Registered Nurse or (LPN) Licensed Practical Nurse - Full Time

Rising Ground, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 76,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization is seeking a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse to supervise health services for unaccompanied children. This full-time role involves providing medical care, conducting evaluations, and training staff, offering a unique opportunity to make an impact in a vital program serving at-risk youth.

Qualifications

• New York State Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.
• 5 years of demonstrated nursing supervisory experience.
• Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record.

Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day health services activities.
• Provide general medical care and health education.
• Conduct health evaluations and administer medication.

Skills

Pediatric Nursing

Supervisory Experience

Psychiatric Nursing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

RN) REGISTERED NURSE or LPN - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

3030 Bruner Avenue, Bronx, NY - Full Time - Monday - Friday 3-11pm

The Unaccompanied Children Program provides temporary residential care and other supportive services to Unaccompanied Children (UC) who are under legal custody of the Federal Government. Working in collaboration with the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the POH program provides a safe and nurturing environment for 439 youth as well as therapeutic and educational services and other supports that youth need to achieve success through an array of strength-based and targeted interventions as well as link them with family members and / or other sponsors in the United States so they are able to move forward with their lives and thrive.

About the Role

Responsible for supervising day-to-day health services activities. Health Services provide services and support for foster care, residential and juvenile justice involved youth. Full-time morning and evening shifts are available as well as weekend and holiday per diem shifts available.

What You’ll Do

• Provides general medical care and treatment to individual supported per program, on site.
• Performs physical examinations and preventative health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions.
• Provide health evaluations, assessments and screenings with follow-ups.
• Review all Pediatric guidelines for care, including immunizations and testing
• Records physical findings based on patient’s condition.
• Participate in clinical team and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan utilizing historical and current information
• Conducts and assists in medical examinations of youth after incidents.
• Provides health education to youth supported, including reproductive health education
• On call for all triage, sick, urgent and quick coverage, questions and consult calls for assigned programs.
• Administer Medication.
• Train staff.
• Assist with home visits and community provider visits as needed
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Qualifications

• New York State Registered Nurse OR Licensed Practical Nurse
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. Master’s degree preferred
• At least 5 years demonstrated experience in successful nursing supervisory
• Recent Experience in pediatric nursing and / or psychiatric nursing experience preferred
• Valid Driver's License with a clean driving record

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Supervisory Responsibility

Position Type / Expected Hours of Work :

This is a full-Time position with an annual pay of (LPN) $76.440.00 and (RN) $88,000.00 and the Bronx :

3030 Bruner Avenue, Bronx, NY - Full Time - Monday - Friday 3-11pm

Additional Requirements :

• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites if required for meetings or trainings.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all

employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s

perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or

veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring,

compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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