Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse at Heritage Christian Services, you’ll work under the guidance of the Nursing Support Specialist to offer high-quality, person-centered care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You’ll work alongside a dedicated nursing team to provide clinical oversight to frontline staff members, including direct support professionals and licensed practical nurses, and build meaningful relationships with the people you support and their families.

Schedule:

Full-timeandpart-time opportunities available

Monday-Friday schedules(no weekend, holiday, or overnights)

Heritage Christian Services is a human services agencysupportingthousands of people across Rochester and the greater Buffalo-Niagara region. Our mission is to ensure thateveryone, including children, olderadultsand people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can fulfill lives of endless possibility.

Step into a rewarding career as a registered nurse at Heritage Christian Services.

Whether you’rea recentgraduateoranexperienced RN ready to leave the bedside burnout behind,you’llenjoy working in a supportive environment witha collaborative nursing team, manageable caseloads andreliableweekly scheduleswithno weekend,holidayor overnight requirements.

• Conducts ongoing health assessments and supports the health needs of people in certified residential, day habilitation and respite settings.
• Responds to health concerns and medical emergencies with clinical guidance and support.
• Partners with physicians, specialists,pharmacies and medical liaisons to coordinate medical care and contribute to person-centered care planning
• Collaborates with medicalliaisonstocoordinatetimelyschedulingofappointments, hospitalizations and related servicesandensuresresulting care plans and medical recommendations are followed.
• Develops,implementsandmaintainsindividualized
  
  Plans of Nursing Servicetocoordinatenursingcareanddefineresponsibilitiesfordirectsupportprofessionals.
• Delegates nursing tasks to direct supportprofessionalsinaccordance withthe New York State Nurse Practice Act and monitors and evaluates their competency in health-relatedsupportsand delegated tasks.
• Oversees medication management processes, including review of medication administration records and reconciliation.
  
  Addresses medication errors through investigation and follow-up.
• Participates in incident management, including clinical review of reportable incidents.
• Ensures all actions arecompliantwith OPWDD regulations, agencypoliciesand administrative memoranda.
• Supports agency survey preparation, including participation in on-site surveys and remediation ofidentifieddeficiencies.

• Professionallicenseandcurrentregistration to practice as a registered nurse in New York stateasissuedby the New York State Education Department.
• Backgroundsupportingpeoplewithintellectual and developmentaldisabilitiesandpriorlong-term careexperienceare preferred.
• Mustdemonstratetheabilityandtemperamentnecessarytowork withand provide care to people with disabilities.
• Valid driver’s license in compliance with Heritage Christian Services’ motor vehicle record standard sand reliable transportation to and from work.

With nearly 4,000employees, we support our dedicated team with competitive wages and a strong, comprehensive benefits package. Employees have access to quality medical, dental and visionplanswith options designed to meet a variety of individual and family needs, along with generous paid time off,elevenpaidholidaysincluding three floating days.

Wealso offer valuable retirement benefits, including a 403(b) plan and an agency-funded profit-sharing retirement contribution — an increasingly rare benefit that helps employees build long-term financial security.

Additional benefits…