Job Description
$1,250 Hiring Bonus
General Description of Duties:
- Ensure assigned health care services are provided/met in a timely manner
- Coordinate appointments and arrange transportation for client health services
- Accompany clients to appointments as required
- May accompany clients who require emergency or urgent care to appropriate providers
- Ensure all follow-up directives are relayed to all relevant parties
- Perform all related administrative duties
- Administer medication as directed
- Report any changes in health or nutritional status
- Record accurate data onto logs, case records, etc.
- Assess clients daily when in the home
- Perform 6-month health assessments on all clients
- Interact positively and constructively with all parties including but not limited to: Guardians, Case Managers, Therapists, Health Care professionals, and all agency personnel
- Attend all trainings and other related meetings as required
- Perform other duties as assigned
Education and Training:
- Must have RN license in New Mexico
- Five (5) years experience in healthcare with persons with developmental disabilities preferred
- Three (3) years supervised nursing experience preferred
- Current license to practice nursing within the State of New Mexico
- Must maintain CPR, First Aid, and other required trainings/certifications
- Ability to effectively communicate in English with internal and external customers of Adelante
- Ability to read and write English to understand and interpret written procedures
- Capable of giving and receiving instructions in written and verbal forms
- Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients, supervisors, and co-workers
Other Requirements: Must pass TB test and background check. Must have own reliable transportation, valid NM drivers license, insurable driving record and proof of current liability insurance. Must be able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, carry, and perform keyboarding/typing tasks frequently. Must be able to squat, reach above shoulder(s), kneel, balance, push, pull and lift 50 lbs. occasionally. Must be sufficiently mobile to visit various sites without prior notice. Adelante is a drug free workplace. Adelante is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Job: Full-Time
Pay: $30.00 per hour.
COVID19 considerations: Adelante is a NM Safe Certified Business