Review Vacancy
AgencyPeople With Developmental Disabilities, Office for
TitleRegistered Nurse 1 CNYDDSO
Occupational CategoryHealth Care, Human/Social Services
Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)
Salary RangeFrom $93929 to $102656 Annually
Appointment Type Contingent Permanent
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Currently a permanent Registered Nurse 1.
OR
Must be active and reachable on the Civil Service Eligible List for previous title(s) of Nurse 1/Nurse 2.
OR
Registered Nurse 1 – Applicants must possess a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State.
Transfer opportunity:
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
Duties Description POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The incumbent of this Registered Nurse 1 position will coordinate the delivery of direct support and clinical staff related skill development topics such as medication administration, maintaining health, CPR/First Aid and other topics as across Central New York DDSO and communicate regularly with supervisors in the agency. Incumbent will serve as a support resource to other divisions and serve on committees as assigned.
#LI-JB3
Duties Description
• Monitors individual’s medical/health needs and services.
• Provides hand on Medical Care, provide nursing oversight and complete review of items
• Interacts with primary, medical specialists, various clinical staff as necessary.
• Advocate for individuals’ health care needs
• Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee
• Provides support to residential staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.
• Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues
• Completes follow-up including documentation for individuals post ER/hospital visit follow-up
• Reviews, comments, initials and dates lab, x-ray, consults, etc. If indicated completes follow-up with practitioner.
• Provides necessary documentation regarding home visits within established time frames.
• Follows pressure wound policy and documentation requirements.
• Provides appropriate nursing services and support/oversight to Residential/Day Hab. staff
• Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).
• Completes nursing assessments and related documentation e.g. RN Notes, nursing log book, etc. thoroughly and within
established time frames.
• Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.
• Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical/nursing issues.
• PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files.
• Provides health related training/consultation to day program, IES, residential staff.
• Annually for everyone in your caseload, completes review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home)
• Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP
• Responsible for obtaining individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.
Provides adequate nursing assessment/supervision of DSAs competency regarding individual –specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration
• Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures
that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated
Tasks)
• Provides training for all staff as needed on new/revised medication/policies.
• Provides CMHN, NA and NPC’ with certification/recertification information for data base in a timely manner.
• Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation
Provides clinical supervision to LPNs
• Provides adequate nursing supervision and completes performance evaluations (as assigned) regarding individual-
specific nursing procedures.
Maintains professional skills
• Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.
• Attends/completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.
• Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to the
development of an action plan.
• Completes special projects/assignments
Additional Comments TITLE: Registered Nurse 1
NUMBER OF POSITITONS: One
SALARY GRADE: SG 18
SALARY: $93,929- $102,656 Annually*
*Registered Nurse 1: $65,001- $ 82,656 Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18 ($65,001), the increased
hiring rate ($8,928), and Geographic Differential ($20,000). Geographic Differential added to the job rate ($82,656) for Registered Nurse 1 PS&T Grade 18.
NEGOTIATING UNIT: PEF - 05
OFFICE/REGION: OPWDD – Region 2
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: State Operations
LOCATION: Bank Of America Building
200 West Dominick Street
Rome, NY 13440
SHIFT/PASS DAYS: 08:00am – 04:30pm
Pass Days: Sat/Sun
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The incumbent of this Registered Nurse 1 position will coordinate the delivery of direct support and clinical staff related skill development topics such as medication administration, maintaining health, CPR/First Aid and other topics as across Central New York DDSO and communicate regularly with supervisors in the agency. Incumbent will serve as a support resource to other divisions and serve on committees as assigned.
#LI-JB3
Duties Description
• Monitors individual’s medical/health needs and services.
• Provides hand on Medical Care, provide nursing oversight and complete review of items
• Interacts with primary, medical specialists, various clinical staff as necessary.
• Advocate for individuals’ health care needs
• Maintains ongoing communication with med liaison/designee
• Provides support to residential staff in maintaining health services for the individuals.
• Utilizes appropriate reporting mechanisms/chain of command in responding to individual and/or staff issues
• Completes follow-up including documentation for individuals post ER/hospital visit follow-up
• Reviews, comments, initials and dates lab, x-ray, consults, etc. If indicated completes follow-up with practitioner.
• Provides necessary documentation regarding home visits within established time frames.
• Follows pressure wound policy and documentation requirements.
• Provides appropriate nursing services and support/oversight to Residential/Day Hab. staff
• Responds to emergency requests as soon as possible (within and outside caseload).
• Completes nursing assessments and related documentation e.g. RN Notes, nursing log book, etc. thoroughly and within
established time frames.
• Provides individual-specific nursing interventions.
• Responds to staff questions regarding individual specific medical/nursing issues.
• PONS are current (for caseload) and signed by staff. All PONS are maintained in computer files.
• Provides health related training/consultation to day program, IES, residential staff.
• Annually for everyone in your caseload, completes review of medical section ISP, medication audit (each home)
• Keeps up to date regarding changes to medical section on ISP
• Responsible for obtaining individual’s informed consent for medications, as per BDDSOO Policy.
Provides adequate nursing assessment/supervision of DSAs competency regarding individual –specific nursing delegated procedures including medication administration
• Completes initial medication certification and conducts annual clinical performance evaluations for DSAS for procedures
that include but not limited to medication administration (Annual Clinical Nursing Evaluation of Nursing Delegated
Tasks)
• Provides training for all staff as needed on new/revised medication/policies.
• Provides CMHN, NA and NPC’ with certification/recertification information for data base in a timely manner.
• Completes required medication error documentation and staff medication error remediation
Provides clinical supervision to LPNs
• Provides adequate nursing supervision and completes performance evaluations (as assigned) regarding individual-
specific nursing procedures.
Maintains professional skills
• Attends Nursing Discipline meetings.
• Attends/completes on-line mandated DDSO training, as well as available discipline specific training.
• Identifies problems and/or opportunities for personal and/or nursing department improvement (s) and contributes to the
development of an action plan.
• Completes special projects/assignments
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Currently a permanent Registered Nurse 1.
OR
Must be active and reachable on the Civil Service Eligible List for previous title(s) of Nurse 1/Nurse 2.
OR
Registered Nurse 1 – Applicants must possess a license and current registration to practice nursing in New York State.
Transfer opportunity:
• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal CNY DDSO candidates submit PRF-1 form with cover letter/resume. All others submit cover letter and resume by 05/23/2024 to:
Central New York DDSO
Attn: Human Resources
8163 Gore Road
Rome, NY 13440
Fax: 315-338-0443
E-mail: CentralNY.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Please reference the above EOA# 24-148 in all correspondence.
Any questions regarding the duties of this position may be directed to Jessica LaClair RNS1 at 315-569-1258.
OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at Accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
Please Note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.
Email Address CentralNY.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Address
Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION PROCEDURE: Internal CNY DDSO candidates submit PRF-1 form with cover letter/resume. All others submit cover letter and resume by 05/23/2024 to:
Central New York DDSO
Attn: Human Resources
8163 Gore Road
Rome, NY 13440
Fax: 315-338-0443
Email: CentralNY.Careers@opwdd.ny.gov
Please reference the above EOA# 24-148 in all correspondence.
Any questions regarding the duties of this position may be directed to Jessica LaClair RNS1 at 315-569-1258.
OPWDD is committed to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas, and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.
If you are employed by state government, you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the NYS OPWDD Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or e-mail at Accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.
Please Note:
• For CSEA positions: Local Bidding Agreements will be honored.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter.
• In order to be eligible for appointment and to maintain employment, you cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of the Federal and/or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program). If you are appointed and subsequently listed as an excluded individual or entity on any of these lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program), you may be terminated from your employment.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer