DDA RN

• Position: Registered Nurse – DDA
• Location: Salisbury, MD
• Openings: 6 PRN openings
• 2 – Day shifts – 6:30am-3:00pm – M-F
• 2 – Evening shifts – 2:30pm-11:00pm – M-F
• 2 – Day or Evening shifts – Solely weekends (Fri-Sun)
• Hours: 8-hour shifts
• Pay Rate: $50/hr
• Contract Duration: 8 weeks with a chance of extension
• Start Date: ASAP
• Primary Duties:
• Management of Nursing Care: Oversee nursing care and ensure the comfort of individuals on a unit during a designated shift.
• Supervision and Evaluation: Assist with the supervision and evaluation of personnel on a designated shift
• G-Tube Management: Care for individuals with gastrostomy tubes (G-Tubes) for feeding and medication administration.
• Seizure Management: Monitoring and managing residents with seizure disorders, including the use of Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) devices.
• Chest Physiotherapy (Chest PT): Providing respiratory care, including chest physiotherapy to help clear airway secretions.
• Required Skills: A minimum of 1 year of recent/relative experience as an RN in a clinical setting.
• Prior/recent experience working with individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities highly preferred.
• RNs in any previous clinical setting (Tele, ED, ICU, LTC, Hospice, Behavioral, etc.) will be considered.
• Empathy and compassion are vital traits that interested candidates must have in order to be successful in this role.
• Specific licensure and certifications/registrations required: MD or Compact license and CPR.
• Interview process: Interviews can be phone, virtual, or in-person
• EMR: Paper charting
• Nurse/Patient Ratio: No more than 16 residents in each building (current ratios at 13)
• 1 Nurse and 4 Direct Care Associates (DCA’s) in two buildings at all times
• 1 Nurse and 2 Direct Care Associates (DCA’s) in other two buildings (nurse floats between both of these locations) – Unlikely that Amergis nurse will work in either of these two specific buildings.
• Timekeeping: Employees will log hours on a paper timesheet that is provided on-site and then input the same exact hours into their MaxView virtual timesheet
• Dress Code: Any colored scrubs
• Parking: Free parking
• Orientation:
• 3-day orientation
• Employee will meet with the Staff Development Director to complete 7 core courses on-site that are required through the DDA.
• Charting, training on paperwork, profile sheets, etc.
• Nurse will then train on the floor
• Orientation is scheduled during the day for both dayshift and nightshift nurses.

Minimum Requirements:

• Current Registered Nurse License for the state in which the nurse practices
• Current CPR if applicable
• TB Questionnaire, PPD or chest x-ray if applicable 
• Current Health certificate (per contract or state regulation) 
• Must meet all federal, state and local requirements 
• Must be at least 18 years of age