Coordinator Of Nursing

Job Summary: The Nursing Coordinator will assist the VP of Clinical Operations in efforts to achieve the JCCA mission to provide quality therapeutic and medical services. The Nursing Coordinator will assist by ensuring quality delivery of services by coordination of scheduling and training of Nursing and support staff along with monitoring of required areas of compliance.
Essential Job Functions:

• The Nursing Coordinator will perform the essential job functions of a Nurse Case Manager
• Participate in the training of new Nurse Case Managers and per diem nursing staff in the policies and procedures involved in Nurse Case Manager and per diem nurse job functions.
• Orient new Nurse Case Managers in job functions until competency determined and act as a continuing resource for new Nurse Case Managers.
• Manage the staffing schedule of the health center.
• Coordinate the Peer Review Process for record review and MAR review.
• Assure compliance with the Vaccine for Children Program.
• Attend meetings in the absence of the Division Nurse Leader.
• Assure compliance with routine equipment checks.
• Collect supply order information and review for submission for approval by Division Nurse Director.
• Collect documentation requested for regulatory review and investigations.
• Participate in development of quality improvement projects in conjunction with direct supervisor with overall responsibility for implementation and evaluation of the intervention.
• Complete performance evaluations of supervisees.
• Ensure full compliance with internal and external regulatory requirements; obtain health records, birth record, immunization registry and other pertinent medical or mental health information; review ACS triage material and communicate with ACS on as needed basis.
• Actively communicate with community providers scheduling needed appointments and obtaining health related information for the residents.
• Actively participate in obtaining psychotropic and non-routine medical procedures consents when necessary.
• Serve as a liaison between youth and medication prescriber, provide appropriate medication training to youth and family assisting in the assessment of medication side effects and/or the effectiveness of treatment.
• Audit team member charts to ensure that A29I and ACS requirments are met.
• Communicate and coordinate with clinical team, foster and biological family/guardian about all medical conditions, appointments and/or treatments.
• Participate in community visits (e.g. Emergency Room, hospitalizations, community specialty appointments, home visits) on as needed basis.
• Participate in all staff meetings, rounds, case reviews, FTC, etc.
• Promote the incorporation of the tenets of The Sanctuary Model in the workplace and in interactions

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree required, preferably in Nursing; Master's degree in Nursing preferred
• NYS Registered Nurse License required
• Two years of Medical Surgical experience (pediatrics preferred) or acute and sub-acute care; visiting nurse services preferred
• Bilingual (Spanish) is preferred

Salary: $95K - $100K