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About the Role
The New York Foundling is seeking a Clinical leader to provide nursing staff oversight within the Developmental Disabilities Division. This role ensures high-quality, person-centered health services, compliance with regulations, and fosters clinical excellence.
Responsibilities
- Provides direct supervision and support to nursing staff, promoting clinical competence, professionalism, and accountability.
- Conducts performance evaluations and fosters staff development through mentoring and targeted training.
- Ensures compliance with OPWDD regulations and NYF policies through regular audits, staff training, and corrective action plans.
- Monitors fidelity to clinical protocols and verifies documentation aligns with regulatory standards.
- Manages the implementation of medical interventions to improve health outcomes and quality of life.
- Reviews and analyzes health trends to identify areas for improvement and mitigate health risks.
- Ensures timely, accurate, and comprehensive health-related documentation by nursing and interdisciplinary teams.
- Conducts regular audits of health records to ensure regulatory compliance.
- Manages compliance of health services records for appropriate documentation.
- Develops and implements strategies to improve health information accessibility and integrity.
- Participates in interdisciplinary team meetings to develop and review person-centered care plans.
- Provides medical expertise to internal oversight committees (ICC, HRC, IRC).
- Leads ongoing medication reviews for all persons supported.
- Ensures pharmacological treatments are safe, effective, and appropriately managed.
Requirements
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
- Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) License in good standing
- Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience in a developmental disabilities, residential, or community-based setting (OPWDD experience strongly preferred)
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certificate
- Supervisory or leadership experience in a healthcare or human services environment
- Demonstrated ability to manage and support nursing staff
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams, residential staff, families, and external providers
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, monitor care quality, and ensure timely follow-through on medical needs
Skills
- Clinical leadership
- Administrative oversight
- Person-centered health services
- OPWDD regulations
- Clinical excellence
- Accountability
- Continuous improvement
- Staff supervision
- Mentoring
- Training
- Auditing
- Corrective action plans
- Clinical protocols
- Medical interventions
- Health trend analysis
- Risk mitigation
- Process improvement
- Documentation
- Care coordination
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Medication review
- Pharmacological management
- Communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizational skills
- Problem-solving skills
Location
- New York
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 2 years of nursing experience
- Supervisory or leadership experience
Education Level
- Associate's Degree in Nursing
About the Company
- The New York Foundling is a New York-based nonprofit founded in 1869.
- The organization supports hundreds of thousands of individuals on their paths to stability, strength, and independence.
- Programs include support for children and families in foster care, families struggling with conflict and poverty, individuals with developmental disabilities, and access to quality health and mental health services.
- The Foundling utilizes a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach.
- The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population.
- The organization honors employee experiences, perspectives, and unique identities.
- The community strives to create and maintain inclusive, equitable, and welcoming working and learning environments.
Equal Opportunity
- The New York Foundling is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse employee population, the Foundling will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.