Registered Nurse 2 (Community)

The candidate will clinically oversee a cluster of nurses in Brooklyn DDSO and be responsible for multiple sites and may function as a RN1 as needed.

• Ensure nursing case management of multiple locations; caseload based on medical acuity.
• Oversee and supervise RNs and LPNs who will supervise the AMAP staff in providing Direct Support Assistants health care per the nurse Act Exemption.
• Ensure all medical follow-up is done timely.

Responsible for in-service on nursing plans and other staff development and oversight as required, including medication administration, which are vital activities to regular operations.

• Engage in orientation and mentoring of new RNs and LPNs.
• Complete evaluations.
• Monitor/Complete nursing audit for the cluster, work closely with the Nursing Supervisor / Director of Nursing and Team to review findings, and develop a plan of correction.

Monitors individuals’ medical/health needs and services.

• Interacts with primary medical specialists, hospitals, and various clinical staff as necessary.
• Advocate for individuals’ health care needs.
• Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee.
• Provides support to site staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.
• Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues.
• Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).
• Completes nursing assessments and related documentation via elect, e.g., RN Notes, nursing logbook, etc., thoroughly and within established time frames.
• Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.
• Responds to staff questions regarding individual-specific medical/nursing issues.
• PONS is current (for caseload) and signed by the staff. All PONS are maintained in EHR.
• Provides health-related training/consultation to residential staff.
• Annually, for each person in your caseload, complete: a review of the medical section Life Plan/CFA, medication audit (each home/day program).
• Participates in Nurse on call rotation.
• Obtain individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSO Policy.
• Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation.

Maintains professional skills.

• Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.
• Attends/completes online mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline-specific training.
• Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to developing an action plan.
• Completes special projects/assignments.
• Computer skills including Microsoft word, excel and Electronic Health Record software.

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Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addiction, or substance use disorders in a community setting.

Substitution:

A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience.