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Company Overview:

Quest, Inc. makes a difference in the lives of nearly 600 people each day. For over 60 years, Quest, Inc. has been committed to enriching the lives of individuals with disabilities by providing a path to independence, community inclusion, and empowerment. We are a trusted name in offering compassionate, quality support services, and we invite you to be a part of our team. To see more of what Quest, Inc. has to offer, click here!

Company Values, Mission, and Vision:

At Quest, Inc., our mission is to help people with developmental disabilities experience a full life. We are guided by the vision to provide lifelong services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Benefits:

Quest, Inc. provides medical, dental, vision, accident, prescription drug, flexible spending accounts, vision, 401(K) with company match, PTO, life insurance, disability insurance, EAP and student loan repayment.

Responsibilities

• Complies with nursing policies and procedures to ensure nursing standards are met. Promotes optimal health for clients
• Administers medications and treatments per physician’s orders and in accordance with state and federal guidelines
• Administer medications via all routes, without restriction, including controlled substances
• Must be able to assist clients with all health and medical devices, including but not limited to glasses, hearing devices, tracheotomies, G/J tubes, colostomies, urostomies, apnea monitors, CPAP machines, ventilators, oxygen, oxygen concentrators, nebulizer machines, suction devices, suctioning toothbrushes, etc.
• Monitors clients for seizures, medication side effects, signs, and symptoms of illness, and provides necessary nursing interventions
• Performs clinical assessments of client’s health status as needed
• Informs the physician of health status change/accidents, and injuries of clients. Notifies Director of Nursing or Health Care Coordinator of emergency situations
• Completes all required documentation including but not limited to assessments, nurses notes, tracking forms, charting, incident reports, monthly/quarterly reports, etc.
• Assists with quality assurance reviews, files documents in charts, and purges charts
• Assists with oversight of nursing services in group homes, to include teaching Medication Administration classes. Completes medication validation, and documentation as required by APD (65G-7) guidelines
• Assists with Respiratory Therapy and IV Therapy as needed to include pushing IV medications and mixing of IV medications
• Assists with clinical evaluations and assessment of medication administration and /or understanding of medical procedures of clients
• Attends and participates in meetings and trainings
• Ensures client’s mealtime procedures and therapeutic positioning procedures, including client transfers, are followed
• Ensures Infection Control Policies and Procedures are followed
• Ensures all equipment, including but not limited to, respiratory carts, drugs, and treatment carts, feeding pumps, crash carts, etc., are clean and sanitary
• Ensures a clean and safe environment to avoid accidents or injury to clients or staff
• In case of an employee injury, completes required documentation, administers First Aid if necessary, and follows worker’s compensation protocols
• Participates in facility emergency procedures as needed, such as emergency evacuations
• Follows notification protocol for accidents, injuries, emergencies, and other events within appropriate timeline
• Reports to work for scheduled shifts. May be scheduled to work other shifts, holidays, and weekends to provide nursing coverage
• Reports to work during inclement weather to provide nursing coverage and assist with emergency procedures
• Participates in outings and appointments, including, but not limited to, loading, and unloading clients on and off vehicles, monitoring clients during transport, and assisting clients during outings
• Completes housekeeping duties as needed to ensure a clean, safe, and healthy environment (to include, but not limited to, picking up gloves, med cups, and cleaning up spilled formula)
• Ensures compliance with Quest’s policies and procedures
• Assists with training new employees as needed
• Completes all other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing school for Registered Nurses required
• Current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Florida required
• Florida Driver’s License with no more than two moving violations in the past three years
• Able to work in the US and not require Visa Sponsorship from our company now or in the future
• Effectively communicate at all levels, write, and speak English using acceptable grammar, punctuation, and spelling, understand and follow multi-steps written and verbal instructions
• Accurately complete nursing documentation
• Use Electronic Medical Record system
• Use functional math, analyze, and assess data, and determine appropriate actions
• Organize and prioritize workflow to meet deadlines
• Work independently without constant supervision and complete work tasks to completion
• Problem-solve and use good judgement when making decisions
• Conduct self in a professional and courteous manner
• Keep information confidential and refrain from gossip, set appropriate professional boundaries with all staff
• Proficiently use a computer and electronic medical records
• Mobilize resources to meet the business needs of any program
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans