Registered Nurse

As a Registered Nurse at Heritage Christian Services, you’ll work under the guidance of the Nursing Support Specialist to offer high-quality, person-centered care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You’ll work alongside a dedicated nursing team to provide clinical oversight to frontline staff members, including direct support professionals and licensed practical nurses, and build meaningful relationships with the people you support and their families.

Schedule: Full-timeandpart-time opportunitiesavailableMonday-Fridayschedules(no weekend, holiday, or overnights)

Heritage Christian Services is a human services agencysupportingthousands of people across Rochester and the greater Buffalo-Niagara region. Our mission is to ensure thateveryone, includingchildren, olderadultsand people withintellectual anddevelopmental disabilities can fulfill lives of endless possibility.

Step into a rewarding career as a registered nurse at Heritage Christian Services.Whetheryou’rea recentgraduateoranexperienced RN ready to leave the bedside burnout behind,you’llenjoy working in a supportive environment witha collaborative nursing team, manageable caseloads andreliableweekly scheduleswithno weekend,holidayor overnightrequirements.

Responsibilities

• Conducts ongoing health assessments and supports the health needs of people in certified residential, day habilitation and respite settings.
• Responds to health concerns and medical emergencies with clinical guidance andsupport.
• Partners with physicians, specialists,pharmaciesand medical liaisons to coordinate medical care and contribute to person-centered care planning
• Collaborateswith medicalliaisonstocoordinatetimelyschedulingofappointments, hospitalizations and related servicesandensuresresulting care plans and medical recommendationsare followed.
• Develops,implementsandmaintainsindividualizedPlans of Nursing Servicetocoordinatenursingcareanddefineresponsibilitiesfordirectsupportprofessionals.
• Delegates nursing tasks to direct supportprofessionalsinaccordance withthe New York State Nurse Practice Act and monitorsand evaluatestheir competency in health-relatedsupportsand delegated tasks.
• Oversees medication management processes, includingreview ofmedication administrationrecords andreconciliation.Addresses medication errors through investigation and follow-up.
• Participatesin incident management, including clinical review of reportable incidents.
• Ensuresall actions arecompliantwith OPWDD regulations, agencypoliciesand administrative memoranda.
• Supports agency surveypreparation, including participation in on-site surveysand remediation ofidentifieddeficiencies.

Qualifications

• Professionallicenseandcurrentregistration to practice as a registered nurse in New York stateasissuedby the New York State Education Department.
• Backgroundsupportingpeoplewithintellectual and developmentaldisabilitiesandpriorlong-term careexperienceare preferred.
• Mustdemonstratetheabilityandtemperamentnecessarytowork withand provide care to people withdisabilities.
• Validdriver’s license in compliance with Heritage Christian Services’ motor vehicle record standardsand reliable transportation to and from work.

Benefits

Withnearly 4,000employees, we support our dedicated team with competitive wages and a strong, comprehensive benefits package. Employees have access to quality medical, dental and visionplanswith options designed to meet a variety of individual and family needs, along with generous paid time off,elevenpaidholidaysincluding three floatingdays.Wealso offer valuable retirement benefits, including a 403(b) plan and an agency-funded profit-sharing retirement contribution — an increasingly rare benefit that helps employees build long-term financial security.Additionalbenefits include tuitionassistance, success coaches for personal and professional support, and more.

Pay rate for this position: $73,500 / yr – $88,000 / year

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above range represents the organization’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting

Our Commitment to Equity and Justice

We believe that people are entitled to dignity, respect, equity and justice. We champion a society that removes barriers. We reject racism and discrimination of any kind. We protest systemic and political inequities that marginalize people, recognizing that there is a history of structural racism in the United States. We will continue to learn and change to achieve justice. We know that strength comes from unity.

Heritage Christian Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a tobacco‑free and drug‑free work environment.