Nursing Coordinator - Citizens HKP

Helen Kaplan Program Icf Nurse

Provides program support in coordination of the Helen Kaplan Program ICF. Ensures staff training on the individual's health and well-being, and creates, updates and trains on agency policy. Works in compliance with OPWDD regulation for individuals residing in intermediate care facilities while providing for optimal health of individuals.

Responsibilities

Responsible for assisting with medication pourings for the HKP ICF AMAP staff; including completion and assessment of/ competency checklists for vital signs; Diastat, Epipen, tube feeding, and insulin administration, etc. Collaborates with the HKP Assistant Director of Nursing in creating, obtaining, and completing a weekly schedule of AMAP pourings pending for the program.

Ensures CPR and OPWDD new nurse training class for each nurse is completed and updated as required. Assist in training new nurses.

Trains and retrains AMAP staff regarding the health of the individuals they serve, including writing and training on guidelines and updating plans of nursing to ensure staff understanding and compliance. Collaborates with the Assistant Director of Nursing in creating, obtaining, and completing a weekly schedule of new trainings and re-trainings pending for the program.

Functions as a float nurse during nursing vacancies/time off; including overseeing a caseload when necessary.

Assists in creating new nursing policies and procedures for the HKP ICF when needed and revises current policies and procedures, responsible for training on policies. Participates in the Policy Review Committee.

Confers with the HKP Assistant Director Nursing Citizens through meetings to exchange information, receive instructions, and offer updates.

Spot checks MARs and nursing documentation.

Confers with the HKP ICF team to discuss present individual's medical status as needed and to ensure ongoing communication and training of pertinent information.

Attends Nursing staff meetings and management meetings, as needed, to communicate medical information and seek recommendations to improve AMAP oversight and medical care to HKP ICF individuals.

Confers with the HKP ICF team to discuss present individual's medical status as needed and to ensure ongoing communication and training of pertinent information.

Confers with medical providers (pharmacies, psychologists, lab supply vendors, and physicians) by telephone and via scheduled meetings, to ensure the delivery of quality and cost-effective health care services.

Supports and participates in on-call system. Creates on-call schedule and guidelines.

Participates in meetings regarding screening new potential admissions.

Oversees and assists in coordinating hospital discharges

Maintains statistics on all individual hospitalizations as a means of utilization review.

Orders all supplies for the program including tube feeding supplies and over the counter medications.

Assists HKP Assistant Director of Nursing with Nursing schedule.

Completes weekly rounds with Medical Director in the absence of the RN

Adheres to all regulations, agency policy, and procedures, the employee handbook, and agency and program training requirements.

Reports to Justice Center as a mandated reporter if there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse, neglect, or a potentially hazardous work environment. Additionally, follows all agency incident policy and procedures.

Ensures that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff.

This position requires regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with people receiving services and, therefore, is subject to successful completion of fingerprint/criminal background check.

Practices and promotes the agency's mission statements in every interaction.

Ensures that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff. Observance of an unsafe act or a potentially hazardous work environment must be immediately reported to supervisor and/or safety committee.

Arrives to work by start of scheduled shift, adheres to agency policy and procedures in regard to call offs and overtime to ensure quality support is provided to people each day.

Performs additional related tasks and special projects as requested by your supervisor.

Qualifications

NYS Registered Nurse license; 3 years' experience in clinical nursing working with the developmentally disabled; supervisory experience preferred. Current CPR training/ certification required.