Registered Nurse Supervisor

Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (RNSI)

The Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (RNSI) will be a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team for HVDDSO and the individuals. The RNS1 will supervise all LPNs and RNI within their assignment, and cover other areas that may need RNS1 coverage. The RNS1 will provide clinical and administrative supervision to lower-level registered nurses and the direct care staff, and oversee and coordinate nursing services for individuals in state facilities and programs.

Supervises and coordinates the activities of assigned nursing and direct care staff.

- Directs and reviews the work of nursing staff, completes performance evaluations, and initiates appropriate counseling and disciplinary actions.

- Develops assignments and daily staffing plans for nursing care, prepares and monitors staffing schedules, and ensures adequate nursing coverage.

- Identifies staff development needs for training on clinical nursing related topics, and evaluates the effectiveness of in-service education and guidance programs.

- Ensures that staff have met requirements for first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and other agency-specific required training in concert with nurse educators.

- May interview nursing candidates and participate in orientation programs for new staff and/or other recruitment and hiring processes.

- Supervises admission and discharge planning activities, and serves as a liaison to community providers, families, hospitals, and other health care facilities.

- Maintains established standards of nursing care in accordance with State, Federal, and accreditation agency requirements.

- Makes rounds and ensure the maintenance of a safe, sanitary, and therapeutic environment, and ensures that individuals safety, well-being, and care needs are met.

- Informs staff of and ensures the implementation of policies, procedures, and trends in nursing practice.

- Monitors and reviews nursing documentation, such as progress notes and medication charts, to ensure accuracy and quality, and follows up with nursing staff when needed to resolve discrepancies.

- Assesses the quality of nursing care and assists in the development and implementation of quality control programs for nursing care.

- Oversees narcotics tracking and management, and ensures medical inventories are properly maintained and stored.

- Ensures compliance with State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations, including facility policies on restraints, seclusion, levels of intensive supervision, abuse, and incident reporting.

- Formulates corrective action plans in response to identified regulatory problems and ensures the implementation of such.

Minimum Qualifications:

Promotion:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and two years of service in any Grade 18 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license; or one year of service in any Grade 20 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license.

Open competitive:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Substitution:

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

Additional Comments:

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 qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($82,326), Increased Hiring Salary ($10,852), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and Downstate adjustment ($4,000). Geographic Pay Differential and Downstate adjustment are added to the job rate ($104,230).

If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent…