Job Description

Job Title:  Nurse Delegated Coordinator

Reports to: Nurse Delegated Training and Program Supervisor 

Salary: $19.00 - $20.00

Summary 

The primary role of the Nurse Delegated Coordinator is to provide support to clients on their caseload requiring nurse delegated and other medically intensive tasks. Assist clients to achieve their goals in accordance with the residential guidelines. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities 

• Acknowledge and advocate for the needs, wants, and rights of clients with dignity and respect. 

• Identify areas of change that clients on their caseload would like to achieve. 

• Coordinate individualized programs for clients and document activity thoroughly. 

• Transport clients to and from all agency activities, and/or arrange transportation services as appropriate. 

• Assist with client money management such as petty cash, receipts, checkbook and EBT’s. 

• Implement a safe and clean environment in which our clients live by doing households ADLS (i.e., chores, meals, bathing, hygiene, removal of garbage, laundry, etc.). 

• Report promptly instances of injuries, behaviors, abuse, and safety hazards, etc. to management, following the Chain of Command. 

• Ensure adequate health care for each client. 

• Assist clients with mobility needs, transferring them from wheelchair to bed. 

• Monitoring vitals (if applicable) and client behavior. 

• Turning or adjusting clients in bed to prevent bedsores and/or other discomfort. 

• Ensure clients have access to regular meals. 

• Accompany clients to health appointments and provide appropriate documentation for each appointment to management in a timely manner. 

• Communicate with medical offices, pharmacies, and the nurse delegator. 

• Administer medications to clients and document accordingly, including nurse delegated tasks. 

• Assist client with daily hygiene as outlined in care plans, including personal care such as brushing teeth, bathing, hair washing, toileting, etc. 

Education and Experience 

• Minimum age of 18 years 

• Current criminal background check cleared by DSHS before working alone unsupervised with the clients 

• Valid driver’s license or Washington State ID 

• Home telephone or cell phone 

• High school graduate or equivalent 

• Additional training specific to client complex care and behavioral needs 

Skills and Qualifications 

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including customer service, patience, empathy and compassion 

• Effective communication skills, including active listening, writing, speaking and reading comprehension 

• Good collaboration and teamwork skills 

• Fast and adaptive problem-solving abilities 

• Keen attention to detail 

• In-depth understanding of client care policies and regulations 

• Familiarity with symptoms and signs of improvement for a number of medical conditions 

• Comfortable working with specific populations of clients, including elderly clients and those with special needs 

• Physical strength and stamina 

Certificates, Licenses and Registrations 

• Nursing Assistant Registered (NAR) License, or higher (preferred) 

• Home Care Aide (HCA) License (preferred) 

• Certified Nursing Assistant (NAC) License (preferred) 

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