RN Citizens Shoreham ICF

Citizens Options Unlimited; East Shoreham (NY); Presencial; USD 75.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Citizens Options Unlimited is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to lead clinical nursing services under the Nurse Manager, ensuring care complies with OPWDD and DOH regulations.

You will provide hands-on nursing support, evaluate health needs, manage medications, respond to emergencies, and coordinate with LPNs and AMAP staff to maintain standards across programs.

Formación

• Hands-on clinical nursing responsibilities in home and program settings.
• Assess health needs and provide nursing care within scope.
• Coordinate with LPN & AMAP staff to maintain standards.

Responsabilidades

• Practices and promotes Citizens mission statement in every interaction.
• Provides hands on clinical support including assessments, medication administration, emergencies.
• Ensures compliance with OPWDD/DOH regulations and nursing plans.

Conocimientos

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Emergency response

Team coordination

Educación

NYS Registered Nurse License

Herramientas

Braden scale

Descripción del empleo

Overview

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager, responsible for ensuring the proper delivery of nursing services in compliance with OPWDD and DOH regulation. Practices and promotes the agency’s mission statement in every interaction.

Responsibilities

• Practices and promotes Citizens mission statement in every interaction.
• Provides hands on clinical support to people supported including but not limited to assessments, medication administration, responding to emergencies, nursing skills within scope of practice. Provides clinical direction to LPN & AMAP staff and ensure that nursing skills are be performed to standards.
• Ensures the implementation of proper principles of primary nursing, in accordance with OPWDD and DOH regulation, ensuring that all people’s health needs are met in the home in which they are assigned.
• Is on call to the program on a rotating 24/7 to assist with triage of medical concerns when an RN isn’t immediately on site.
• Completes a plan of nursing services (PONS) for each person supported on their caseload and ensures that all required documents are thorough, complete and up to date (i.e. CFA, PONS, Braden scale) Initiate and complete training every time there is a change in a person’s status and no less than annually.
• Ensures that all consultations, lab work, medical visits, medications etc are completed as ordered for a designated caseload.
• Participate in all nursing staff meetings & attend team meetings, administrative and management meetings to communicate medical information as needed and seek recommendations to improve medical care to individuals in each program.
• Ensures that nursing department adherence to all ICF regulations and participates in ongoing surveys by OPWDD
• Confers with individuals who receive supports and services and their family members/correspondents by telephone and scheduled treatment team meetings to serve as an insightful resource and to discuss their specific questions related to their medical concerns.
• Ensure that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff as it relates to workplace safety and infection control.This position requires regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with people receiving services and, therefore, is subject to successful completion of fingerprint/criminal background check.
• Reports to Justice Center as a mandated reporter if there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect or a potentially hazardous work environment. Additionally, follows all agency incident policy and procedures.
• Adheres to all regulations, agency policy and procedures, the employee handbook, and agency and program training requirements.
• Performs other duties as instructed by supervisor.

Through family and community engagement, Citizens supports People to live the life they choose

Qualifications

NYS Registered Nurse License, 1 year experience preferred but not required