Registered Nurse - Pediatrics

Company Overview

Daystar Kids is dedicated to changing the world one child at a time, providing specialized services at New York State's only Pediatric Complex Care Center. Our mission is to help children with special health care needs learn, thrive, and shine through compassionate and innovative care.

JOB SUMMARY

Responsible for the delivery of direct health care services for Daystar Kids pediatric day-respite program. Essential duties include but are not limited to the delivery and oversight of medical care, pursuant to each program participant’s individualized health care plan and developmental needs. Works collaboratively with each classroom team to ensure a safe and supportive environment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Completes a daily health assessment of all program participants in care; completes daily health care tasks; monitors daily attendance and communicates absences to team members.
• Ensures completion of participants’ daily intake form, medication record, narrative progress notes, and parent communication reports pursuant to Daystar Kids policies and procedures.
• Communicates with RN Care Manager regarding patients’ ongoing needs.
• Makes medical/nursing decisions as related to the delivery of Daystar Kids medical respite services.
• Ensures program participants are in compliance with health policies as outlined in Daystar Kids Parent Handbook.
• Recognizes significant changes in child health status and responds appropriately.
• Evaluates child/family responses to activities, therapies, and medications, and identifies concerns/issues.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following agency and nursing department’s philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Collaborates with RN Care Manager to resolve client problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from direct care team and Nurse Manager and staff.
• Adheres to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential in conformity with HIPAA standards.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Maintains a clean and welcoming environment, adhering to Daystar Kids disinfecting and sanitizing requirements.

Family & Community Engagement

• Establishes, cultivates, and maintains open two-way communication with parents/guardians and other family members regarding the child’s daily health care status and progress.
• Collaborates with assigned medical personnel and multidisciplinary team members to ensure the well-being of each child in care.
• Attends Parent/Teacher conferences to communicate health care status, needs and goals

Training & Compliance

• Maintains documents, including Plan of Nursing Services, (PONS), and ensures compliance with Office of Persons with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) policies, regulations, and procedures
• Demonstrates basic competency with regard to health and safety standards during the first month of employment.
• Maintains confidentiality of all information related to Daystar Kids, its program participants and their family members, volunteers, and employees that may be encountered either formally or informally, during the normal course of business; this includes medical and treatment records, financial, programmatic, and human resource information.

OTHER DUTIES

• Works collaboratively with Daystar Kids multi-disciplinary team to ensure that children are well supervised and appropriately engaged.
• Builds and maintains relationships with children and family members, coworkers, outside providers and volunteers.
• Adheres to Daystar Kids customer service principles and serves as an ambassador for the program.
• Attends all meetings, conferences, program events and professional development activities, as required.
• Fulfills the minimum annual training requirement of 15 hours of approved training pertaining to the protection of the health and safety of children.
• Accomplishes all other duties and tasks as appropriately assigned or requested

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree and two to four years of pediatric or acute care experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Completes a minimum of 15 hours annual training approved by NYS OCFS pertaining to the protection of the health and safety of children.
• Completes NYS required 30 hours of training every two years.
• New York State Registered Nurse licensure
• Current infant and child BLS certification
• PEARS certification or completed within one year of hire

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $34.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Acute Pediatric: 2 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Rochester, NY 14618 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $34 - $40