Pre-Placement Staff Nurse

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A FLAT RATE SALARY OF $106301.00.


The Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages communitybased supports and foster care services and provides subsidized child care vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice ACS oversees detention placement and programs for youth in the community.

The Administration for Childrens Services (ACS) Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH) delivers direct medical services to children entering foster care and ensures that the physical and mental health care provided is comprehensive and appropriate. OCFH offers individualized case consultations and training to ACS and foster care agencies on a variety of healthrelated topics. The office also conducts research and provides clinical expertise in developing health and mental health policies that support best case practice agencywide including Youth and Family Justice and Child and Family WellBeing. Within the OCFH the PrePlacement Medical Services Unit is responsible for the daytoday medical functions at the Childrens Center preplacement program and ACSs borough office medical units (Bronx Queens and Brooklyn). Providing 24/7 coverage the Unit completes physical assessments for all children entering foster care and direct primary care for a comprehensive range of symptoms and illnesses.

Under the direction of the PrePlacement Medical Director PrePlacement Staff Nurses will be responsible for but not limited to:

Arrange follow up appointments referrals where appropriate
Verify that all children have necessary medications and equipment at the time of placement
Assess physical and mental health care needs of ACS served foster care children as they enter care and on an ongoing basis by providing ageappropriate health services.
Provide comprehensive physical assessments and correctly identify the need for emergency treatment next day followup care or ongoing medical needs.
Directly administer medications
Conduct consultations in safe medication administration and management to child care staff and foster parents
Consult refer and collaborate with other disciplines involved in the care of children
Provide adequate and appropriate transfer of information when children are transferred to a placement or referred to another health care provider
As a member of a health care team and the broader professional team develop/implement and monitor a comprehensive patient care program
Participate in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences and meetings pertaining to policies and procedures affecting nursing practice
Implement treatment protocols procedures and other orders and instructions from the PrePlacement Medical Director and other clinical authorities
Conduct patient education training to new foster parents of medically fragile children and collaborate with foster care agencies to assist with services for foster families who care for children with special needs
Train ACS and contracted agency staff on protocols policies and medical conditions


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Section 424A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with childcaring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.


TO APPLY:

Please go to or for current NYC employees and search for Job ID #697892

NO PHONE CALLS FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRES PERMITTED

NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED


HOURS/SHIFT:
Evening Shifts are from 4:00 P.M. 1:00 A.M. (5 days/week) or 2:00 P.M. 1:00 A.M. (4 days/week)
Night Shifts are from 12:00 A.M. 9:00 A.M. (5 nights/week) and 10:00 P.M. 9:00 A.M. (4 nights/week)

STAFF NURSE 50910

Qualifications :

1. A valid New York State Registered Nurse License.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime