Responsible for providing nursing care and coordinating medical services for individuals in assigned IRA sites.
- Assessment of the medical needs of the individuals, plans intervention, and evaluates outcome of care and performs treatments and special medical care as mandated.
- Coordinates with other medical providers regarding care management.
- Responsible for monitoring medical care of individuals.
- Provide medical consultation regarding individual medical needs through 24 x 7 telephone tri-age
- Provide telephone triage to agency’s staff
- Provides or assists all activities of daily living for individuals. i.e. adequate intake of food and fluids, bathing, dressing, bowel and bladder care/toileting, oral/nasal hygiene, skin care and grooming
- Administers medication
- Provides AMAP certifications and recertification classes for IRA staff.
- Monitors and provide supervision to all AMAP certified staff.
- Provides supervision of nutrition issues including assisting staff with menu preparation. Coordinates with dietician.
- Coordinates medical services with Residence, Schools, and Day Services.
- Attends in-service to maintain current knowledge and trends in developmentally disabilities and medical care.
- Implements plan of care as outlined in each individuals medical profile including positioning, play, feeding techniques, behavior modification and attention to ADL skills.
- Provides in-service training on medical issues as required.
- Record monthly individual progress notes for each individuals
- Complete job related tasks as needed
Requirements:
- BSN preferred, ASN accepted
- Updated First Aid/CPR certifications required
- 2-3 years working with adults that has developmental disabilities.
- Completion of mandated course: Infection Control, Abuse/Incident Reporting
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: $87,984.00 - $94,984.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Home Health
- Medical-Surgical
Physical setting:
- Assisted living facility
- Outpatient
Standard shift:
Supplemental pay types:
Supplemental schedule:
Weekly schedule:
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Preferred)
- NYS RN (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Bronx, NY 10473: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person