Registered Nurse 2 - Community New

Duties Description

The Quality Improvement Registered Nurse 2 (RN2) is an essential role that will support the core mission of the Hudson Valley district and assist with optimizing the delivery of high-quality nursing services and maintaining the health and safety of individuals across Hudson Valley's four counties. The RN2 will maintain expert, current knowledge of nursing policies, processes, standards, laws, rules, and regulations and provide consultation and assistance to the residential teams to properly apply those standards to improve service delivery outcomes.

The RN2 will play a unique and active role in supporting the district as a nursing subject matter expert by providing training, technical assistance, conducting site visits and audits, providing ongoing monitoring of service delivery documentation, and evaluating program needs, processes, effectiveness, trends, and outcomes.

This position will report to the Hudson Valley DDSOO Director of Quality Improvement who will provide direction on tasks, including but not limited to assisting with audits to ensure compliance, functioning as a resource to state operation residential and day program teams, and participating in various committees.

The person will be tasked with completing DQI survey readiness reviews/audits, reviewing exit conferences, and working collaboratively with the state operations teams to develop nursing related POCAs. This position will be a valuable resource for operational and regulatory information dissemination and training to nursing and residential staff, as appropriate, across the 4 counties.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports the district as a nursing subject matter expert.
• Maintains expert current knowledge of nursing polocies, processes, standards, laws, rules, and regulations.
• Provides consultation and assistance to the residential teams to properly apply those standards to improve service delivery outcomes.
• Provides training and technical assistance.
• Conducts site visits and audits.
• Completes DQI survey readiness reviews/audits.
• Reviews exit conferences.
• Participates in the Nursing Standards of Practice & Health Service work group.
• Assists in developing SOPs, in accordance with regulatory and policy standards.
• Completes reviews of incidents and investigations (medical, falls, death), as assigned.
• Serves as a committee member to the following committees:
• Incident Review Committee
• Medication Task Force
• Mortality Review Committee
• Works collaboratively with the state operations teams to develop nursing related POCAs.
• Provides ongoing monitoring of service delivery documentation.
• Evaluates program needs, processes, effectiveness, trends, and outcomes.
• Provides coverage of and travel throughout the four counties of the Hudson Valley.
• May be trained to provide CPR training and certification to providers and sub-providers.
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience. One year of this experience must have been providing direct services to individuals diagnosed with mental illness, developmental disabilities, addiction, or substance use disorders in a community setting.

Substitution:

A bachelor's degree in nursing may substitute for one year of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master's degree in nursing may substitute for two years of general post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Additional Comments

• Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate ($74,193) for PS&T Grade 20, Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), Increased Hiring Salary ($9,688) and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000). Maximum salary includes the sum of Job Rate ($94,121), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000), and Downstate Adjustment ($4,000).
  
  

TRAVEL: Percentage of travel may vary (approx. 20%-50%). Must have valid driver’s license as well as dependable transportation.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.

At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.

• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.
• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.
• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.
• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.
• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.
• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). If an employee or job applicant believes that
  
  

they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at 901-111-9881 or email 910zov@oj6jr7l.com to obtain information and RA forms.

• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.
• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.
• Life insurance and Disability insurance.
• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.
• Paid Holidays and Leave:
  
  

° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially.

° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year.

° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year.

° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.

• Health Care Coverage:
  
  

Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental, and vision plans at no extra cost.

• Paid Parental Leave:
  
  

Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.

• Retirement Program:
  
  

Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.

• Professional Development and Education and Training:
  
  

NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.

• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.
• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.