Registered Nurse
Job title: Registered Nurse
Position grade
82 $32.00 - $38.30 (commensurate with education and experience)
Flsa status: Non-Exempt
Department/Program: OMH Group Home/Medical Services
Supervisor: Senior Director of Nursing and Inpatient Services
Job summary
- Under the general direction of the Senior Director of Nursing, the Registered Nurse will conduct general assessments as well as an evaluation for sick/injured clients at the designated programs.
- This Program Nurse case manages the youth in their care working with all disciplines to promote positive medical outcomes.
- Additionally, the nurse will participate in any orientation for new hires and provide observations for the undergraduate and graduate nursing students in the area.
- The nurse will demonstrate and be accountable to the Agencies Mission, Vision, Values, Guiding Principles and Strategic Plan.
- The nurse will be cross-trained to collaborate with the residential nursing department.
Essential functions
- Exercises full compliance with the Agency’s Code of Conduct, all Agency Policies and Procedures.
- Maintains confidentiality and security for all client and staff related materials and/or records.
- Is compliant with all Office of Mental Health (OMH) adolescent group home regulations
- Performs duties as required regarding child’s health e.g. vital signs, lab work and/or medication administration.
- Triages and assesses client injuries and/or illnesses and communicates to medical and psychiatric on call providers.
- Attends intake and treatment team meetings in their program.
- Performs training, supervision and maintains a record of unlicensed staff medication administration
- Prepares client’s monthly med sheet for the pharmacy.
- Maintains the medication administration record
- Completes nursing progress notes per OMH regulation
- Supplies program and client data and statistics to the Director of Health Service as requested.
- Prepares medical discharge summaries.
- Prepares home visit medications weekly.
- Performs nursing assessments and obtains the appropriate consents for students.
- Provides health education and health counseling to students and families.
- Administers and supervises medication administration by following MD orders.
- Provides mandated screenings and immunization monitoring.
- Inspects weekly or monthly medical supplies of program depending on program needs.
- Transport clients as needed for medical appointments and medical/psychiatric needs
Position specifics
Schedule
• Full-time position as the primary nurse at the Tuckahoe Group home, some holidays and weekends.
Education
- NYS Registered Nurse License
- Associate’s Degree in Nursing required
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred
Experience
• 2 years’ nursing experience working with adolescent and/or mental health clients required
Skills: CPR/First Aid, BLS Certified
Physical Demands
- Standing/Walking: Standing and walking is required for the majority of time spent on campus. Nurses must be able to walk around campus throughout shift (including hills, stairs, and inclement weather conditions)
- Lifting: Regular lifting of medical supplies, medications, patient supplies, and patient charts, all weighing up to twenty pounds is required.
- Bending: Bending is required when administering patient care. One must be able to bend to touch the floor to remove environmental hazards.
Kneeling: Squatting is required when operating medical equipment and performing aspects of patient care, such as CPR
Competencies
- Leading Self
- Character and Courage (Integrity and Trust) 1. Do the right thing, because it is the right thing, even when no one is looking. Truth to Power.
- Customer Focus 1. Build positive relationships through communication and collaborative problem solving.
- Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Justice and Equity 1. Believe in the dignity and humanity of all people to reach their full potential.
