Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $49272 to $63293 Annually
"Other" Explanation Saturday/Sunday (weeks 1 & 3) / Thursday/Friday (weeks 3 & 4)
Workday
Street Address Cozine & Cleveland in Cluster 4/Douglas St & Parkside in Cluster 2/Voohies & 11TH Ave. in Cluster 1
888 Fountain Ave
Minimum Qualifications Must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State
AND have one year of post RN licensure clinical nursing experience.
OR
Must be currently permanent in a title eligible for a 70.1 transfer
Duties Description Monitors individual’s medical/health needs and services:
Visits each assigned home weekly (minimally) to provide nursing oversight and complete review of items as listed on the Nursing oversight/RN weekly visit.
Interacts with primary, medical specialists, various clinical staff as necessary.
Advocate for individuals’ health care needs
Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee
Provides support to residential staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.
Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues
Completes follow-up including documentation for individuals post ER/hospital visit follow-up
Reviews, comments, initials and dates lab, x-ray, consults, etc. If indicated completes follow-up with practitioner.
Provides necessary documentation regarding home visits within established time frames.
Follows pressure wound policy and documentation requirements.
Provides appropriate nursing services and support/oversight to Residential/Day Hab. staff
Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).
Completes nursing assessments and related documentation e.g. RN Notes, nursing log book, etc. thoroughly and within established time frames.
Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.
Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical/nursing issues.
Q+As and PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files.
Provides health related training/consultation to day program, IES, residential staff.
Annually for each individual in your caseload, completes: review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home/day program.
Maintains current information for RN Health Monitoring Review and Home and Program Information for RN
Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP
Responsible for obtaining individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.
Provides adequate nursing assessment/supervision of DSAs: competency regarding individual –specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration
Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated Tasks)
Provides training for all staff as needed on new/revised medication policies.
Provides CMHN, NA and NPC’ with certification/recertification information for data base in a timely manner.
Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation
Provides clinical supervision to LPNs:
Provides adequate nursing supervision and completes performance evaluations (as assigned) regarding individual-specific nursing procedures.
Additional Comments Maintains professional skills:
Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.
Attends/completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.
Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to the development of an action plan.
Completes special projects/assignments
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.