School Registered Nurse (RN)

Upstate Cerebral Palsy•Utica, NY

62d•$37 - $39

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible to assess and monitor medical concerns, review, provide nursing care to program participants, complete required documentation, provide in-services to staff, collaborate with physicians and nurse practitioners, review and act on incident reports, provide on-call coverage and participate in Agency activities.

Requirements

AAS Degree in Nursing required, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.
Current and valid NYS RN license.
Travel is required. Must have a valid NYS Driver's License.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Monitor and assess student medical concerns.
Provide routine and emergency nursing care to students.
Complete all required documentation and reports.
Ensure that documentation is accurate, contemporaneous, and effectively communicates all information required to be regulatory compliant.
Promote and oversee the safety and well-being of the children through use of written, verbal procedures, safety equipment and awareness of any potential dangers.
Provide nursing and medical in-services to staff school LPNs.
Collaborate with physicians and nurse practitioners on medical issues.
Must be able to complete and maintain SCIP-R, First Aid, CPR certification and or other trainings required by OPWDD/OCFS, and/or agency policy;
Oversee the safety and well-being of the children.
Maintain documentation as required.