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About the Role
The Registered Nurse for Day Services ensures nursing services are provided to individuals during program attendance, supervising delegated nursing tasks and participating in agency training.
Responsibilities
- Participates as a member of the Interdisciplinary Team to provide nursing recommendations related to the individuals overall plan of care.
- Monitors and coordinates the delivery of preventive and routine health care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Adheres to and ensures facility compliance with all Physicians, NP, PA, etc. orders.
- Completes a physical health and development on individuals every 6 months.
- In coordination with the Senior Day Supervisor, ensure safeguards are updated as needed.
- Completes a monthly breast exam on female individuals if specifically ordered at day program by PMD.
- Communicates issues and carries out all directives from Nursing Administration.
- Ensures communication with residential site/family regarding diagnostic testing as necessary for appropriate nursing care or regulation.
- Accompanies individuals on appointments, if deemed necessary by RN Supervisor.
- Assists the site management in the coordination of medical program needs with community services, medical providers and other related agencies.
- Coordinates and provides health services training for staff.
- Completes nursing responsibilities as indicated on the Nursing Responsibility Checklist for Day Programs.
- Monitors for completion delegated health related tasks to Direct Support Staff and LPNs.
- Has the authority to suspend and/or revoke the responsibility of a Direct Support Staff or LPN to perform or complete any delegated task.
- Monitors medication administration in the facility.
- Supervises medication administration responsibilities completed by Direct Support Staff and LPNs, and ensures that staff who are passing medications are current in their certification.
- Evaluates staff medication errors and ensures that the plan of correction and retraining follows the Medication Error Point System.
- Has the authority to suspend and/or revoke medication certifications and medication administration of the Direct Support Staff or LPN.
- Participates in various nursing workgroups as assigned.
- Maintains compliance with all applicable State/Federal regulations and agency policy and procedure.
- Participates in any plan of correction related to medical citations resulting from any internal or external survey.
- Maintains communication with LPN (as applicable), Senior Day Supervisor, residential managers, Service Coordination, Nursing Supervisor, and other staff as necessary.
- Provides nursing coverage to all People Inc programs as directed by Nursing Administration.
- Maintains CPR certification and performs CPR when necessary.
- Provides agency training related to nursing services as required.
- Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
- Performs other duties as assigned by Nursing Administration.
Requirements
- Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
- Drivers License that meets agency policy.
- CPR certification.
- Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification as per regulatory guidelines.
- Ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: Standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and climbing.
Skills
- CPR certification
- Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R) certification
Education Level
- NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse
Salary/Compensations
- $37-$40 per hour