Nurse (Part-time)

Unique Care Community Service; New York (NY); On-site; USD 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Unique Care Community Services, Inc. is looking for a qualified nurse to provide nursing oversight for individuals receiving OPWDD services. This part-time role (about 8 hours/week) focuses on AMAP supervision, medication oversight, and ensuring staff competency within a residential setting.

You will coordinate with physicians, families, and care teams to maintain safe medication practices and adherence to program requirements. The position offers flexible hours in Brooklyn, NY.

Qualifications

• Active RN or LPN license in good standing.
• Experience with OPWDD services required.
• Experience in a residential setting preferred.
• Familiarity with OPWDD requirements, medication management, and documentation standards.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and with care staff.

Responsibilities

• AMAP Oversight and supervision of AMAP-certified staff and ensure valid certification for medication tasks.
• Review medication orders and ensure MARs are complete and accurate.
• Monitor medication storage, labeling, expiration dates, disposal, and security.
• Investigate and respond to medication errors; support corrective actions and staff retraining.
• Conduct AMAP training, certification, and recertification per OPWDD requirements.
• Develop and provide ongoing health-related in-services for staff.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Independence

Collaboration

Education

RN or LPN license

Job description

Company: Unique Care Community Services, Inc.
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Position: Part-Time Nurse
Hours: Approximately 8 hours per week

About Us

Unique Care Community Services facilitates innovative programs to engage, encourage, and empower individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We provide Day Habilitation, Community Habilitation, Respite, and other OPWDD-funded services across NYC.

Overview

We are seeking a qualified nurse to provide nursing oversight and support to individuals receiving OPWDD services. This is a part-time position ideal for a nurse looking for supplemental, flexible hours.

Responsibilities

AMAP Oversight and Supervision

Provide ongoing nursing supervision and clinical oversight of AMAP-certified staff.

Ensure that only staff with current and valid AMAP certification administer medications or perform applicable delegated nursing tasks.

Maintain or assist the agency in maintaining an accurate system for tracking AMAP certification and recertification expiration dates.

Ensure AMAP staff do not administer medications when their certification has expired.

Observe medication administration practices and evaluate staff competency.

Provide additional supervision, retraining, counseling, or competency assessment when medication-administration concerns are identified.

Remain available, or ensure appropriate nursing/healthcare professional coverage is available, for consultation regarding medication and health-related concerns during service provision, consistent with the agency's program model and OPWDD requirements.

Medication Administration Oversight

Review medication orders and ensure medications administered at the program have appropriate practitioner orders.

Monitor Medication Administration Records (MARs) for completeness, accuracy, proper documentation, omissions, and discrepancies.

Ensure medications are administered according to the individual's current orders and applicable medication-administration procedures.

Monitor medication storage, labeling, expiration dates, disposal, and security.

Review procedures for controlled medications when applicable.

Ensure staff understand medication indications, precautions, potential side effects, adverse reactions, and when nursing or emergency intervention is required.

Coordinate with physicians, pharmacies, families, residential providers, care managers, and other healthcare professionals when clarification of an order or health concern is necessary.

Medication Errors and Incident Follow-Up

Review and respond to medication errors, missed doses, documentation discrepancies, and other medication-related concerns.

Assess the individual when clinically indicated following a medication error or adverse event.

Provide staff with appropriate instructions regarding physician/pharmacy notification, monitoring, documentation, and follow-up.

Participate in medication-error investigations and corrective-action processes.

Identify patterns or trends in medication errors and recommend corrective measures.

Provide remedial training and competency reassessment when indicated.

Maintain documentation demonstrating the agency's response and remediation of medication errors. OPWDD survey protocols specifically review medication-error reporting and remediation systems.

AMAP Certification and Recertification

Conduct AMAP training, certification, recertification, and medication practicums when qualified/authorized to do so under OPWDD requirements.

Ensure AMAP candidates successfully complete required training and competency-based practicums before independently administering medications.

Conduct annual AMAP recertification and competency review as required.

Maintain complete documentation of certifications, recertifications, practicums, competency evaluations, and remedial training.

Review the AMAP's medication-administration performance during the certification period as part of the recertification process.

Staff In-Service Education and Training

Develop and provide ongoing health-related in-services.

Qualifications

Active RN or LPN license in good standing.

Experience working with individuals receiving OPWDD services required.

Experience in a residential setting strongly preferred.

Familiarity with OPWDD requirements, medication management, and documentation standards.

Strong communication and organizational skills.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively with care staff.