Registered Nurse
Job Category: Licensed
Requisition Number: FAMIL004113
Full-Time
On-site
Salary: $92,000 USD per year
Location: Bronx, NY 10466, USA
Travel Required: Yes, 25% of the time
Job DetailsDescription
Oversees all medical aspects of the person supported health:
Responsibilities:
- Has at least one face to face contact on a weekly basis with each person supported to ensure physical well-being.
- Ensures the required medical appointments for each person supported are scheduled based on his/her individual needs and as per regulatory requirements.
- Ensure all nursing assessments are completed accordingly.
- Ensures that there is an adequate supply of medication for each person supported by completing a medication storage at minimum at least once per month.
- Ensure persons supported are receiving prescribed medications, treatments and diets as ordered.
- Reviews all routine, pre- and post-surgical, and Urgent Care/ER visit summaries in their entirety. Document findings/assessments/recommendations accordingly in a nursing note, if applicable.
- Serves as an advocate for the person supported during their medical care with the Prescriber.
- Maintaining a high level of professionalism with the ability to lead professional settings such as audits and participate in conferences representing the agency.
- Visits the people supported during hospitalizations or nursing rehab admissions to ensure their healthcare needs are being met at a minimum of once a week, or as needed based on the medical necessity and acuity of the person supported.
- Provide RN Coverage of other I/DD sites deemed necessary.
Clinical Responsibilities:
- Actively participates as a member of the person supported program planning team.
- Ensures that all health and medical-related issues are discussed with the team to foster awareness and develop a plan of care.
- Participates in program planning/goal development as it relates to the person supported's health/medical needs.
Record Keeping Responsibilities:
- Maintains all mandated medical records: Nursing notes (minimum of once a month), medical visit summaries, discharge summaries from Urgent Care/ER/Hospitalizations, prescriber's order/script, plans of nursing services (PONS).
- Complete all medical reports for the person supported (CFA, ICFs only, or ISP, IRA only) in a timely manner.
- Responsible for the oversight of person supported charts, including: MAR/Treatment Records (minimum of once a week), updated prescriptions/formulary, BM charts (minimum of once a week), medical books, flowsheets including, but not limited to: vital signs, blood sugar records, body check, head injury, seizure, repositioning, controlled substance count, etc., PONS (updated annually or when there is a change in diagnosis or treatment plan).
- Participates in the internal auditing process utilizing the Chart Audit Tool on a quarterly basis.
Staff Training Responsibilities:
- In-service staff at scheduled staff trainings, staff meetings and shift meetings on: general health issues, person supported specific needs, PONS training will occur annually of if there is a change in diagnosis or treatment plan.
- Train AMAP staff on responsibilities regarding medication administration.
Oversight Responsibilities:
- Ensure that health and safety procedures are being followed according to State and Federal regulations.
- Triage health concerns of the individuals via telephone and provide directives to the staff as necessary.
- Direct the staff to utilize Telehealth services when deemed necessary to decrease Urgent Care/ER visits.
- Supervises the AMAP's dispensing of medication and treatments as per the prescriber's orders.
- Ensure that medication errors are reported accordingly and the AMAP is trained on ways to prevent medication errors in the future.
Performance:
- Maintains a standard of high quality of work and productivity.
- Has overall knowledge of the person supported: program plans, medical status, day program.
- Follows through on issues in a timely manner.
- Demonstrates good judgement and decision-making.
- Is a good role model for both staff and person supported.
- Has a good attitude and team spirit.
- Is flexible and takes initiative.
- Has good attendance.
- Responds to directives as per the Nursing Supervisor.
Qualifications:
- Licensed RN
- One year of experience working with people supported with an intellectual development disability preferred
- Respect for the person supported and embodies the importance of person-first language & the Justice Center's Code of Conduct
- Valid N.Y.S Driver's License
Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.