Nursing Community Housing Outreach

About the Role

Be part of a team that values connection, accountability, and real impact. At Access, our Culture Playbook guides how we show up for each other and for the people we support. You’ll join a team that is clear about expectations, supportive, accountable, and focused on outcomes that matter to people—helping them live the healthiest and fullest lives possible while ensuring our staff can do the same.

Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Perfect for Travel Required: 50% (Counties: Westchester, Bronx, Rockland, and Putnam)

Responsibilities

• Provide health teaching to individual program participants.
• Conduct health assessments (Health Assessment Forms) and social-related health care screenings.
• Coordinate and collaborate with medical providers.
• Complete all required documentation.
• In the event of a medical emergency, assess, take vital signs, and coordinate additional medical assistance as needed.
• Conduct and document medical and nursing services as required by the Guidance Center of Westchester and Network policies and procedures.
• Assess and schedule the need for other periodic health check-ins or annual health screen form evaluations.
• Review Medical Records and ensure accurate data entry into the electronic record.
• Act as a liaison concerning medical issues with consulting physicians, parents/family, Case Managers, Day Program, Emergency Room, Site Supervisor, and other Interdisciplinary Team Members.
• Review required nursing in-services with counselors.
• Advise the nursing supervisor about necessary changes in the medical status of Program Participants.
• Facilitate monthly staff training with housing staff.
• Perform additional nursing responsibilities as required by the Nursing Supervisor.

Requirements

• Current RN license to practice in NYS.
• Two years of previous nursing experience with mental health, substance abuse, chronic medical conditions, public, or community healthcare.
• Experience with adults in Mental Health and/or a closely related field.
• Valid CPR/BLS/AED certification.
• Must have a reliable working vehicle and a valid clean driver’s license.

Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with a high level of patience, empathy, and compassion.
• Excellent observation skills with high attention to detail.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and time management skills.
• Ability to instruct people supported and staff in medical procedures and healthy lifestyle practices.
• Understanding of healthcare state standards and procedures.
• Previous clinical experience.
• Strong computer skills.

Physical Characteristics

These physical demands are representative of the requirements necessary to perform the job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Must be capable of accessing all rooms in a 2-story home.
• Able to work in an open-space floor plan.
• Must be capable of moving throughout the workday.
• Occasional lifting of 25+ pounds.

Pay

$55.00 per hour

Schedule

35 hours per week. Flexibility required.