Registered Nurse 1 (NY HELPS)

About the role

The RN 1 serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team performing various nursing duties, including coordinating and monitoring all aspects of medical care for residents.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to residents, including comprehensive nursing assessments, administering medications, implementing physician’s treatment orders, transcribing orders, and collecting specimens for laboratory analysis or culture.
• Provide health education to residents, their guardians and staff and participate in interdisciplinary support plan meetings.
• Represent nursing on the resident’s support team, provide information on nursing needs, consult and coordinate with support teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate resident’s care.
• Provide first aid and emergency nursing care.
• Assess, monitor and document resident’s symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity.
• Identify and report resident’s responses to medications or changes in health status.
• Monitor resident’s medication, ensuring medications are ordered and available for administration.
• Meet documentation standards regarding transcribing physician’s orders, nursing progress notes, health charts and support plans.
• Act as a liaison to community providers to ensure continuity of care, follow up with community providers when necessary, advocate for resident’s needs.
• Participate in discharge planning by securing community appointments to ensure continuity of care.
• Prepare and maintain accurate and detailed reports electronically using Excel and/or Word.
• Maintain a safe and therapeutic environment.

Requirements

• Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State.

Pay

$96,147–$105,138. Posted hiring salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 18 and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Employees hired for the 2 pm–10 pm shift qualify for a shift differential (+7%) and inconvenience pay (+$575).

Benefits

• Thirteen (13) paid holidays annually
• Up to thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave annually
• Up to five (5) days of paid personal leave annually
• Up to thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave annually for PEF
• Up to three (3) days of professional leave annually to participate in professional development
• Eligible employees and dependents can pick from a variety of affordable health insurance programs
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• New York State Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) Membership
• NYS Deferred Compensation Access
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, as well as U.S. Savings Bonds
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)