Registered Nurse Residential Program

Registered Nurse needed in the Bronx
Full time position, ICF Residence!
Work hours: Monday through Friday – 9am-5pm.

Responsibilities
-Coordinate medical care for assigned individuals, monitor and assess health needs including arranging for follow-up care as needed.
-Assessment by direct observation on consumer health status. Observe observation for signs and symptoms of discomfort, distress or illnesses. Evaluation of physical status changes for exacerbation of existing conditions, onset of disease, and/or responses to care and treatment. Documentation and follow up of all findings.
-Communicate with physicians, families, interdisciplinary team members and clinicians involved in providing services to individuals.
-Communicate and follow up on consumer hospitalizations, emergency room visits, reports of injury, trauma, accidents, illness, distress and other health issues as individually required.
-Accompany individuals on medical appointments when necessary to advocate for and discus health issues. Communicate with team members as to findings.
-In urgent/emergent situations, you may receive phone calls outside of routine working hours regarding individuals assigned to your caseload.
-Attend meetings with management, staff, families, and clinicians to discuss any health-related issues regarding consumers served.
-Develop individual specific nursing plans and protocols as needed. Update and revise these documents to reflect changes in consumer status.
-Supervises AMAP administration of prescribed medication and routine treatments in accordance with federal and state regulations and agency policy. Administers STAT medication and treatments as prescribed. Participates in in-services and trains AMAPs as needed. Completed AMAP certification, recertification and decertification processes as necessary.
-Perform other duties as assigned.

 Requirements
-Must be currently licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse (RN) in New York State.
-CPR certification required.
-Experience working with people with developmental disabilities preferred not required.
-Must demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills.
-Ability to handle multiple priorities and work as a member of a team.
-A valid NY State or Tri-state area Driver's License for more than one year, in good standing, preferred.

For more information and to apply please contact
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
howard@bondhealthstaffing.com