Registered Nurse ; Community-Education and Quality Improvement

Position: Registered Nurse 2 (Community)-Education and Quality Improvement
Duties Description The candidate will clinically oversee a cluster of nurses in Brooklyn DDSO and be responsible for multiple sites and may function as a RN1 as needed.

• Ensure nursing case management of multiple locations; caseload based on medical acuity.

• Oversee and supervise RNs and LPNs who will supervise the AMAP staff in providing Direct Support Assistants health care per the nurse Act Exemption.

• Ensure all medical follow-up is done timely.

Responsible for in-service on nursing plans and other staff development and oversight as required, including medication administration, which are vital activities to regular operations.

• Engage in orientation and mentoring of new RNs and LPNs.

• Complete evaluations.

• Monitor/Complete nursing audit for the cluster, work closely with the Nursing Supervisor / Director of Nursing and Team to review findings, and develop a plan of correction.

Monitors individuals' medical/health needs and services.

• Interacts with primary medical specialists, hospitals, and various clinical staff as necessary.

• Advocate for individuals' health care needs.

• Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee.

• Provides support to site staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.

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

• Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).

• Completes nursing assessments and related documentation via elect, e.g., RN Notes, nursing logbook, etc., thoroughly and within established time frames.

• Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.

• Responds to staff questions regarding individual-specific medical/nursing issues.

• PONS is current (for caseload) and signed by the staff. All PONS are maintained in EHR.

• Provides health-related training/consultation to residential staff.

• Annually, for each person in your caseload, complete: a review of the medical section Life Plan/CFA, medication audit (each home/day program).

• Participates in Nurse on call rotation.

• Obtain individual's informed consent for medications, as per BDDSO Policy.

• Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation.

Maintains professional skills.

• Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.

• Attends/completes online mandated training, as well as available discipline-specific training.

• Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to developing an action plan.

• Completes special projects/assignments.

• Computer skills including Microsoft word, excel and Electronic Health Record software.

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Minimum Qualifications Applicants must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addiction, or substance use disorders in a community setting.

Substitution:
A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Transfer:
Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.

To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

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Please Note:

This position covers all community residences (ICF and IRA).

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to…