Family Care RN

SCO Family of Services•New York, NY

12d

About The Position

The Family Care RN oversees the medical care and health-related needs of people supported. The role includes conducting at least quarterly in-person visits, arranging medically necessary and regulation-required appointments, completing nursing assessments, confirming medication supplies and administration, and reviewing medical visit and discharge summaries. The RN advocates for people supported during medical care, represents the agency in professional settings, and visits people supported during hospital or nursing rehabilitation stays at least weekly or as needed based on medical necessity and acuity. RN coverage may also be provided at other I/DD sites as needed. The RN participates in each person’s program planning team, ensures health issues are addressed in care planning, maintains required medical records and oversight of charts, and completes reports and updates for Life Plan/ISP meetings. The role also includes semi-annual internal chart audits, training Family Care Providers in health topics and medication responsibilities, and overseeing compliance with health and safety procedures and prescriber orders. The RN triages health concerns by phone, directs staff to Telehealth when appropriate, and ensures medication errors are reported and addressed through training. The position requires a licensed RN, a valid New York State driver’s license, and respect for people supported, person-first language, and the Justice Center’s Code of Conduct. One year of experience working with people supported with an intellectual developmental disability is preferred.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Nurse (RN).
Valid New York State driver’s license.
Respect for people supported and commitment to person-first language and the Justice Center’s Code of Conduct.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience working with people supported with an intellectual developmental disability.

Responsibilities

Oversee the medical aspects of each person supported’s health, including quarterly or medically necessary face-to-face visits, medical appointment scheduling, and completion of nursing assessments.
Check medication storage during quarterly visits and ensure adequate medication supplies and that prescribed medications, treatments, and diets are followed.
Review routine, pre- and post-surgical, and Urgent Care/ER visit summaries, documenting findings, assessments, and recommendations in nursing notes when applicable.
Advocate for people supported during medical care with prescribers.
Maintain professionalism while leading audits and representing the agency at conferences.
Visit people supported during hospitalizations or nursing rehabilitation admissions at least weekly, or as required by medical necessity and acuity.
Provide RN coverage at other I/DD sites when needed.
Participate in program planning teams, communicate health and medical issues, and contribute to health-related plans and goals.
Maintain mandated medical records, including nursing notes, medical visit and discharge summaries, prescriber orders, and Plans of Nursing Services (PONS).
Complete medical reports for Life Plan/ISP meetings in a timely manner and provide medical updates to the team and circle of supports.
Oversee person-supported charts, including MAR/treatment records, prescriptions/formulary, applicable bowel movement charts, medical books, flowsheets, and PONS.
Participate in semi-annual internal audits using the Chart Audit Tool.
Provide quarterly in-service training to Family Care Providers on general health and person-specific needs, and provide annual or change-triggered PONS training.
Train Family Care Providers on medication-administration responsibilities.
Ensure health and safety procedures comply with state and federal regulations.
Triage health concerns by telephone and provide directives to Family Care Providers as needed.
Direct staff to use Telehealth when appropriate to reduce Urgent Care/ER visits.
Supervise Family Care Providers’ dispensing of medication and treatments according to prescribers’ orders.
Ensure medication errors are reported and train Family Care Providers on preventing future errors.
Maintain quality, productivity, knowledge of program plans and medical status, timely follow-through, good judgment, role-model behavior, teamwork, flexibility, initiative, and good attendance.
Respond to directives from the Nursing Supervisor.