RN DIRECT SERVICE at None

Hourly Rate: $37-$40

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Monitors the delivery of preventive and routine health care for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Provides preventative, routine, and emergency healthcare for individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Adheres to and ensures facility compliance with all Physicians, NP, PA etc. orders.
• Accompanies individuals on appointments, if assigned.
• Completes medication administration in the facility.
• Within each month, completes a monthly breast exam on female individuals as scheduled.
• Provides health service training for staff.
• Provides agency training as requires.
• Maintains compliance with all applicable state/federal regulations and agency policy and procedure.
• Maintains communication with RN Clinical Coordinator, Senior Residential Supervisor, Residential Director and other staff as necessary.
• Assist in completion of daily logs, pertinent forms and documentation.
• Assist individuals as needed in all activities and areas of daily living.
• Completes all areas assigned through shift responsibility sheets to ensure health and safety of individuals.
• Performs housekeeping duties and laundry as assigned.
• Participates in pre-shift meetings, semiannual and annual reviews, and house staff meetings as required.
• Attends all agency mandated in service training sessions in appropriate time frames.
• Attends all site-specific trainings as mandated by the RN Clinical Coordinator and/or the Director of Nursing for the Agency.
• Required to fulfill pre-scheduled on-call commitment as determined by RN Clinical Coordinator and/or the Nursing Director for the Agency.
• Performs CPR and Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention (SCIP-R).
• Complies with all agency policies and procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Current NYS license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• NYS Driver’s License that meets agency policy.
• CPR certification.
• Ability to meet physical requirements of the position when performing the following: Standing, walking, sitting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and climbing.
• Physical agility and ability to react to emergency situations, including maintaining Strategies for Crisis Intervention and Prevention Core Training certification as per regulatory guidelines.

Shift: Monday-Wednesday 7pm-7am and Sunday 3pm-7pm