Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitISU - Institutional Services Unit (CSEA)
Salary RangeFrom $37.35 to $37.35 Hourly
"Other" Explanation Monday - Sunday (Can be up to 40hrs per week) - Multiple Shifts
Workday
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Must currently be a permanent, full-time Licensed Practical Nurse:
OR
Must be active and reachable on Civil Service eligible list for Licensed Practical Nurse and possess a license and registration to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse in New York State.
Valid unrestricted license to drive in New York State.
Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:
As a Licensed Practical Nurse on an assigned shift, you will provide professional nursing services appropriate to individuals served
by the program to which you are assigned. Services may include, but are not limited to, monitor the health status of individual, provide
appropriate interventions, and ensure proper documentation. You will also participate in staff training, prepare clinical and
administrative reports, maintain infection control standards, and function as a member of a treatment team.
Temp Hourly Licensed Practical Nurses will function as relief staff to provide nursing coverage in a chosen county. The Licensed Practical
Nurses role is essential to the health and safety as it pertains to the medical/nursing needs of our individuals residing in the community.
With an aging population, their medical needs have and will continue to increase. A Licensed Practical Nurse will supplement care where
additional License Practical Nurse coverage is required.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The temp-hourly Licensed Practical Nurse will provide coverage where nursing needs are high and staffing ratios are low. The Licensed
Practical Nurse duties may include, but are not limited to injections, enteral feedings, wound care, insertion of catheters, ostomy care,
and nursing assessments. Provides nursing care oversight, charts health status, transcribes physician’s orders accurately, and ensures
appropriate medication orders and follow up appointments are communicated within the work location. This position will be provided a
mentor for training.
NOTE: You must have a valid driver’s license to apply as travel is a part of the duties involved in this position.
Personal care of consumers residing in the home will be required.
CPR, First Aid, and Medication Certification will be required by release date.
Additional Comments ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
As a participating agency in the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus Program (HWB), direct care employees may be eligible to earn up to $3000 in bonuses for qualifying service if they meet specific requirements including continuous service during the appropriate vesting periods. For more information on the program, please contact the HR Office at 845-947-6000, option 3, option 5.
Please note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that he or she needs a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Workforce and Talent Management Central Office at (518) 473-4785 or Email at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• OPWDD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER
• Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide their current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov
• OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
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