Job Description:

The Registered Nurse participates as a member of the interdisciplinary intake and evaluation teams of individuals making application to and seeking continuing developmental disability services. Registered Nurse will provide nursing services which include reviewing and completing the level of care of individual support plans, writing assessments, updates, technical assistance, and consultation. Assessments require conducting interviews with consumers, family members, legal guardians, care givers, and primary care physicians as needed. Administration of health risk assessment tools and required for which training is provided. Responsibilities include making clinical recommendations and proposed action plans to the individual support plan team that supports the personal goals of the individual and addresses their medical needs in the community setting.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Performs comprehensive assessments of consumer?s health care needs based on data collected through history, observation, or psychosocial examination, and analysis of diagnostic data.

Completes ongoing follow up of technical assistance for individuals with medical issues of who have transitioned to the community from state institutional hospitalization.

Performs Initial and Participant directed HRST assessments of individual?s health care needs based on data collected through history, observation, basic physical and/or psychosocial examination, and analysis of diagnostic data. Completes Level of Care as needed based upon the collected data.

As a part of required technical assistance, observes directs individuals care activities by observing medications, observing and recording patient responses and medication side effect (s); makes rounds and recommends interventions/treatments.