Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $91776 to $100248 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Permanent service as a Registered Nurse 1
OR
2. Eligible to 70.1 transfer into a Registered Nurse 1 title.
OR
3. Open to the Public: Licensed and currently registered to practice nursing in New York State.
*Must maintain a valid New York State license and registration
Duties Description *Salary: $91,776-$100,248
Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($63,108), Increased Hiring Salary ($8,668), and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($80,248) for PS&T Grade 18.
*Shift: 8:00am - 4:30pm
• A total of 5 hours deviation a month from the default schedule (hours before or after the regular workday).
• 4 hours a month are expected to be on a weekend day and would count toward the above deviation expectation.
PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Candidate will work as a Residential Registered Nurse I case manager for overseeing a caseload consisting of Day Habs (caseload may change depending on agency needs). Float duties to be assigned as necessary by the Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 within the coverage region. The candidate must be highly organized and able to be self-directed. Candidate must have good interpersonal skills and be able to collaborate well with other RN’s and disciplines.
Duties will include:
• Assist with medication audits and resolving any issues found, conduct OSHA audits and obtaining supplies as assigned by Nurse Supervisor 1.
• Assists residential nurses with medication pours and training for Direct care staff, as assigned by Nurse Supervisor 1.
• Provides assistance with EHR documentation, staff training, auditing of implementation as needed.
• Assists with caseload coverage during nursing vacancies. Supervises overall individual's health care needs and works with house management to implement optimal care. Assess individuals on an ongoing basis, identifying needs and provides medical follow up (work with house leadership to coordinate appointments for primary, consultant services and required tests/diagnostics).
• While covering a caseload, ensures that medications and treatments are administered according to approved policies and regulations. Provides ongoing oversight and training to staff administering medications, retraining in medication administration practices as needed and delegated nursing tasks.
• Provide nursing component to the Interdisciplinary Team. Collaborates with clinicians, team members, families, and the medical community to provide optimal care for the individuals.
• Assists with oversight of individuals when hospitalized through daily report updates, weekly visits, involvement in discharge transition and collaboration with local distributors to facilitate medical needs upon discharge as needed.
• Incident Investigation and other duties as assigned.
The Candidate must be able to perform CPR compressions on a supine individual on the floor. The Nurse demonstration of CPR compressions on the floor would ensure nurse ability to perform in worst case scenario, since we use no backboards in OPWDD.
Other Duties as assigned by supervisor.
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Additional Comments ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
• Family and household member relationships: OPWDD policy may impact eligibility for this position. Employees are responsible for recognizing the relationship and not posting for positions where it would be a concern. Before you apply read Section 120.27 of the Region 3 Policy Manual. Please e-mail odh.personnel@opwdd.ny.gov if you have you need help determining if this policy applies to you.
• CAPA: Must be cleared by the NYS Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, if position requires working with minors and not previously cleared.
• 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 they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements, and previously approved vacation/holiday time will be honored in the new assignment.
• 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.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
• 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.
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
Building 1
Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Please submit cover letter and resume to:
Capital District DDSO
Human Resources Office
Building 1
500 Balltown Road
Schenectady, New York 12304
Phone: 518-388-0838
Fax: 518-370-7536
Email: CapitalDistrict.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
*Please reference EOA #24-82 in all correspondence.