Position Information

NY HELPNo

AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for

TitleNurse 2 - Brooklyn

Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services

Salary Grade16

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $50722 to $64557 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Schedule

Workweek Variable

Hours Per Week 40

Workday

From 6 AM

To 6 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

Location

County Kings

Street Address 888 Fountain Avenue

City Brooklyn

StateNY

Zip Code11239

Job Specifics

Minimum Qualifications * Must be licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State

* AND have one year of post RN licensure clinical nursing experience.

* OR

* Must be currently permanent in a title eligible for a 70.1 transfer

Duties Description Monitors individual’s medical/health needs and services.

* Visits each assigned home weekly (minimally) to provide nursing oversight and complete review of items as listed on the Nursing oversight/RN weekly visit.

* Interacts with primary, medical specialists, various clinical staff as necessary.

* Advocate for individuals’ health care needs

* Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee

* Provides support to residential staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.

* Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues

* Completes follow-up including documentation for individuals post ER/hospital visit follow-up

* Reviews, comments, initials and dates lab, x-ray, consults, etc. If indicated completes follow-up with practitioner.

* Provides necessary documentation regarding home visits within established time frames.

* Follows pressure wound policy and documentation requirements.

Provides appropriate nursing services and support/oversight to Residential/Day Hab. staff * Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).

* Completes nursing assessments and related documentation e.g. RN Notes, nursing log book, etc. thoroughly and within established time frames. * Provides individual-specific nursing interventions. * Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical/nursing issues. * Q+As and PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files. * Provides health related training/consultation to day program, IES, residential staff. * Annually for each individual in your caseload, completes: review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home/day program/IES), Braden Scale. Maintains current information for RN Health Monitoring Review and Home and Program Information for RN * Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP * Responsible for obtaining individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.

Provides adequate nursing assessment/supervision of DSAs competency regarding individual –specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration

* Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated Tasks)

* Provides training for all staff as needed on new/revised medication policies.

* Provides CMHN, NA and NPC’ with certification/recertification information for data base in a timely manner.

* Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation

Provides clinical supervision to LPNs

* Provides adequate nursing supervision and completes performance evaluations (as assigned) regarding individual-specific nursing procedures.

Maintains professional skills

* Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.

* Attends/completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.

* Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to the development of an action plan.

* Completes special projects/assignments

Additional Comments LOCATIONS: COZINE & CLEVELAND RESIDENCES IN CLUSTER 4

Cozine Residence - 1060 AND 1038 Cleveland Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11208

AND

FORT HAMILTON AND 64TH RESIDENCES IN CLUSTER 1

Ft. Hamilton Residence - 9502 Ft Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11209

64th Street Residence - 2230 64th Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11204

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Contact Information

Name Brooklyn DDSO HR Dept

Telephone 718/642-6310

Fax 718/642-5290

Email Address Brooklyn.HR@opwdd.ny.gov

Address

Street 888 Fountain Avenue

City Brooklyn

State NY

Zip Code 11239