CADES- Children and Adult Disability and Educational Services Looking for Healthcare Supervisor at Swarthmore, PA Full Time

Position Title:                       Healthcare Supervisor

FLSA Classification:               Exempt

SUMMARY:

The Healthcare Supervisor is a person, who by the virtue of special knowledge, training, and experience, is uniquely able to inform, motivate, guide, assist, and care for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD). In this process, it is the primary responsibility of the Healthcare Supervisor to recognize which problems are beyond the scope of his/her training, skill, or competency and to be willing and able to refer the individual to other appropriate professional services.

The tasks which the Healthcare Supervisor performs and the areas in which he/she is expected to be competent will generally fall into the following categories:

• Staff education/Training
• Direct care
• Supervision of staff
• Assessment
• Individualized Service or Education Plans (ISPs or IEPs)
• Consumer education/Training
• Service coordination/Case Management
• Quality Assurance
• Documentation/Record keeping
• Medical or other health related appointments
• Medication administration and treatments
• Research/Consultation
• Interdisciplinary team meetings
• Diagnostics testing
• Advocacy/Consumer rights
• Networking/Professional issues
• Program development

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Perform assessments of client’s health status on admission/discharge as well as on an ongoing basis when medical needs indicate and make decisions and/or recommendations for external medical attention contingent upon the circumstance which is then supported by timely point of care (POC) documentation
• Completes required documentation, specifically:
• Monthly SBAR report
• Daily SBAR report
• Medical appointment paperwork
• Monthly head to toe assessment
• Bi-monthly medication reconciliation
• Pertinent Plans of Care
• Maintains accurate list of immunizations
• Communicate and coordinate health information between CADES, Program Directors, and direct care professionals (DSPs), outside provider agencies, Director of Clinical Services, and other health professionals, routinely and whenever further assessment, evaluation or monitoring is required.
• Screening of individuals for illness/injury and determine the need for the implementation of routine, urgent, and emergency care as identified in CADES Policy and Procedures.
• Individual case management of assigned individuals which includes coordinating, managing, and monitoring behavioral/medical/dental care and follow up. Assuring that medical/dental appointments are scheduled, and medically necessary information accompanies the individual to the appointments and physician’s orders are implemented.
• Development and maintenance of heath management plans, records, lifetime medical histories and medication regimes for each individual.
• Prepare and administer medications, treatments and tasks as ordered and in accordance with CADES Policies and Procedures and the Pennsylvania 6400 Regulations.
• Evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of medication with pertinent data and report any observed side effects or relevant laboratory values to physician.
• Monitor and oversee medication administration/issues for individuals to ensure accurate administration, documentation, and storage.
• Review monthly medication sheets, clarify need for corrections, make corrections as necessary as well as communicate changes to DSPs, Director of Clinical Services and Program Managers.
• Ensure PA Nurse Practice Act when obtaining, transcribing, checking, administering, and storing medications; to include medication orders.
• Communication and coordination of pertinent health concerns or information on a routine basis with the Residential Program Director, Director of Clinical Services, and other CLA Healthcare Supervisors.
• Attendance at routinely scheduled CLA Nursing Meetings, in-service meetings, and other meetings as necessary.
• Maintains current knowledge of Emergency Medical Plans for caseloads.
• Documents all telephone communication on an organizational call log.
• Reviews all medical visit and discharge reports, ensures appropriate follow-up actions are completed in alignment with all recommendations. Provides feedback to primary care physician on recommendations from discharge summaries for follow-up.
• Provides health information by instructing residential team in care, rehabilitation of patient; maintaining health and prevention of disease; providing instructions in other subjects related to individual and community welfare.
• Maintains health care records in alignment with PA Department of Human Services regulations (Chapter 6400) and Medicaid Waiver regulations (Chapter 51).
• Collaborate in the development and implementation of client annual assessment, health screening tools (such as HRST), ISP health plans and Plans of Care. Updates electronic health record(s) for any change in status throughout the ISP year. 
• Coordinates the provision and maintenance of DME, disposable DME and supplements for clients on caseload in conjunction with residential staff.
• Communicates with client’s family members and designated health care decision makers.
• Develops individualized plans of care (POCs) and educates residential staff.
• Provides on-call coverage for the CLA program according to the rotation procedure. 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• LPN required; RN preferred. Current license in the state of Pennsylvania.
• Basic lifesaving (BLS) certification
• Minimum of five years’ experience working with and coordinating healthcare for individuals with multiple disabilities.
• Current PA State Police & Child Abuse clearances; FBI clearance for anyone living outside PA in the past two years.
• Valid driver’s license and 3-year adequate driving record; maintain adequate vehicle liability insurance.