Registered Nurse 1 - Schenectady

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

Work collaboratively with the team of Article 16 Clinic nurses and Providers to offer the following services to OPWDD individuals:

• Provide/prepare for routine and emergent individuals care including assessing and rooming individuals, obtaining vital signs, complete EKGs, performing finger-sticks, catheterizations, administering medications as ordered (including IM and subcutaneous injections, immunizations, Prolia, B-12, Haldol, etc), phlebotomy duties and other specimen (blood, urine, stool, cytology and pathology) collection tasks, assist with minor procedures/annual physicals/appts, assist with Eye Clinic, etc.
• Triage incoming phone calls, labs, mail, email and consults ensuring timely follow up by practitioner and compliance with Article 16 rules.
• Create laboratory requisitions/prescriptions for routine and PRN lab work using correct ICD codes.
• Process orders, consultation forms, prescriptions, etc. generated from above visits correctly and in a timely manner. This also includes creating/processing referrals to outside specialty providers.
• Create/process electronic prescriptions, durable medical equipment justifications and prior authorizations for medications and diagnostic procedures.
• Organize practitioner workload in an equitable manner throughout the day.
• Be liaison between Residential RNs/staff and Clinic practitioners (and other Article 16 practitioners as necessary) to ensure individuals needs are met in a timely manner.
• Sterilize reusable equipment as appropriate and perform monthly testing and routine maintenance of sterilizer.
• Maintain up-to-date supplies for minor procedures, lab draws, immunizations, sterilizer/EKG/Glucometer, etc.
• Maintain Immunization and Lab fridge/freezer including monitoring temperature, cleaning and defrosting as needed.
• Empty biohazard containers and sharps containers as needed and prepare them for pickup by biohazard waste disposal vendor
• Maintain OSHA standards and supplies, including laundering gowns and towels as needed and packaging biohazardous waste and arranging for pick-up as needed.
• Conduct quarterly OSHA inspections and document per policy
• Cover in person for nurses at the Adirondack Clinic 200 Smith Drive, Corinth, NY 12822 and train nurses assigned to OD Heck office as assigned.
• Cross training to cover dental anxiolysis (minimal sedation) monitoring duties
• May be required to assist with clerical duties such as scheduling individual’s appts (primary, psychiatry, dental and other Article 16 providers), monitoring main clinic phone line and distributing calls/messages as appropriate, copying, faxing, accepting deliveries, requesting medical records, etc. and other clerical duties as assigned.
• May monitor/perform housekeeping tasks in the clinical area to ensure a safe, clean, and therapeutic environment for individuals. This will include stocking rooms, room clean up/turn over, disinfection
• Setup telehealth appointments as necessary and conduct/document assessments as instructed for providers during telehealth appointments.
• Direct care duties may be required to attend to individuals personal needs such as activities of daily living and hygiene tasks, bathing, dressing, feeding and grooming.
• Telecommuting will be discussed at the time of the interview
• Incident Investigation as assigned by Quality Management rotation
• Other Duties as assigned by supervisor.

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

Must have a license and a current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Additional Information

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 ($69,964), Increased Hiring Salary ($9,612), and Geographic Pay Differential ($20,000). Geographic Pay Differential is added to the job rate ($88,970).
• 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 (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov 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.

***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***