Job Description

• Provides skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments to participants primarily in the day health center/clinic demonstrating quality care delivery by physicians' orders; directing and supervising the provision of quality para-professional clinical care to participants within the clinic/day center setting; participating as an on-call RN, including home visits, by the Albright LIFE on-call policies and procedures.
• Conducts a comprehensive assessment of each new participant within the first week of program enrollment and conducts re-assessments and evaluations of each participant, per the LIFE standards; develops a comprehensive plan of care; provides routine nursing care for ongoing and episodic illnesses by the plan developed by the Interdisciplinary Team; maintains complete and accurate clinical documentation within established LIFE timeframes.
• Manages the clinic schedule to ensure participants are seen by the RN and physician for initial, annual, periodic, and unscheduled assessments, acute issues, etc. Establishes follow-up visits in the clinic as well as with specialty physicians and other providers.
• Responsible for the supervision, orientation, evaluation, scheduling, and management oversight of the clinic LPNs and medication techs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• RN or BSN Degree from a school of professional nursing; license and current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and one year of experience working with a frail or elderly population.
• Ability to lift up to 25 pounds and to push wheeled equipment with weights up to 200 pounds throughout the center.
• Must possess a valid PA driver’s license and be able to travel and work flexible hours as needed.

Additional Information

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected