Nursing Supervisor

Make a bigger difference

PURPOSE:

    The Jewish Board Children’s Residential Programs provide residential treatment, placement and therapeutic services to youth in care of the Administration for Children Services/ Office of Children and Family Services (ACS/OCFS) and The Office of Mental Health (OMH) who need a structured environment to work on their behavioral and mental health issues.

   The Kaplan House (Manhattan) and Cedar Knolls House (Bronx) (ACS/OCFS) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescent’s ages 16-21 who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues.  Both Programs offer an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.

The Supervised Independent Living Program (SILP), (ACS/OCFS)  provides a transitional living environment for older youth who are ready to move towards independent living but could benefit from a supported environment to build the skills- required to live independently. The SILP provides resources for youth ages 18-20 who are experience challenges as they transition to adulthood. All youth are referred to us by the Administration of Children Services.

The Children’s Community Residences (OMH) programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve.  Our staff uses a culturally competent, person centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency.  Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resilience of our communities. Our children’s community residences are single site residence’s 1 in Staten Island and 3 in the Bronx that provide a group living for eight children and/or adolescents. The program provides a supervised, trauma informed therapeutic environment which seeks to develop the resident's skills and capacity to live in the community and attend school/work as appropriate.

  POSITION OVERVIEW:

Responsible for the day-to-day coordination of client medical care, oversees all administrative functions in the         program medical department. Supervises all RN in the department.

  KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Oversee all aspects of the medical/nursing department(s) in the program.
• Implement and integrate medical protocols into the management of client medical diagnoses.
• Directly supervise nurses assigned to this supervisor. Will meet weekly with each of these nurses and document each meeting. Complete weekly Dayforce for this staff, and annual evaluation.
• Administer medication to clients within scope of practice. Provide support to staff who oversee client’s medication administration procedures.
• Venipuncture for lab draws.
• Medical representative at interdisciplinary team meetings.
• Oversight and supervision of nursing staff.
• Coordination of AMAP training with the director of medical quality.
• Assist in addressing the medical component of audits conducted by regulatory bodies and COA as well as internal audits.
• May coordinate, prepare and distribute all routine administrative medical reports, as required by any licensing and / or regulatory bodies.
• Participate in client education programs on relevant health related issues.
• Provide staff ongoing education and tools in order to ensure appropriate responses to medical concerns at all times.
• Assist in pharmacy reviews and medication security procedures.
• Collaborate with community hospital leadership and staff to promote collaboration and continuity of care across settings for clients during all phases of hospitalization.
• Work closely as a liaison with program psychiatric and primary care prescribers.
• Coordinate with school nurses to facilitate nursing care and medical requirements for all residential clients who attend outside educational facilities.
• Participate in ongoing agency medical leadership meetings.
• Perform ongoing Electronic Health Record reviews to ensure both regulatory compliance as well as opportunities for Quality Improvement.
• Assure that any medical problems / issues are communicated to the Primary Care Practitioner and Administrator(s) as necessary, including a follow-up.
• Upon successful completion of CPR and/or any other train the trainer programs as directed by leadership the RN will perform certifications for staff as needed.
• Able to respond to after-hours medical crisis calls to provide telephone guidance to Program Staff and follow up appropriately. 
• Other tasks as indicated by leadership.

      Team Process

• Participates in intakes, assessments, and discharge with medical follow-up.
• Participates in regular staff meetings and trainings. 
• May be asked to travel to offsite meetings and trainings.

       Documentation

• Follow up on incident reports as appropriate.
• Perform ongoing Electronic Health Record reviews to ensure both regulatory compliance as well as opportunities for Quality Improvement.
• Completes regular and timely documentation of all resident interactions, including progress and informational notes.

      CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:

• Excellent leadership skills.
• Excellent resident engagement skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
• Valid driver’s license
• Willingness to work with a children/adolescents/ young adults living with the impact of trauma and experience mental health challenges.
• Compassion and respect for vulnerable individuals.
• Patience and understanding for the sometimes-slow process of stabilization and recovery.

   EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Minimum education level of a BSN or RN.
• Position may require specialized expertise in the area of mental health, developmental disorders, crisis intervention, AIDS or infectious disease or other areas as deemed appropriate for the program’s needs.
• Should be familiar with standard reporting requirements as dictated by those bodies to whom the division is accountable.

   EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• Bilingual preferred, (Spanish/ Créole)

•    Some work experience with a similar population in a residential setting.

  COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Ability to use Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and application software.

   VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform data entry into various computer programs.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportation and/or vehicle.

   WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Travel in the community with residents, if needed.
• Ability to walk up and downstairs.
• Travel between programs.

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:

• Generous paid time off in addition to agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans 
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities 
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation 
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program  
• Life and disability insurance 

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

 We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.