Registered Nurse - Rochester, NY

Schedule: Full-time and part-time opportunities available Monday-Friday  schedules (no weekend, holiday, or overnights)  

Heritage Christian Services is a human services agency supporting thousands of people across Rochester and the greater Buffalo-Niagara region. Our mission is to ensure that everyone, including children, older adults and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities can fulfill lives of endless possibility. 

Step into a rewarding career as a registered nurse at Heritage Christian Services. Whether you’re a recent graduate or an experienced RN ready to leave the bedside burnout behind, you'll enjoy working in a supportive environment with a collaborative nursing team, manageable caseloads and reliable weekly schedules with no weekend, holiday or overnight requirements.  

As a registered nurse at Heritage Christian Services, you'll work under the guidance of the Nursing Support Specialist to offer high-quality, person-centered care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You'll work alongside a dedicated nursing team to provide clinical oversight to frontline staff members, including direct support professionals and licensed practical nurses, and build meaningful relationships with the people you support and their families. 

• Conducts ongoing health assessments and supports the health needs of people in certified residential, day habilitation and respite settings. 

• Responds to health concerns and medical emergencies with clinical guidance and support. 

• Partners with physicians, specialists, pharmacies and medical liaisons to coordinate medical care and contribute to person-centered care planning 

• Collaborates with medical liaisons to coordinate timely scheduling of appointments, hospitalizations and related services and ensures resulting care plans and medical recommendations are followed.  

• Develops, implements and maintains individualized Plans of Nursing Service to coordinate nursing care and define responsibilities for direct support professionals. 

• Delegates nursing tasks to direct support professionals in accordance with the New York State Nurse Practice Act and monitors and evaluates their competency in health-related supports and delegated tasks. 

• Oversees medication management processes, including review of medication administration records and reconciliation. Addresses medication errors through investigation and follow-up.  

• Participates in incident management, including clinical review of reportable incidents. 

• Ensures all actions are compliant with OPWDD regulations, agency policies and administrative memoranda. 

• Supports agency survey preparation, including participation in on-site surveys and remediation of identified deficiencies. 

• Professional license and current registration to practice as a registered nurse in New York state as issued by the New York State Education Department. 

• Background supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and prior long-term care experience are preferred. 

• Must demonstrate the ability and temperament necessary to work with and provide care to people with disabilities. 

• Valid driver’s license in compliance with Heritage Christian Services’ motor vehicle record standards and reliable transportation to and from work. 

Benefits:

With nearly 4,000 employees, we support our dedicated team with competitive wages and a strong, comprehensive benefits package. Employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision plans with options designed to meet a variety of individual and family needs, along with generous paid time off, eleven paid holidays including three floating days. We also offer valuable retirement benefits, including a 403(b) plan and an agency-funded profit-sharing retirement contribution — an increasingly rare benefit that helps employees build long-term financial security. Additional benefits include tuition assistance, success coaches for personal and professional support, and more. 

Pay rate for this position:  $73500 / yr - $88000 / year

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above range represents the organization's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting

Our Commitment to Equity and Justice

We believe that people are entitled to dignity, respect, equity and justice. We champion a society that removes barriers. We reject racism and discrimination of any kind. We protest systemic and political inequities that marginalize people, recognizing that there is a history of structural racism in the United States. We will continue to learn and change to achieve justice. We know that strength comes from unity.

Heritage Christian Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a tobacco-free and drug-free work environment. 

Heritage Christian Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We offer a tobacco-free and drug-free work environment. 

Key words: RN, autonomy, health care

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