Sheltering Arms Children And Family Services Bronx, NY

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Sheltering Arms strengthens the education, wellbeing, and development of high-need children, adults, and families across the New York metro area. We serve nearly 20,000 people a year from the South Bronx to Far Rockaway. Through compassion, innovation, and partnership, we respond to our community s greatest needs and enable individuals to reach the greatest heights of their potential. Joining our team is an opportunity to collaborate with hundreds of dedicated colleagues who represent diverse backgrounds and talents as we work together to make a measurable impact for our neighbors in need. Every role at Sheltering Arms brings with it new opportunities for advancement and development so that team members can achieve their professional goals while helping others reach for theirs.

The Registered Nurse will provide health services to children at the Sheltering Arms Reception Center, which is a Sheltering Arms Children and Family Services program located in the Baychester area of the Bronx. The Sheltering Arms Reception Center is a pre-placement residential setting for children 0 through 12 years of age who are awaiting identification of an appropriate foster care placement. The design and intent of the Reception Center is to offer infants and children 0 through 12 years of age a home-like and welcoming environment, which would be comforting during a very difficult time. The Reception Center has a capacity for 15 children and a nurse is on site twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week. This job entails three 12-hour shifts a week, including the option for overtime. Scheduling has flexibility, working in conjunction with the other nurses on staff. This role is under the supervision of the Sheltering Arms Medical Director and Director of Health Services.

Essential Functions:

• Provide health services to children at the Sheltering Arms Reception Center
• Triage patients as they arrive from the Administration for Children s Services (ACS) and prior to discharge
• Daily assessments of patients, medication administration as needed
• Monitor general aspects of patient health while children are at the Reception Center, including diet, physical activity, developmental or behavioral concerns
• Regular communication and coordination with parents, child care workers, administrative and medical staff regarding findings, treatments and follow up needed
• Request and follow up referrals to other health care services or specialists as needed
• Instruct families and staff on topics such as health education, child safety and disease prevention
• Contribute to the development of health improvement programs
• Attend conferences, seminars and agency meetings as designated by the Director of Health Services
• Other duties that may be assigned

Qualifications:

• Current and valid New York State Registered Nurse license
• Bachelor s Degree required
• Two or more years of experience working in pediatrics
• Experience working with foster care youth a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Spanish-speaking a plus
• Ability to coordinate all areas of health care services, to educate, instruct and counsel; and to communicate effectively with agency staff, foster and biological parents
• The ability to exercise good judgment in emergency situations, to take initiative appropriately and to function independently when required. Insight to know when and where to get help
• Current First Aid, CPR, and Infection Control certification required and maintained throughout employment
• Valid NYS Driver s License Required

It is the policy of Sheltering Arms that the Agency wholly complies with the equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.

Must have the ability to complete all standard administrative and support tasks including but not limited to climbing up and down stairs, operation of computers/phones/fax/printer/copy machine, and the ability to lift boxes, furniture, and equipment up to 30 lbs. Must be able to travel from the various locations and sites of Sheltering Arms.

Associated topics: ambulatory, asn, ccu, coronary, domiciliary, mhb, registed, staff nurse, surgery, transitional * The salary listed in the header is an estimate based on salary data for similar jobs in the same area. Salary or compensation data found in the job description is accurate.

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