Registered NURSE

Responsibilities

• Oversees all medical aspects of the persons supported.
• Has at least one face‑to‑face contact on a weekly basis with each person supported to ensure their physical well‑being.
• Ensures the required medical appointments for each person supported are scheduled based on his/her individual needs and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures 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.
• Ensures 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. Documents 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.
• Maintains a high level of professionalism with the ability to lead in professional settings such as audits and participate in conferences representing the agency.
• Visits the persons 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 medical necessity and acuity of the person supported.
• Provides RN coverage of other I/DD sites deemed necessary.

• 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.

• Maintains all mandated medical records:
  • Nursing notes (minimum of once a month)
  • Medical visit summaries
  • Discharge summaries from urgent‑care/ER/hospitalizations
  • Prescriber’s orders/scripts
  • Plans of Nursing Services (PONS)
• Completes all medical reports for the person supported (CFA, ICFs only, or ISP, IRA only) in a timely manner. Participates in these meetings to provide a medical update to the team and circle of supports.
• 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
  • Flow sheets including, but not limited to:
    Vital signs, Blood Sugar Records, Body Check, Head Injury, Seizure, Repositioning, Controlled Substance Count, etc.
  • Annual or change‑based PONS updates
• Participates in the internal auditing process utilizing the Chart Audit Tool on a quarterly basis.

• Provides in‑service instruction to staff at scheduled trainings, meetings and shift meetings on:
  • General health issues, including but not limited to illness detection, OSHA/Infection Control, first aid, diets, diabetes, seizures, Epi‑Pen, AMAP, hygiene issues, etc.
  • Person supported specific needs, including the procedures/issues that are occurring, the purpose of the procedure/treatment, precautions, and possible side effects of the procedure/treatment.
  • Annual PONS training if there is a change in a diagnosis or treatment plan.
• Trains AMAP staff on responsibilities regarding medication administration.

• Ensures 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.
• Directs staff to utilize telehealth services when deemed necessary to decrease urgent‑care/ER visits.
• Supervises AMAP’s dispensing of medication and treatments as per the prescriber’s orders.
• Ensures that medication errors are reported accordingly and the AMAP is trained on ways to prevent medication errors in the future.

• 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.
• Responds to directives as per the Nursing Supervisor.

• Licensed RN
• One year of experience working with people supported with an intellectual developmental disability (preferred)
• Respect for the person supported and embodies the importance of person‑first language & the Justice Center's Code of Conduct
• Valid NYS Driver's License

Yes, 25% of the time.

Associates or better. (Preferred)

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