What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse position at Easterseals Iowa Careers?
Are you a current LPN or RN and want a unique, fun, and team-oriented environment where you can put your skills to use in a new and interesting way? Easterseals is looking for a Registered Nurse or LPN for our weekend Respite Camp. Come join us in supporting our Respite Direct Support Professionals in providing excellent care to our clients as they enjoy a weekend full of activities! Respite Camp occurs twice a month, year-round, and begins Friday evenings until Sunday evenings.
Principle Accountabilities
- Provide First Aid and Med Management for campers.
- Establish and follow appropriate medical routines including record keeping, disposal of medical waste, managing and safeguarding medications, utilize approved standing orders, setup and administer prescribed medications.
- Participate in and lead specific areas of team member orientation pertaining to camp and respite health and safety, universal precautions, etc.
- Monitor health of all campers
- Assess and treat team member health and wellness needs as presented
- Maintain accident/incident reports, daily health log and individual health histories.
- Prepare an evaluation including inventories, program evaluations and make recommendations for the following season.
- Act as primary contact person for health related questions while on shift.
- Submit overall program evaluation as requested.
- Maintain active communication with onsite supervisors and guardians to ensure client’s health and safety needs are met first and foremost.
- Other duties as assigned.
Easterseals Values Accountabilities
Integrity: Advocate for the health care needs of our campers. Inform team members of these needs so they can be followed through with and communicated to others.
People-Focused: Focus on the individual health care needs of each camper and do what they must to meet those needs.
Independence: Allow campers to have input into their health care needs when it is appropriate.
Respect: Provide prompt health care to our campers and when health care is provided the information and situation is kept confidential.
Shared Purpose: Work together as a team to meet the health care needs of our campers, and be able to do so respectfully and professionally. Model and teach paraprofessional wellness and health approaches
Excellence: Provide quality customer service, not only to our campers but their families as well.
Stewardship: Maintain cleanliness of the health center to create a safe area to support the safety and well-being of campers.
Philanthropy: Welcome and thank donors, attend agency activities, and share success stories.
Requirements:- Registered Nurse with current and active license in the State of Iowa.
- Certification in CPR (Adult and Child), First Aid and Mandatory Reporting.
- Ability to demonstrate behavior consistent with positive behavior support philosophy
- Desire to work with persons who have disabilities.
- Ability to work one weekend per month for the respite weekend program and summer programming.
- Ability to problem solve
- Ability to identify and respond to environmental and other hazards related to an activity; to model and enforces appropriate safety and emergency procedures.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal formats.
- Ability to bend, stoop, twist and lift
- Ability to transfer or move a minimum of 80 pounds.
- Ability to work non-traditional hours
- Ability to work cooperatively with team members, campers and external customers in a professional and concerned manner.
- Ability to accept supervision and guidance.
- Ability to work independently.