JOB SUMMARY:
Heart of Gold PPEC,  is a growing organization that provides support to families of children from birth to twenty-one years of age with disabilities or special developmental needs, helping them to build on their child’s strengths, and to enhance and promote the child’s growth and development in our Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care in providing evaluations, assessments, and ongoing therapy for our children.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides services in accordance with the plan of care.
• Provides those services requiring substantial specialized nursing skills.
• Initiates appropriate preventative and nursing procedures.
• Informs personnel of changes in the condition and needs of the patient.
• Counsels with the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Participates in and presents in service programs.
• Processes orders and notifies physician of patient needs and changes in condition.
• Completes comprehensive assessments within forty-eight (48) hours.
• Completes certification/recertification orders as specified in policy.
• Implements and documents in nursing notes actions/interventions as outlined in the plan of care.
• Determines the amount and type of nursing needed for the patient.
• Initiates individualized care plans based on admission assessment and physician orders according to Center policy.
• Involves the patient/family in developing the plan of care.
• Reviews, evaluates, and updates the care plan based upon assessments.
• Prepares discharge summaries which reflect the care provided and outcomes.
• Refers to PT, OT, SLP, and MSW those patients requiring their specialized skills.
• Supervises and teaches other nursing personnel.
• Provides appropriate information regarding the patient to other agencies/individuals involved in the patient’s care.
• Directs and supervises performance of LPN as specified, and reports findings as appropriate.
• Provides total patient care as needed.
• Obtains knowledge and supervised practice of new skills.
• Observes confidentiality, safeguards all patient-related information.
• Attends staff meetings and patient care conferences as scheduled.
• Completes documentation and paperwork in a timely manner per Center policy.
• Immediately reports to DON any patient incidents/variances or complaints.
• Demonstrated competent performance of technical skills according to established procedures.
• Participates in peer review and PI activities as requested.
• Participates in utilization review of medical records as assigned.
• Understands and adheres to established policies/procedures.
• Adheres to Center standards and consistently interprets and accurately performs all assigned responsibilities.
• Maintains acceptable attendance status, per Center policy.
• Maintains acceptable level of tardiness, per Center policy.
• Reports all incomplete work assignments to DON.
• Appearance is always within Center standard; is clean and well-groomed.
• Participates in in-service programs and presents in services as assigned.
• Maintains clean and neat work environment.
• Demonstrates sound judgement and decision making.
• Maintains current CPR certification, if required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS:

• One or more years of pediatric experience.
• Valid Florida DOH Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse License.
• Prior PPEC experience is preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.

COMPENSATION: