Roles & Responsibilities : This position provides specialized nursing care for individuals with developmental disabilities requiring regular nursing care; provides specialized medical support to staff; completes required charting, reporting, and recommended health care plans; develops health education plans in specialty areas; ensures physicians’ orders are obtained, updated, and renewed with therapeutic interventions; administers medications and provides skilled treatment; acts as a consultant to peers and staff regarding treatment of members’ illness, rehabilitation needs, and preventative care; monitors assigned site for compliance with Department of Health standards; participates as a member of interdisciplinary teams; conducts ongoing quality assurance monitoring.  

Skills Required  

• Nursing assessment (all skills allowed by scope of practice)  
• Providing appropriate treatment in emergency situations  
• Making sound medical decisions  
• Time management  
• Interpersonal communication  
• Communicating clearly and concisely writing and verbally  
• Providing formal instruction Developing, analyzing, and implementing treatment care plans  
• Effective problem-solving  

Experience Required: Nursing theory and practice, especially regarding individuals with developmental disabilities State Nurse Practice Act Member condition and medical/physical changing care needs Nursing process  

Education Required: Possession of a current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona.  

Addition Information  

• Must be 18 years of age to apply and read and write English.  
• Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, overtime, and change work locations as assigned.   
• Resources will be for overnight shift- must be willing to work weekends  
• Compliance Items - Resume, TB skin test, Background check (Criminal Felony & Misdemeanor, managed adjudication, SSN Validation, Federal Criminal, SSN Trace, National Sex Offender Registry, Widescreen plus National Criminal Search) CPR card CPI Card or Prevention and Support Equivalent -NOT REQUIRED Driver's License Copy of COVID Vaccine Card (Fully Vaccinated) Resources shall have a valid Level One fingerprint clearance