There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Job Summary: Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides a variety of residential services and living supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, based on individual needs, abilities, and health conditions. The RN will work in a Developmental Disability Group Home and monitor resident's medical needs, appointments, records, and documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Supervise LPN's and RN's.
• Implement medical protocols from Medical Committee and train staff on the protocols.
• Provide training materials for medical conditions.
• Completes nursing intakes for new individuals into service.
• Assure that nurses are doing peer reviews via chart audits
• Complete documentation according to Medicaid/Medicare/DBHDD Agency rules, policies, and guidelines.
• Monitor direct care delivery by LPN's, client support workers, and/or CNAs, as needed.
• Facilitates the nurses' meetings as scheduled
• Advocates for individual's rights with medical professionals and other outside entities that serve the individuals served by Highland Rivers
• Attend trainings offered by DBHDD for nursing services
• Serve as the Nurse representative for IDD at DBHDD meetings
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• Associate RN
• Licensed per the State of Georgia BSN Preferred
• 2 years IDD experience preferred.
• Must obtain Developmental Disability Professional status via DBHDD.