Health Services Coordinator RN

Description

Join Devereux Pennsylvania Adult Services!

Are you seeking an opportunity to provide quality healthcare to adults with IDD or special needs?

Are you interested in joining one of the nation’s largest organizations in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare, where the sky is the limit for growth potential?

If you answered YES, then consider joining Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health’s PA Adult Services team!

Being a Registered Nurse Health Services Coordinator at Devereux has its Advantages!

You will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

We offer:

• Full-time Monday thru Friday 7am-3pm.
• Comprehensive Health Benefits effective 30 days after employment.
• Tuition & Student Loan Assistance through our ASCEND Program.
• A supportive, information resource team that values high-quality work and partnership.
• A Servant Leadership culture where you can be your authentic self at work.
• Paid CEU’s through our partnership with Lippincott Nursing Center website.

Devereux Pennsylvania Adult Services provides programs and services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our main campus is located in Berwyn PA. Our dedicated team of over 800 staff ranging from highly-specialized clinicians and nurses to recreational and direct support professionals, all work toward one common goal - the happiness, self-fulfillment and social integration of each adult in our community.

As a Health Services Coordinator you will serve as the health care advisor to the interdisciplinary team. You will guide direct support professionals in the implementation of programs to ensure high quality health care services. Health Services Coordinators will also monitor assigned Individuals and recognize changes in health status. You will identify health care needs, and plans and implement a priority of care and appropriate interventions to meet those needs in accordance with established nursing procedures and regulations.

Responsibilities:

• Educating clients, families and others on health, wellbeing and disease prevention.
• Attending residents’ meetings as needed, Provides health related update to team and family as appropriate.
• Communicating with physician’s regarding client’s needs, the nursing assessments and recommendations.
• Collaborating with team members of the treatments to ensure the client’s well-being.
• Performing assessments/evaluations for potential clients and create nursing care plans as needed.
• Work as part of a healthcare team to assess patient needs, plan and modify care, implement individual nursing care plan.
• Provide basic patient care or treatments such as dressing wounds, treating bedsores, massaging, or performing catheterizations.
• Measure and record patient’s vital signs, administer medications and maintain information in electronic health system.
• Provide training to staff.
• Completing audits as per stringent regulatory requirements.
• Implementing necessary diet changes when applicable.
• Ensuring physical, medical, and immunization requirements are completed as per our regulations.
• All other duties as assigned per the Devereux standards of care by the Director of Nursing or Nurse Manager.
• On call every six weeks.

Qualifications

• Current, valid Registered Nurse License.
• Eligible to practice in PA.
• Health care facility nursing experience.
• Experience working with adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health diagnoses, and/or TBI preferred.
• Thorough knowledge of regulatory requirements.
• Minimum 21 years of age.
• Valid driver's license.

Company Overview

Company Overview

Devereux is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit organizations, providing services, insight and leadership in the evolving field of behavioral healthcare. Founded in 1912, Devereux operates a comprehensive national network of clinical, therapeutic, educational and employment programs that positively impact the lives of 10,000+ children, adults – and their families – every year.

Our Mission: Devereux changes lives – by unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral or cognitive differences.

With nearly 6,500 employees working in programs across the country, Devereux is a trusted partner for families, schools and communities, serving individuals in the areas of autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, specialty mental health, education and foster care.

Our Culture, Our Expectations

At Devereux, Servant Leadership is embedded throughout our culture and every aspect of our organizational framework. Our mission-driven, people-first mindset is at the heart of the compassionate and high-quality programming we provide – every day – for the individuals and families we serve, and other key stakeholders. Devereux offers challenging and exciting work, and our team environment creates an empowering, positive and rewarding atmosphere. To be successful at Devereux, you will: put the needs of others first, feel called to serve and called to lead. As a member of our team, you will be a significant part of our commitment to providing a welcoming and supportive work environment across all programs and services, and within all policies and employee practices.

We believe a workplace rooted in inclusivity – offering a sense of belonging to all those who walk through our doors – is fundamental to delivering the highest quality healthcare services. Through open dialogue and the creation of brave spaces, we will engage in work that gives each of us a chance to change the world – one person, one family, one community at a time.

What Devereux Offers You

In addition to a competitive salary, Devereux provides a comprehensive health and welfare program to eligible full-time employees, family members and domestic partners. Eligible employees are eligible to start benefits after 30 days of employment. In addition, we offer:

• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day), 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit, and voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

Devereux is a drug-free workplace, drug screening required. EOE