Community Health RN 2 - Nurse Educator & Trainer

State of New York - People With Developmental Disabilities, Office for; Thiells (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in Thiells, NY is seeking a Registered Nurse 2 (Community) to identify trends in health care quality and to develop educational supports for voluntary providers.

This full-time position requires a NY RN license, at least two years post-licensure, with one year direct community experience; travel about 35%; workweek Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, no telecommuting.

Qualifications

• Must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.
• Two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; one year of this experience must have been providing direct services to individuals with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addiction, or substance use disorders in a community setting.

Responsibilities

• Identify and use statewide and provider specific reportable data to identify trends in quality nursing and health care and outcomes.
• Develop tracking systems using available data sources to prioritize the Bureau's areas/topics of support to voluntary providers.
• In collaboration with the Division of Quality Improvement (DQI), track and trend voluntary provider health-related critical and significant events (CSEs) to identify trends in substandard care/performance to inform the development of educational supports with the goal of preventing recurrence.
• Uses available data to identify specific gaps and needs in nursing and health care services, and develop programs to address identified clinical needs.
• Utilize identified trends in questions submitted by providers to determine, develop and present relevant educational topics for voluntary providers utilizing synchronous and asynchronous training methods.
• Develop a program for and provision of instructional and learning opportunities for voluntary agencies to meet a person’s care needs in the community following hospitalization and skilled nursing facility stay using in-person, virtual and pre-recorded methods of training.
• Participate in the development and implementation of preventive healthcare and incident prevention educational materials as needed across programs.
• Review and evaluate the success of guidance and education provided to voluntary providers and update training materials accordingly.

Job description

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) in Thiells, NY is seeking a Registered Nurse 2 (Community) to identify trends in health care quality and to develop educational supports for voluntary providers.

This full-time position requires a NY RN license, at least two years post-licensure, with one year direct community experience; travel about 35%; workweek Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, no telecommuting.