Registered Nurse - Children's Program

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Job Title: Registered Nurse

Annual Salary: $55,000 - $67,200 - ($3,000 Sign on Bonus!)

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time 35 hours a week position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday during business hours. Evening work may be required on rare occasions as job duties demand.

The Registered Nurse is responsible to render health care to children, adults, and staff, advise and make recommendations to parents; assist staff physicians; prepare and review records in preparation for doctors' orders; conduct staff health assessments; monitor agency health needs; implement regulations of State Health Department; update charts and immunization records.

• Monitor and assess consumer's medical concerns.
• Monitor and assess all incoming medical records.
• Insure that physician's orders for therapy services are updated every 90 days.
• Maintain emergency treatment, immunization, release of information and other forms as necessary.
• Provide routine and emergency first aid nursing care to children and Day Habilitation participants.
• Complete all required documentation and reports according to program regulations (NYS DOH, NYSED, OPWDD) including children's quarterly and annual medical reviews and charts.
• Provide nursing and medical in-services to agency staff.
• Collaborate with other team members on children's IEP/IFSPs as needed.
• Maintain medical equipment and supplies.
• Conduct annual staff health assessments.
• Administer annual Mantoux TB tests to staff.
• Coordinate services with other health and community agencies.
• Supervise nursing students.
• Attend safety committee, incident committee and Quality assurance meetings as necessary.
• Meets with the Principal regularly.
• Collaborate with physicians and nurse practitioners on medical issues.
• Achieve MAT Trainer certification so that an RN has the ability to certify and recertify all MAT's on an as needed basis.
• Review and act on all incident reports.
• Address medication errors with documentation and corrective actions.
• Participate in activities as part of the treatment team that may include meetings, trainings and committees.
• Ensure compliance and all pertinent government and agency regulations and operating standards are being met.
• Provide nursing support to OPWDD Day Habilitation program.

• Basic knowledge of human growth and development with the ability to apply that knowledge in a holistic manner when planning educational programming for children, adults and families.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Multicultural awareness and respect for all people in accordance with agency standards, professional conduct and ethics.
• Demonstrates knowledge of a transdisciplinary approach through active participation as a team member.
• Share's educational/therapeutic knowledge and techniques as appropriate with other team members and willingly shares in team routines.
• Knowledge of, experience with or willing to learn a variety of evidence based educational strategies to include but are not limited to Applied Behavior Analysis, Pivotal Response Training, and Picture Exchange Communication System.
• Strong computer skills including proficiency with Windows, Microsoft Office, Gavras' internal CMS software and the internet.
• Will successfully complete required training courses in a timely manner.
• Work effectively with parents/guardians, agency staff and community agencies.
• Knowledge of law as it relates to educating and managing students with disabilities.
• Ability to make independent decisions as circumstances are warranted.
• Problem solving skills.
• Collaboration skills.
• Trained in CPR/First Aid and maintained according to Red Cross standards.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances are warranted.
• Must possess the ability to communicate in a…