What are the responsibilities and job description for the NURSE EDUCATOR (Garden City, NY) position at Lifes WORC?
About Life’s WORC: For almost 50 years, Life’s WORC has provided high-quality services and support to people with intellectual disabilities and autism in Queens, Manhattan, Nassau and Suffolk counties. Today, we support more than 2,000 people across our residential locations and community programs.
Qualifications:
- Must be a current NYS Licensed Registered Nurse; Bachelor’s Degree preferred
- Minimum five years’ nursing experience with three of those years in the ID/DD field
- Pervious training experience preferred
- Knowledge of OPWDD regulations
- Knowledge of Person Centered standards
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Professional Instructor preferred
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate and oversee training, certification and supervision of the AMAP classes (Full Course and Refresher Class) to include proper record keeping and storage of all OMR-811’s for audit purposes
- Conduct on-site, program specific, field based training (i.e., Medical Counselor Training, Epipen, Annual Day Services Nursing In-services, etc.)
- Conduct alternate schedule trainings based on the needs of the department which may include an evening or weekend Full AMAP class on a quarterly basis.
- Conduct annual and as needed BLS certification classes for agency nurses
- Coordinate and ensure required annual nursing in-services in each IRA to include record keeping
- Coordinate and oversee all nursing related trainings to include Tube Feeding Certifications, Medical Counselor Training, Agency Introduction TB, Diabetes, Choking Prevention etc.
- Coordinate and oversee Life’s WORC’S employee tuberculosis screening program for employees
- Develop specialized medical training, including medical guidelines and procedures; ensure all program staff receives adequate medical training, as needed and based upon internal and DQA audit outcomes
- Coordinate all required staff training for all new program development to include individual specific requirements and assist in pourings for new staff for the new programs when needed
- Develops and coordinates training guidelines and curriculums for all newly hired nurses
- Collaborate with Nursing Administrators in the development of medically related training to meet department, agency and regulatory standards
- Participate and follow through on recommendations from committees as assigned (i.e. IRC, HRC, Training Committee)
- Assist with investigation of serious reportable incidents, as delegated (requires the satisfactory completion of Training Program for incident Investigators)
- Oversight of New Directions Day Habilitation medication storage, MAR, and compliance of AMAP status.
- Perform other duties as assigned
Employee Benefits:
- PAID TRAINING
- Affordable Health insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
- 100% Company Paid Dental insurance
- Pension Plan/403b with Company $ Match
- Student Loan Repayment Plan
- Vision insurance
- Tuition and Textbook Reimbursement
- Staff Recognition Awards & Bonuses
