RN Consultant

Are you an RN that's tired of working nights and/or weekends? Are you looking for a flexible schedule?

HCA seeks compassionate, skilled professionals to join our community in the RN role. The ideal candidate will value developing meaningful, long-term relationships with the individuals and families we serve. They will strive to be an active, creative collaborator as part of a multidisciplinary team working to improve the quality of life and community integration for our individuals.

There is a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 for this position.

HCA: not just a job opportunity, but an opportunity to make a difference.

Position Overview:

Responsible for assessing and monitoring medical concerns, providing nursing care to program participants, and administering nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled program participants.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and assess program participants’ medical concerns.
• Provide routine and emergency nursing care to program participants.
• Complete all required documentation and reports according to program regulations, including program participants’ medical reviews and charts.
• Relates effectively with others for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departments and units.
• Responsible for orientation, training, and management of personnel in the areas of health and safety.
• Identifies problems and guides personnel to appropriate resources.
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians’ orders.
• Administers medications skillfully and correctly.
• Participates in safety programs.
• Enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
• Serves as a resource person on health issues.
• Provides staff development on health-related topics for IRA staff.
• Keeps supervisor informed of individual needs and problems.
• Certify and recertify all AMAPs on an as-needed basis.
• Review and act on Incident Reports.
• Provide “on-call” telephone coverage as needed.
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.
• Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication and active listening skills. 
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.  Strong collaboration skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to make quick and independent decisions in response to changing conditions.
• Demonstrates motivation to augment the current level of knowledge and practice through participation in continuing education courses.