Duties Description

DESCRIPTION:

The Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (RNS1) under the direction of the Director of Nursing, assists in the management, direction, and evaluation of nursing and direct care staff; assists in the development and implementation nursing policies and procedures. RNS1 has an active role in supporting the nursing department by performing a broad range of clinical and administrative duties to assist the Director of Nursing in the daily nursing department services delivered.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 duties include but are not limited to:

• Identifies areas in need of improvement and develops and applies Quality Improvement (QI) projects.
• Assists in development of work plan, priorities, and reporting systems.
• Makes site visits with Director Nursing and/or subordinate staff to assess/audit sites and to evaluate effectiveness of and corrections
• requiring ongoing monitoring.
• Take the lead in reviewing and updating nursing policies/SOPs and form committee for feedback
• Assist in implementation of agendas for Nursing related meetings
• Provide Nursing related topics scheduled within Supervisor Training
• Assist teams in audits and investigation findings while interpreting SOPs and regulations to assist in troubleshooting concerns and
• implementing corrects (POCAs)
• Complete pre-survey audits as directed to ensure nursing compliance in all areas
• Sit on committee when needed such as SOP committees, Medication Error, Pharmacy steering, ICC and/or Incident review committee
• Provide mentorship to nursing staff, new nurse employees, and others where needed to provide guidance, trainings, peer reviews.
• Provide peer support for nurses when needed
• Actively participate in nursing interviews and offer feedback and hiring recommendations regarding candidates.
• Work independently as well as work well with interdisciplinary team members, and peer RNSIs
• Provide assistance in communication with community physicians when necessary to promote education if the various areas of nursing (MOLST process).
• Travel throughout several counties if necessary for meetings or site audits.
• Ability to adjust schedule to meet operational needs is essential.
• Providing ongoing monitoring of service delivery of documentation, and evaluating program needs, processes, effectiveness, trends, and outcomes and working in coordination with interdisciplinary team members to improve service delivery.
• participating in the recruitment of nursing staff to strengthen the department
• other duties as assigned.
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Promotion:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and two years of service in any Grade 18 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license; or one year of service in any Grade 20 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license.

Open competitive:

Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

Substitution: a bachelor’s degree in nursing can substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master’s degree in nursing can substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.

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.

• Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($82,326), Increased Hiring Salary ($10,852), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and Downstate adjustment ($4,000). Geographic Pay Differential and Downstate adjustment are added to the job rate ($104,230).
• 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 088-811-1808 or email rmjyrlw@dmz6x.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.
  
  

***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***