Duties DescriptionPRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Candidate will provide oversight individuals with developmental disabilities who have a variety of medical and psychological diagnoses. Candidate will work as a Registered Nurse I in the Family Care program in the Southern Saratoga region as well as provide caseload coverage as a Residential RN I. Candidate will case manage individuals who reside throughout this region and neighboring areas.Family Care job duties to include:
- Supervises the health care of individuals living in Family Care Homes by working with Family Care Providers to implement optimal care, incorporating regulations, policies and procedures governing Family Care.
- Assesses individuals on an ongoing basis, identifying needs.
- Completes, at minimum, one nursing visit every 90 days (must be flexible based on individual's needs).
- Works with Family Care Provider to coordinate appointments for primary visits, consultant services and required tests/diagnostics.
- Provides oversight to individuals when hospitalized through weekly updates/visits, including the discharge transition.
- Ensures that medications and treatments are administered according to approved policies and procedures. Provides ongoing oversight to the Family Care Provider in administering medications, retraining in medication administration practices and medication pours as applicable.
- Provides training and oversight to the Family Care Providers and Substitute Providers in the areas of medication administration, OSHA (Blood Borne and TB), Infection Control, emergency care and individual specific training needs. Also provides mandatory and as needed training to Providers as applicable.
- Coordinates community health care services, working with outside providers and locating distributors for equipment and supplies (examples: wound care, oxygen therapy, physical therapy). Also, obtains consent for procedures from consent givers or SDMC.
- Provides nursing component to the Interdisciplinary Team. Collaborates with clinicians, team members, families, and community providers. Works with Interdisciplinary Team on ways to best support Providers. Participates in home recertification process. Participates in screening process for new individuals.
- Provide nursing coverage to other Family Care homes on an as needed basis.
Residential RN I job duties to include:
- Supervises overall individual's health care needs and works with house management to implement optimal care. Assess individuals on an ongoing basis, identifying needs and provides medical follow up (work with house leadership to coordinate appointments for primary, consultant services and required tests/diagnostics).
- Ensures Nursing plans of service, physicians' orders, necessary consents (MIPS/Informed Consent/upcoming procedures) and related documentation are up to date.
- Performs medication audits and resolves any issues found, conduct OSHA audits and obtains supplies to stock the IRA as needed.
- Completes, at minimum, one visit weekly to the IRA to monitor medical status of individuals and AMAP status of staff.
- Provides oversight to individuals when hospitalized through daily report updates, weekly visits, involvement in discharge transition and collaboration with local distributors to facilitate medical needs upon discharge.
- Ensures that medications and treatments are administered according to approved policies and regulations. Provides ongoing oversight and training to staff administering medications, retraining in medication administration practices as needed and delegated nursing tasks.
- Provides nursing component to the Interdisciplinary Team. Collaborates with clinicians, team members, families, and the medical community to provide optimal care for the individuals.
- Provides additional coverage for other caseloads as needed.
- Completes incident investigations and other duties as assigned.
The Candidate must be able to perform CPR compressions on a supine individual on the floor. The Nurse demonstration of CPR compressions on the floor would ensure nurse ability to perform in worst case scenario, since we use no backboards in OPWDD.SELECTION PROCESS:Selection will be based on interview and candidates past work history.LinkedIn: Minimum QualificationsMust have and maintain a valid license and a current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.Additional CommentsADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
- This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.
- At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.
- Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary and geographic pay differential. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($65,001), Increased Hiring Salary ($8,928), and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($82,656) for PS&T Grade 18.
- If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
- All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
- Family and household member relationships: OPWDD policy may impact eligibility for this position. Employees are responsible for recognizing the relationship and not posting for positions where it would be a concern. Before you apply read Section 120.27 of the Region 3 Policy Manual. Please e-mail ...@opwdd.ny.gov if you have you need help determining if this policy applies to you.
- CAPA: Must be cleared by the NYS Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, if position requires working with minors and not previously cleared.
- If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
- Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) ###-#### or e-mail at ...@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
- For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements, and previously approved vacation/holiday time will be honored in the new assignment.
- Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
- In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
- OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.