Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Position SummaryLocation: Broome County, NYSchedule: Full Time, 40 hrs. per weekPay: $75,649 – $95,000 per yearBenefits: 33 days of PTO, medical, dental, visions, life insurance, and more.Make a difference every day while working alongside compassionate colleagues who truly value one another. As one long-term nurse shares, the caring individuals and strong team environment are what make it special.In this Registered Nurse role, you'll use your clinical expertise to assess and guide care, support individuals' ongoing health and wellness, and train staff in medical best practices. In return, you'll gain a meaningful role with a collaborative team, the opportunity to build strong relationships, and the satisfaction of improving lives every day.Registered Nurse's Duties and ResponsibilitiesComplete RN evaluations and provided needed medical care to individuals and staff as requestedMaintain and review medical and health information on assigned individuals to ensure that all health and medical concerns are being addressed at admission and as required in accordance with policy and regulationProvide initial training of nursing tasks or activities and periodic inspection of the actual act of accomplishing such tasks or activities to unlicensed direct care staff. The amount and type of supervision required will be determined by the RN responsible for supervising the task or activityConfer with medical professionals with developing and implementing an individual health care program/nursing care planAccompany individuals on medical appointments or to hospital/emergency room as requested and provided supervision when no other staff is availableProvide background medical information on individuals to medical professionals for appointments as needed and for emergency careParticipate in individual planning conferences for medical and/or health related concernsComplete self-medication assessments on assigned individuals and supervise staff in the implementation of self-medication goal plansProvide individual teaching on medication awareness; self-medicating; the use of medical devices; and the likeTrain staff in medication administration and other health and medical skills or techniques (ex. CPR, First Aid, Fire Safety, Bloodborne Pathogens, etc.) as requestedPerform medication administration recertification with staff as requestedPerform or review medication inspections at designated sitesInvestigate incidents/accidents related to medication errors and/or health concerns as requestedServe as designated on-call staff, on a rotational basis, for all health or medically related concerns occurring after normal shift hoursRequirementsMust be licensed and currently registered as a Registered Nurse by the New York State Department of Education.Experience working with intellectually/developmentally disabled is not required but is preferredA valid driver's license and record that meets the agency's insurance carrier guidelines