Registered Nurse New

A health services organization in New York City is currently seeking a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) to join one of their residential facilities in Queens to help support individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. As a Registered Nurse in a group home setting, your key responsibilities include providing medical services and responding to health problems, promoting health and safety, and offering case management services.

About the Opportunity:

• Schedule: Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday
• Hours: 10am-6pm or 11am-7pm
• Setting: Residential Facility

Responsibilities:

The Registered Nurse (RN) will:

• Provide assessment, planning, implementation, and supervision of medical care for the individuals we support.
• Offer comprehensive nursing services and interventions to assure that the health care needs of individuals receiving services are met.
• Provide continuity of medical care and services to individuals by monitoring the planning, organizing and directing nursing activities.
• Assure that the medical needs of the individuals are addressed by working with physician(s) as appropriate. .
• Follow through with the provision of nursing care by monitoring nursing and related services.
• Develop a Nursing Care Plan for each individual and ensure the plan is reviewed and revised as needed.
• Provide for the individual's continued health, welfare and safety by direction, coordination, and supervising the individual's medical care plan.
• Implement all agency and OPWDD policies and procedures that are related to the Rights, Care, Treatment, and Protection of all individuals.
• Identify, assess, and report circumstances occurring at the time a person experiences a seizure, injury, illness, behavioral episode, and/or any other medical or emotional difficulty an individual may have and implements therapeutic interventions accordingly.
• Treatment team responsibilities including annual, semi-annual and weekly medical meetings; both off and on site.
• Collaborate with the Residence Manager to ensure that all staff are medically trained to meet the individuals' needs by monitoring, training and evaluating all med-certified staff per organization and OPWDD guidelines.
• Update MARS monthly and as needed.

Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
• NYS Registered Nurse (RN) license
• at least 6+ months of OPWDD experience in Group Home