Registered Nurse 1

Registered Nurse

Independently performs the duties below:

• Conducts nursing assessments; and obtains, records, and updates individuals' health information and vital signs, using standard instruments and procedures.
• Prepares, implements, and modifies nursing care plans; prepares individuals for and/or assists with examinations and treatments; and administers medications and nursing procedures to individuals, as prescribed.
• Observes, monitors, and records individuals' symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity; and identifies and reports individuals' responses to medication or changes in health status.
• Serves as the nursing representative on a treatment team; provides information on nursing needs; and consults and coordinates with treatment teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate individuals' care.
• Makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and participate in the provision of nursing services.
• Provides health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, and other groups; and develops health improvement programs.
• Implements infection control protocols and procedures and provides related consultation and instruction to staff.
• Maintains and updates charts, records, and other documentation, consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements; and may collect data and perform related activities to support medical research.
• Monitors inventories and ensures that standards for medications, solutions, supplies, and equipment are maintained to meet nursing care needs.

Provides clinical supervision and instruction to Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff in completing nursing care tasks.

• Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff; and makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and evaluate the provision of nursing services.
• Acts as liaison to outside agencies and providers to ensure continuity of care and the necessary follow-up for individuals; advocates for individuals' needs; and may provide instruction to providers on individuals' discharge plans.
• May perform the full range of supervisory duties over Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff; provide information to Registered Nurse Supervisors; and prepare or contribute to the preparation of reports and performance evaluations for lower-level staff involved in nursing care activities.

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.

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.

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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 View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io to obtain information and RA forms.

Additional benefits include savings programs, voluntary pre-tax savings programs, access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), life insurance, disability insurance, the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan, paid holidays and leave, health care coverage, paid parental leave, retirement program, professional development and education and training, and the 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.