Lead Registered Nurse - RN
Would you like to help make a difference, enjoy excellent benefits, and join a fast-growing company? We might have a job for you.
We are looking for a dedicated Lead Registered Nurse who shares our passion for helping others to join the I Am Boundless, Inc. team!
Boundless is fast growing CQL- and CARF- accredited nonprofit organization with nearly 40 years of expertise. We are focused on supporting people with complex needs associated with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or behavioral health challenges.
Boundless Benefits
Working for Boundless has many perks. We treat our team like family and offer advantages that allow you to focus, thrive, and grow.
Enjoy excellent benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, a flexible spending plan, legalshield, and generous paid time off. Looking to develop your skills? Boundless can offer you hard to find training, flexibility, and personal and professional opportunities.
Join us --- and make the change happen!
What You Would Be Doing
The Lead RN ensures implementation and maintenance of current best practices in the nursing and resulting in optimum medical services and integration with care coordination for individual served. The Lead RN oversees the functioning of nurses and medical assistants across outpatient behavioral health, supported living and ICF across central region and state as required by growth of these regions while integrating care coordination services in the process. The Lead RN is?responsible for?overseeing?the daily operations of the nursing team?to ensure?our individuals are receive the best care possible?and all governing body regulations are met and to work with other leadership to help create an atmosphere that provides for continuity of quality services and?clear direction with respect to the philosophy, policy, procedures, systems and strategic goals set forth by the senior management team.?
Engage in and oversee relevant nursing duties, including but not limited to gathering and recording information regarding medical and psychiatric symptoms, changes in condition and other pertinent health information, assist in prior authorization and coordination of services, assist with scheduling of appointments and communicate with relevant team members to coordinate the medical care of individuals served.
- Ensures delegated nursing and medication administration services are provided in order to meet program and regulatory requirements.
- Ensures implementation of evidence-based services and interventions.
- Ensures that everyday activities run seamlessly through the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and systems.
- Ensures compliance with all company policies, contract requirements and external state/federal regulations for all nursing services.
- Ensures the nursing program and employees are prepared for internal and external surveys, audits and certification/licensing reviews.
- Facilitates coordination of nursing services across all locations/areas of business in order to maintain quality and consistency in service delivery including supported living, ICFs and behavioral health services throughout the State of Ohio.
- In conjunction with leadership, creates, maintains, and reports on key performance indicators specific to quality assurance and outcomes that are in accordance with company financial, clinical and strategic initiatives as they relate to nursing services.
- Maintains effective communication and a positive employee relation climate that encourages the sharing of information and the provision of feedback.
- Ensures adequate infrastructure and allocation of resources to effectively support the day to day operations. Acts as a liaison for consistent communication and follow up with all key stakeholders.
- Participates in recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and retention of nursing staff.
- Maintains partnerships and effective communication with all stakeholders including families, guardians,?physicians, pharmacies and other medical providers.
- Facilitates the engagement of nursing staff in clinical research and professional training activities that promote the application of scientific practice and evidence based interventions that promote high quality services and clinical outcome.
- Participates in committees and task forces as appropriate.
- Actively participate in trade associations (local and national) meetings related to subject matter expertise.
- All other assigned duties.
Required Education, Experience, Licenses:
- A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing or equivalent combination of work experience and education
- Current RN license in the State of Ohio.?
- A minimum of five years of nursing experience with one year of management experience.? One (1) year of experience in the field of Developmental?Disabilities?preferred, but not required.
- Valid Ohio Driver’s License with?5 points or less.?
Preferred Education and Experience
- Excellent computer skills — including spreadsheets and word processing tools — and the ability to learn new programs expeditiously.
- 5 or more years of experience in the provision of services to individuals with developmental disabilities, which includes responsibility for the following functions: personnel matters, supervision of employees, program services, and financial management.
- Experience with Advisor software.
Supervisory Responsibility:
This position is directly responsible for managing nurses and medical assistants employed within I Am Boundless in the State of Ohio.
Interested? Great! Apply for this job and we will review your application.
All candidates who have received an offer of employment will be required to undergo a pre-employment background check, drug screen, and health screen as applicable for the role.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.