Registered Nurse

This position involves providing skilled nursing care at Metro New York DDSOO community sites in Manhattan and Bronx counties, particularly at medically-enhanced locations.

• Deliver professional nursing services to patients.
• Assess, plan, and implement client care following the Plan of Care or Doctor's orders, which may include:
  • Dressing changes
  • Insertion and irrigation of urinary catheters
  • Oxygen administration by mask or cannula
  • Tracheostomy care and endotracheal suctioning
  • Gastrostomy tube feedings
  • Gastrostomy/Jejunum tube medication and flushes
  • SQ or IM injections
  • Insulin administration
  • Obtain specimens
  • Nephrostomy tube flushes
  • Colostomy care and/or irrigation
  • Administer CPR and other emergency procedures as necessary
  • Provide staff training and in-services
• May assume the role of staff development nurse or perform episodic nurse duties when needed.
• Step in to perform LPN duties as required.
• Supervise all LPNs clinically.
• Engage in private duty nursing or visiting nursing for short-term specialized services, such as:
  • Diabetes care (insulin injection)
  • Wound care (complex wounds/wound VAC/pressure ulcers)
  • Tube feedings
  • Trach care
• Complete all nursing tasks comprehensively and timely, including:
  • Efficiently completing assignments within allotted time frames
  • Providing backup nursing coverage when the primary nurse is off duty
  • Maintaining a current Nursing Policy and Procedure Manual accessible to staff
  • Maintaining CPR certification
  • Maintaining a current RN license
  • Maintaining certification in Infection Control for Health Care Workers
• Provide nursing triage for non-medically enhanced residences during off hours.
• Screen reported symptoms, assign urgency levels, and direct appropriate action based on standardized triage protocols.