Registered Nurse 1 (Hourly) New

Duties Description

Candidate will work as a Residential Registered Nurse I. The primary focus of this position is to assist in providing hands on, in the field training for the staff who work with the individual’s at OPWDD.

The candidate will provide oversight to individuals with developmental disabilities who may have a variety of other medical and psychological diagnoses.

• Provides health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, staff and other groups
• Will assist in the development of health improvement programs
• Will provide training to staff on topics including (but not limited to) personal hygiene, infection prevention, pressure ulcer prevention, oxygen therapy, diabetes management, general skin care, and other nursing delegated tasks.
• Attend and assist in NEO for AMAP course and Maintaining Good Health w MIPs material
• Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff.
• Educates staff on how to maintain and update charts, records, and other documentation, consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements; and may collect data and perform related activities to support medical documentation.
• Ensures that medications and treatments are administered according to approved policies and regulations. Provides oversight and training to staff administering medications, retraining in medication administration practices as needed and delegated nursing tasks.
• Supervises individual's health care needs and works with house management to implement optimal care. Assess individuals, identifies needs and provides medical follow up (in conjunction with Residential RN).
• Provides nursing component to the Interdisciplinary Team. Collaborates with clinicians, team members, families, and the medical community to provide optimal care for the individuals.
• Incident Investigation 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.

Other Duties as assigned by supervisor.

SELECTION PROCESS:

Selection will be based on interview, and candidates past work history.

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Minimum Qualifications

Possession of a license and a current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

• Must maintain a valid New York State license and registration
  
  

Additional Comments

• Please note that starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary. Posted Hourly Rate includes the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 ($66,951), and Increased Hiring Salary ($9,196).
• 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.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• 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.
• 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 or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at 008-019-0101 or email 7a8y9k@ajnzs.com to obtain information and RA forms.
• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
  
  

° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.

° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.

° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
  
  

Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
  
  

Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
  
  

Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Professional Development and Education and Training:?
  
  

NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• 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.