Registered Nurse - Burnett / Grassmere

Birch Family Services is a leading provider of education, employment, and community support services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families in New York City. Every year, the organization supports more than 2,000 people across 31 locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx.

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse at Birch Family Services, you will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and supervision of medical care for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a system of residential programs. Collaborating with clinical and ancillary staff, you will promote health and safety and provide case management services. The opportunity is split between facilities in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn and Far Rockaway, Queens.

Responsibilities

• Provide and supervise comprehensive nursing services and interventions to ensure that the health care needs of individuals receiving services are met.
• Provide continuity of medical care and services to individuals by monitoring the planning, organizing, directing, and controlling nursing activities including those carried out by support staff.
• Assure that the medical needs of the individuals are addressed by working with physician(s) as appropriate.
• Follow through with the provision of nursing care by monitoring nursing and related services.
• Develop a Nursing Care Plan for each individual and ensure the plan is reviewed and revised as needed.
• Provide for the individual’s continued health, welfare, and safety by direction, coordination, and supervising the individual’s medical care plan along with the implementation of all agency and OPWDD policies and procedures related to the Rights, Care, Treatment, and Protection of all individuals.
• Identify, assess, and report circumstances occurring at the time a person experiences a seizure, injury, illness, behavioral episode, and/or any other medical or emotional difficulty an individual may have and implements therapeutic interventions accordingly.
• Participate in Treatment Team including annual, semi-annual, and weekly medical meetings; both off and on site.
• Collaborate with the Residence Manager to ensure that all staff are medically trained to meet the individuals’ needs by monitoring, training, and evaluating all med-certified staff as per Birch and OPWDD guidelines.
• Conduct delegated nursing training for program staff, as well as general health/hygiene, infectious disease control/prevention, and other related topics for agency staff development.
• Update MARS monthly and as needed.
• Review assessments, logs, etc., and follow-up where necessary; ensure all medical appointments, tests, and lab work are completed as required; and assist with the AMAP certification process.

Requirements

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing (ASN or BSN) required.
• NY State RN License in good standing.
• 1-2 years clinical experience, preferably in an OPWDD or mental health setting required.
• Sufficient computer skills to operate email, Microsoft Office Suite, and electronic health records platforms required.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to speak clearly and hear the spoken word well.
• Regularly required to utilize near vision ability to read data and documents, including spreadsheets and reports, in printed form and on computer screens.
• Regularly required to provide physical care for clients and individuals, which may include, but is not limited to bathing, feeding, changing clothes or diapers, and pushing wheelchairs.
• Ability to physically restrain challenging behaviors that include aggression, self-injurious, and destructive behaviors.
• Ability to apply proper lifting techniques.

Benefits

• Flexible, negotiable schedules within core hours of 10am – 6pm.
• Full and Part-Time opportunities.
• No overnight on-call responsibilities.
• Open to ASN-level Registered Nurses licensed in NY State.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for qualified positions.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• 403(b) retirement savings plan.
• 501c3 loan forgiveness eligibility.
• Comprehensive orientation and professional development.