Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
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
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