Residential Registered Nurse

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a not-for-profit charity serving children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island. Our staff of over 600 people provide caring and professional services to nearly 2,000 people every year. Since 1930, Little Flower has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of those we serve by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and where appropriate, adoption. Our work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.

The Residential Nurse is responsible for the oversight of all nursing practices and procedures related to an individual’s plan of care in accordance with OPWDD’s regulations and Little Flower’s policies and procedures.   The Residential Nurse is responsible for ensuring that all nursing services as required by OPWDD and Little Flower are both qualitative and regulatory compliant.  The Residential Nurse will provide training and support to Direct Support Professionals in all nursing clinical and administrative procedures.  Part of the Residential Nurse’s role includes communicating with and advocating on behalf of the individuals to doctors, practitioners, clinicians, family members, etc., in the community towards diagnosing conditions, developing plans of care and evaluating responses.   The Residential Nurse is essential in working with Little Flower’s administrative team to develop and implement effective and collaborative policies and procedures and quality of care.  The Residential Nurse is an on-call position, and all Residential Nurses must participate in a shared on-call schedule for Little Flower’s OPWDD residential programs. 

Essential Functions

• Conduct internal audits of medical policies, procedures and systems to ensure regulatory compliance as per OPWDD and all Little Flower policies, procedures and best practices. 
• Respond to all emergent situations
• Consult with doctors, clinicians, etc. to ensure optimal medical treatments are provided to people being supported
• Work closely with clinicians to plan best course of treatment for maximum health of people being supported
• Ensure certifications are up to date for all medical staff.
• Provide telephone triage as needed.
• Be available 24/7 for on-call support via agency phone.
• Participate in a shared 24/7 on-call schedule for nursing staff. 
• Provide training and in services for DSPs and OPWDD Staff.
• Participate in monthly staff meetings and attend all meetings, committee/specialty, and provide feedback to staff.
• Provide AMAP training and/or recertification as well as any person-centered medical training needed to ensure the health and safety of individuals being supported to DSPs.
• Ensure health, safety & welfare of individuals.
• Must work with Senior Vice President and Management Team on all Corrective Action Plans and Incident Reports.
• Must conduct weekly audits of the medication room and storage areas to ensure there are no expired medications and to reduce medication errors.
• Must review on a weekly basis the Dietary Plan and ensure all staff adhere to it.
• Must ensure adequate medical/clinical supplies for the program and its clients.  Ordering of such supplies must be on a monthly and as needed basis.
• Travel to different locations throughout NYC and Long Island may required for audits, meetings, and coverage as needed.

Qualifications & Work Experience

• Bachelor's Degree and NYS Nursing License required
• Valid driver's license is required
• 1-3 years of OPWDD nursing experience preferred. 
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among teams by communicating information, responding to requests, building rapport & participating in team problem-solving methods
• In-depth knowledge of OPWDD/legal regulations and best practices in healthcare
• Must be willing to obtain SCIP Certification within 90 days of hire.
• Must have strong knowledge of MS WORD, PowerPoint, Outlook and EHR applications.
• Great communication, verbal, written and people skills are required

Travel Requirements:

• This position is based in our Bishops IRA in Wading River, Long Island, but may require travel throughout Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island.  A valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle is needed.

* This is an hourly position

* Salary will commensurate with experience

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected group status