What are the responsibilities and job description for the Nurse position at MECA Therapies LLC?
MECA Therapies, LLC is looking for a Nurse to join our professional team.
MECA Therapies is the largest pediatric rehabilitation provider in the state of New Mexico. Our mission is to strive every day towards ensuring that our families and their children have access to the highest quality of care in the communities we serve.
The Nurse provides nursing services to families with the information, skills, and support to enhance the child’s development. Assist in assessing the health status for the purpose of providing nursing care; identify patterns of human response to actual or potential health problems; provision of nursing care to prevent health problems, restore or improve functioning and promote optimal health and development; and administer medication, treatments and regimens prescribed by a licensed physician. Nursing services are provided in collaboration with the family and other personnel providing early intervention services in accordance with the IFSP. These services will be conducted within a variety of environments in home and community settings.
QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed in this job description are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND LICENSURE:
- Licensure from NM Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse or a Licensed Practical Nurse.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Proficient computer skills in Microsoft Windows
- Proficient organizational and record keeping skills
- Effective oral and written communication
- Excellent interpersonal and teaming skills
- Ability to train clients, family members and professionals
- Exercise and maintain a high level of confidentiality
- Completion of Family Infant Toddler online trainings
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
The Nurse will operate within Local, State and Federal Regulations as well as adhere to all MECA policies and procedures. Essential duties include but are not limited to the following:
1. Participating in the Comprehensive Evaluation to gather information to assist in determining a child’s eligibility for the FIT program as needed
2. Providing families with the information, skills, and support to enhance their child’s development in all areas which include cognitive, communication, physical/motor, social or emotional and adaptive development
3. Providing services that include consultation with families, and implementation of planned activities that promote the child’s healthy development and acquisition of skills that lead to achieving outcomes in the child’s IFSP
4. Writing evaluation reports with technical accuracy
5. Seeking out appropriate information from medical and/or other resources as needed to implement treatment strategies
6. Utilizing time in sessions efficiently to meet objectives
7. Providing accurate and immediate feedback to the child and family
8. Planning for discharge of the child and family
9. Providing direct support in area of expertise
10. Provide those services that enable an eligible child that include the assessment of health status for the purpose of providing nursing care; the identification of patterns of human response to actual or potential health problems; provision of nursing care to prevent health problems, restore or improve functioning, and promote optimal health and development; and administration of medication, treatments, and regimens prescribed by a licensed physician.
11. Completing necessary data collection and reporting tools
12. Complying with company policies and procedures for all business and support practices
13. Attending Transdisciplinary Team Consultation Meetings (TTCM) meetings, IFSP’s, Periodic Reviews, Annual Reviews and Transition meetings as required
14. Fulfilling Team Lead duties for a select number of children on assigned caseload
CASELOAD ASSIGNMENTS
The Nurse will be assigned a weekly caseload from the respective program directors for each program they serve by:
- Carrying a caseload of 27 therapy hours per week equating to 1296 direct therapy hours per year or part time equivalent
- Proving services according to child’s IFSP
PRODUCTIVITY
The Nurse will achieve the expected productivity set by MECA Management by:
1. Achieving 90% performance goal
DOCUMENTATION
The Nurse will accurately collect data for the child and families served and will ensure that the information is accurate and filed in a timely manner by adhering to the following:
1. Documenting therapy sessions and progress at the time of visit and documented in the MAPS system in real time
2. Completing progress notes with team at 6-month reviews
3. Documenting TTCM meetings
4. Completing FIT evaluation reports within 3 business days
STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
The Nurse will provide the necessary support, training, and guidance in their provision of services to the children and families served. The Nurse must also comply with all mandatory trainings identified by their licensing board as well trainings mandated by their respective supervisor(s) and/or company by adhering to the following:
- Consulting and providing in-house trainings to other staff members
- Maintaining appropriate licensure through the NM licensing board
- Attending mandatory staff meetings and trainings
SUPERVISION
The Nurse will receive general supervision from Regional Director as detailed in MECA’s policies and procedures.
