The Children's Crisis Residence is a short-term, therapeutic residential program designed to support youth ages 10-17 experiencing emotional, behavioral, or mental health crises. The residence provides a structured, safe environment where children receive individualized care, including crisis intervention, counseling, and daily living support. The goal is to stabilize the child, address immediate mental health needs, and prepare them for a successful transition back to their home or to a long-term care setting. The program works collaboratively with families and mental health professionals to ensure continuity of care and long-term stability.The Registered Nurse must hold a valid New York State nursing license or be certified as a Nurse Practitioner. This is a Full-Time role that involves addressing both medical and mental health requirements within the residence. The Registered Nurse collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to conduct medical assessments, medication management, maintain documentation, obtain consents, treatment planning, and handle crisis situations as necessary. Additionally, the position entails providing crisis response, which includes participating in a rotating on-call schedule to support children or groups of children whose needs surpass the capabilities of the on-site staff.Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete medical-related assessments, documentation, consents, treatment planning, and crisis management.
- Engage youth and assist families with an understanding of agency philosophy and policies.
- Address the medical needs of the children and follow up with health-related needs for the youth within the children's respite.
- Coordinate the continuation of care with outside medical professionals (i.e. medical appointments, physicians' orders, specialists, or other medical-related duties).
- Consistently demonstrates a strength-based approach and Trauma Informed Care.
- Provide oversight for all medical and medication needs.
- Provide therapeutic communication and interactions with youth/families for the purpose of alleviating symptoms or functional limitations associated with a child/youth's behavioral health diagnosis, reversing or changing maladaptive patterns of behavior, encouraging personal growth and development, and supporting the child/youth's capacity to achieve developmental milestones.
- Provide crisis response, which includes rotating on-call schedules among the Director and Supervising Clinician. On-call will occur when the needs of a child, or a group of children, exceed the capacity of the staff present on site.
- Participation in team meetings and bi-weekly supervision.
- Adhere to the ICAN agency policy/procedure.
- Attends agency in-services, workshops and seminars as required.
- Participate in training sessions and stay current with training updates as required.
- Completes all required documentation in a comprehensive and timely manner.
- This position will share an on-call rotation with the Program Director and Program Manager.
- Additional duties may be assigned on an as needed basis.
Education / Experience:
- Individuals must be 21 years of age or older.
- At least 1-3 years of nursing experience, preferably within a behavioral health setting.
- Must be a NYS Licensed Registered Nurse.
- All staff must be cleared with the New York State Central Registry, New York State Justice Center, and complete a background check/fingering printing in accordance with 14 NYCRR Part 550 regarding criminal background checks, and NYS Social Services Law Section 424 regarding the child abuse and neglect registry.
- Valid New York State driver's license and reliable transportation is required.