RN Care Coordinator

Hybrid Telework in Jackson County, Iowa

This role is a hybrid position, with a combination of telework and 8-16 hours per week on-site in a Residential Care Facility in Jackson County, Iowa.  

Full-time | Primarily Monday – Friday
 

Imagine the Possibilities is seeking a compassionate, intuitive, and knowledgeable nurse to join the direct care team as a Care Coordinator. This role requires team members to collaborate, create, and implement person-centered care plans for individuals with disabilities and/or behavioral health diagnosis in the least-restrictive manner possible in accordance with the latest regulatory guidance for the setting. Within this position, you will play a vital role in providing professional, psychiatric nursing guidance and care. 

If you’re a passionate nurse with psychiatric experience who enjoys empowering people to reach their goals and help them strive for more, we want you to join our team. As an integral part of the overall care team, you will collaborate with other Direct Support Professionals, Programmers, Supervisors, individuals-served, and their families to ensure the best possible support is provided. This position will provide support to individuals served with intellectual disabilities and/or a behavioral health diagnosis. Your innovative and impactful solutions and strategies will make the difference for those you serve. 

What Winning Looks Like:

While it’s not a competition, we do recognize that each person wants to ‘win’ at life; and you’re a central part of someone else’s wins – as well as your own! In this role, you’ll be responsible to: 

• Serve on Imagines' Quality Team as a medical/behavioral representative on the Responsive Services Committee for identified regions. 
• Provide oversight and support (in-person and virtual) to individuals with complex medical and/or behavioral challenges.
• Serve as a liaison with the care team for individuals-served, including psychiatry, therapists, pharmacy, and support staff. This includes:

o Providing resources and support to individuals in crisis.

o Showing empathy and compassion in interactions with individuals experiencing mental health challenges.

o Participating and providing support within the implementation of an individual’s care plan, including their interventions and additional supports.

o Connecting individuals and/or staff with resources/education necessary as it relates to mental health, chemical dependency, or inappropriate sexual behaviors.

• Assist in the development, training, implementation, and monitoring of individuals-served complex medical and/or behavioral support plans. This role requires you to have extensive knowledge in mental health/psychiatric nursing. This means you will also assist with individual-served crisis intervention and risk management planning through supporting the development and review of appropriate, time-limited rights restrictions, behavioral supports, and intervention plans.
• Assist with medication administration, as needed. This could include assisting with the development and review of curriculum and remedial training for our direct care teams.
• Be an advocate for individuals receiving services to have as much control over their own lives as possible. All individuals should be treated with respect and should feel empowered to live their life as independently as physically possible. 

Know We’re For You:

We know finding the right opportunity can be tricky – that’s why Imagine is focused on making sure your time is well spent. We take pride in the benefits we offer our employees. As an employee, you’ll have access to a variety of benefits that are sure to sweeten the deal. Depending on your full-time or part-time status, you’ll have access to: 

• Competitive Wages: The hourly wage is based on experience and education. If you have questions about compensation, we encourage you to apply and discuss these questions with our team during the interview process. 
• Flexible Scheduling: We’re a 24/7 service provider, so we have all sorts of opportunities that will fit your schedule. 
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO): We all deserve a break now and then – don’t feel bad about taking time for you. 
• 401k Retirement Plan: Secure your future with a cushioned fund that will allow you to live your best life. 
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans: Whether its medical, dental, vision, or life insurance – we’ve got you covered. 
• Pre-Paid Legal Services: Be prepared for the things you just can’t be prepared for on your own.
• Discounted Costco or Sam’s Club Memberships: What can we say? We know a great deal when we see one. 
• Advancement Opportunities: We believe in your future, which is why we have a specifically designed leadership development opportunity purposed to launch your career. 
• Employee Assistance Program: We’re there for you through all life’s ups and downs. 

Functional Experiences, Skills, & Requirements:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and professional experiences:

• Mission-oriented: We’re on a mission to empower people to reach individual achievement across the spectrum of life. We know you are, too.
• An Attitude of Leaning: The truth is, the field of caregiving is always changing and requires adaptability. We need people on our team who are always ready to learn new ways of doing things, helping people, and changing lives. 
• Ability to Communicate Well: We’re looking for people with strong communication abilities so we can rely on you to communicate effectively to the rest of the team and the people we serve. 
• Confidence: We’re looking for people who know how to balance being bold and being humble. We’re looking for team members who are self-aware enough to know when to stand up as an advocate for others and when it’s time to follow the leader.
• Experience: This position requires a minimum of 3-5 psychiatric nursing experience. Your knowledge of and experience with psychiatric and physical health disorders, psychotropic medications, DSM-IV diagnoses, and co-occurring disorders will make you stand out among the rest.
• Education: It is required that you have obtained your RN license through an accredited program and have at least three years of experience in psychiatric, emergency, or substance abuse treatment nursing. 
• Licensure(s): Valid licensure in the state of Iowa as a Registered Nurse.
• Driver’s License: You’ll be responsible for transportation at times, so we need to trust your ability to be safe behind the wheel.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• May require lifting at times, up to 35 pounds. Lifting more than 35 pounds requires the use of a two-person lift, mechanical lift, or assistive equipment.
• May require prolonged sitting and working at a computer for up to eight hours.
• May require frequent bending, stooping, and stretching.
• May require prolonged standing for up to eight hours.
• Must wear hearing and eye protection in required areas.
• Must have ability to see objects/persons at a distance.
• Must have ability to see close work such as typed or handwritten material.
• Must have ability to hear conversations in a quiet and a noisy environment.
• Must have ability to determine where a sound is coming from.
• Must have ability to hear differences among bells, buzzers, beeps, horns, etc.
• Must have ability to communicate through speech.
• Must have ability to drive and transport for service provision as needed.
• Must remain awake during working hours, if applicable.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain an all-inclusive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Further, this job description does not imply a contract between employees and Imagine the Possibilities, Inc.

Imagine the Possibilities is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other protected status.