agency guidelines, • Develop and promote cooperative working relationships with other treatment centers, community agencies, and with other departments. Caring Take comfort in working in a faith-based organization that believes employees must take care of themselves and be able to help others become their best selves. • Performs nursing procedures which may include nursing assessments, Health Tracks Screenings, TB testing, vital signs, lab draws, HIV testing and counseling, immunizations, review of medical records, review of medications, scheduling of appointments, and completion of appropriate documentation and paperwork., • Responsible to work, in collaboration with Director of Nursing, for the planning and response to youth experiencing psychiatric emergencies, including restraint, seclusions, medication use, use of hospitalization for stabilization, and other noted emergencies., • Confers with managers and staff concerning problems with youth care Learning Continue your professional development through mentoring and support from our practiced experts. Share your expertise by advising and guiding the development of others. • Prepare periodic reports concerning residential care services, • Coordinate, integrate, and evaluate functions and activities of nursing program including continuous improvement and utilization topics., • Provide education to clients/staff as needed concerning issues of general health, medications, growth and development, hygiene, infection, and nutrition. May be involved in teaching classes such as NCI, CPR, First Aid, or Medication Administration., • Supervise and teach college nursing students during clinical rotations Required qualifications/education: • Must hold a current and valid North Dakota Registered Nurse license., • Associate Degree of Nursing degree (ADN); Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree preferred., • Must pass a background check, including criminal, abuse, and motor vehicle, • Must have a current state driver's license and insurable driving record, • Preference given to those with experience in mental health services with children and adolescents, • Preference given to those with 3+ years of nursing experience., • Preference given to applicants with demonstrated leadership experience Benefits: As we support treatments that care for others, we also work to care for our team member's professional, personal growth and well-being. We know that benefits are important. If you have questions ahead of time, please, ask, and one of our HR Ranchers would be happy to discuss. • 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with 100% employer match up to 5%, • Medical and Dental Insurance. Employees participate in the cost of premiums and have the option of purchasing additional coverage for dependents, • Health Savings Account with a $125/month employer contribution if enrolled in the Ranch's Medical plan, • Employer-Paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability Insurance policies, • Employee Assistance Program, • Generous Paid Time Off (accrual based on hours worked), • 7 paid holidays each year, • Dependent Care Flex Spending Account, • Voluntary Vision Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Term Life Insurance, • 20% discount on items at all Ranch Thrift Store locations, • Training & advancement opportunities