Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 - Wound Care - Taconic

The duties that the incumbent of the vacancy will be expected to perform. Duties Description The Registered Nurse Supervisor 1 (RNS 1) will be based out of the Article 16 Clinic. As the RNS 1 specializing in Wound and Diabetic care, the incumbent will assume a leadership role across all five counties in the Taconic region, delivering direct nursing care to individuals requiring advanced clinical support. Collaborating with the Article 16 Clinic team, Nutritional Services, and other specialists, the RNS1 Certified Wound Specialist will assist physicians in the diagnosis and assessment of pressure skin injuries. An essential aspect of this role includes communicating medication changes and condition updates to the team. Collaboration with external healthcare providers, hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities will also be necessary to ensure that treatment is completed and followed through. Individualized wound care plans will be developed for each resident.PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties include but are not limited to: • Assist physicians in diagnosis and assessment of pressure skin injuries. • Be responsible for recommending and developing individualized short- and long-term treatment plans and monitoring strategies. • Participate in care plan meetings, family meetings, and interdisciplinary team (IDT) meetings. • Attendance at ITT and Life Plan meetings, along with collaboration with dietitians, will be required.• Provide education on diabetic management, encompassing glucose monitoring and insulin administration, health promotion, disease prevention, and self-management to residents, staff and families.• Monitor for preventive long-term complications associated with neuropathy, nephropathy, and retinopathy.• Therapeutic interventions will be implemented to ensure optimal care in the treatment and prevention of pressure-related wound injuries.NOTE: You must have a valid driver’s license to apply as travel is a part of the duties involved in this position. Travel within the five-county catchment area may be required in the performance of the duties of the position. This may include a state-owned vehicle, as available, or the employee’s own car. An employee who uses his/her own car will be reimbursed at current negotiated rates.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nys-office-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities/posts/?feedView=all#LI-DL2

The minimum qualifications required for this vacancy. Minimum Qualifications Promotion: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and two years of service in any Grade 18 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license; or one year of service in any Grade 20 or higher position that requires a registered professional nurse license.Open competitive: Possession of a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State; and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.Substitution: a bachelor’s degree in nursing can substitute for one year of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; and a master’s degree in nursing can substitute for two years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience.Transfer: Candidates must have one year of permanent competitive or 55-b/c status in the posted title and be eligible for lateral transfer; OR be eligible to transfer via Section 70.1, 70.4, or 52.6 of Civil Service Law. The transfer cannot be a second consecutive transfer resulting in an advancement of more than two salary grades.To determine if your current Civil Service title is eligible for transfer to this title, visit the Career Mobility GOT-IT website: https://careermobilityoffice.cs.ny.gov/cmo/gotit/index.cfm.Preferred Qualifications: In addition to the requirement of possessing a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State and three years of post-licensure clinical nursing experience; a preferred candidate will have completed a recognized wound care education program and have obtained a certificate in wound care.

Additional comments regarding the vacancy. Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title.At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status.• Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 22 ($82,326), Increased Hiring Salary ($10,852), Geographic Pay Differential ($35,000) and Mid-Hudson adjustment ($2,000). Geographic Pay Differential and Mid-Hudson adjustment are added to the job rate ($104,230).• If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee.• The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies.• Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume.• All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility.• If you are employed by state government you may be able to receive loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF). The PSLF Program forgives the remaining balance on Direct Loans after 120 qualifying monthly payments have been made under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time for a qualifying employer. For more information on PSLF, please visit www.studentAid.gov/publicservice.• Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). • If an employee or job applicant believes that they need a reasonable accommodation, they should contact the Reasonable Accommodation Unit at (518) 486-7222 or email accommodationrequests@opwdd.ny.gov to obtain information and RA forms.• Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan.• Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses.• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs.• Life insurance and Disability insurance.• The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis.• Paid Holidays and Leave: ° Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially. ° Five (5) days paid personal leave each year. ° Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year. ° Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events.• Health Care Coverage: Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost.• Paid Parental Leave: Paid Parental Leave allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave at full pay for each qualifying event. A qualifying event is defined as the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care.• Retirement Program: Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation.• Professional Development and Education and Training: NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/training-and-professional-development.• Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit https://oer.ny.gov/public-service-workshops-program-pswp.• OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.***All people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.***

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