Nurse Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• New York State licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Excellent oral and listening skills.
• Ability to interface with clients as well as all levels of staff.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience working with homeless individuals preferred.
• 3-5 years of clinical experience in outpatient primary care.
• Prior managerial experience a plus.
• Familiarity with eClinicalWorks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures all residential embedded nurses are keeping accurate patient self-administration records, consents, and locked controlled medication boxes.
• Ensures all nurses are using EMR for appropriate documentation of patient teaching, medication, and injection administration.
• Responsible for the administration of medications including vaccinations; aware of the location of all medication and supplies for emergency usage; keeps medication stocks current.
• Performs procedures including injections, fingerstick glucose testing, and pulse oximetry as ordered by the clinician.
• Responsible for patient education, per the Health Center policies and procedures.
• Participates in emergency care as necessary.
• Attends staff meetings and high alert case conferences.
• Documents patient interactions in the Electronic Health Record.
• Responsible for safe practices of medication management, safe keeping of temperature logs and emergency logs, handling excursions, medication errors or incidents.
• Coordinates with the client’s psychiatry provider and case management team to highlight and target priority patients and assist by providing the team with clinical feedback and assessments.
• Conducts PSTP home visits based on internal referrals from Case Management, Housing Counselors, Psychiatry, and Program Directors.
• Works closely with PSTP leadership for data reporting, grant funded audits providing clinical information, assuring policies and procedures are being followed, and coordination with house aide and case management team.
• Delegates to staff LPN to collect medication compliance intake forms.
• Maintains, documents, and reports out inventory of medical equipment, supplies, and medications under guidance of Dpty DNO and DNO.
• Oversees processes to ensure audit compliance for medications and medical equipment.
• Oversees ordering procedures and stocking of medical equipment, supplies, and medications and distribution of medical equipment, supplies, and medications from headquarters to clinical sites.
• Maintains documentation in compliance with agency policies and procedures and maintains updated knowledge of policies and procedures affecting the organization and assists in interpreting or implementing them as necessary.
• Works closely with the Dpty DNO and DNO to develop and improve systems for healthcare within Project Renewal.
• Keeps Healthcare Department leadership informed of all issues and developments and provides a thorough, comprehensive, and concise report of the activities, as needed.