Job Title: Adult Health Services Supervisor
Job Category: Supervisor: Exempt/UFR 108
Reports to: Director of Health Services
Time required: Full-time or part-time, evening/weekend hours required, plus minimum of one week of call per month
Supervises: Adult Nurse Case Managers
Summary: Coordinate medical care for the individuals served and facilitate communication with outside agencies and physicians as necessary.
Primary Job Responsibilities:
- Meet with direct reports at minimum two times per month and document supervision notes.
- Monitor direct reports performance and complete yearly evaluation process
- Assign caseload and responsibilities to direct reporting nurses
- Facilitate the health care planning process in conjunction with Residential Manager for the transitioning of individuals into Guild adult residences
- Provide staff training to ensure optimal health and safety standards
- Monitor the health and safety issues within all adult residences
- Maintain medical records including documentation of treatment and medication administration of individuals
- Complete initial and annual medical assessments of individuals
- Active member of the ISP team
- Participate in designated team meetings and case reviews for individuals
- Communicate with outside agencies, physicians and guardians.
- Monitor MAP in all adult group homes for quality assurance
- Report deficient practice by Certified MAP staff in accordance with MAP Policies
- Provide medical on-call coverage at minimum one week monthly
- Able to attend training as required
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Essential Job Functions
- Regular attendance at work is an essential function of the job including inclement weather situations.
- Physical and mental capacity to work in stressful situations and de-escalate individuals who have limited cognition and complex needs
- Proficiency in written and spoken English is an essential function of the job.
- Excellent organization and time management skills.
- Pass Guild Driving test to access Guild vehicles for transportations of individuals.
- Must be able to implement crisis intervention techniques as necessary, including Nonviolent
- Crisis Intervention (via certification through CPI)
Qualifications:
- Registered Nurses who have an associate’s degree (bachelor’s preferred) with 5+ years Nursing experience.
- Knowledge of Massachusetts regulatory standards is required with preferred experience in regulatory compliance with standards from Department of Developmental Services (DDS) and Department of Public Health (DPH)
- Must meet Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) background check requirements
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
The Guild for Human Services is committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment for qualified individuals with a disability. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and State law, it is the policy of the Guild to provide reasonable accommodations in employment to qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the Guild’s business or would change the essential functions of the position. Retaliation against an individual with disability for utilizing this policy is prohibited.