Quality Monitoring Nurse Reviewer
About The Position
The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH) delivers direct medical services to children entering foster care and ensures that the physical and mental health care provided is comprehensive and appropriate. OCFH offers individualized case consultations and training to ACS and foster care agencies on a variety of health-related topics. The office also conducts research and provides clinical expertise in developing health and mental health policies that support best case practice agency-wide including Youth and Family Justice, and Child and Family Well-Being. The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH) delivers direct medical services to children entering foster care and ensures that the physical health care provided is comprehensive and appropriate. The Medical Audit Unit within OCFH reviews foster care medical records and ensures compliance with the established health standards for children in foster care. The Audit Nurse will be responsible for conducting medical case reviews for all foster care agencies within the five boroughs.
Requirements
- A valid New York State Registered Nurse License.
Responsibilities
- Review medical records at ACS's contracted agencies to ensure compliance with established health care standards for foster care youth
- Perform focused medical record reviews to monitor new admission standards and other specialty reviews as directed
- Liaise with contracted agencies regarding scheduling of reviews
- Use agency developed tool and scoring methods to determine compliance with all applicable Federal, State, and City regulations and guidelines for the medical services provided to children in foster care
- Identify and screen case reviews for special medical needs
- Assist Nurse Supervisor in identifying training issues
- Assist Nurse Supervisor in the development of corrective action plans and carry out follow up reviews for evaluation of specific remediation activities identified in corrective action plans
- Assist in the provision of technical assistance to agencies as necessary to implement approved corrective action plans
- Conduct site visits for medical review at all foster care agencies within the five boroughs
- Perform nursing functions within the Clinical Programs and Services Unit as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
