Registered Nurse

Title:                   Registered Nurse

Locations:       NYS Shelter Based Primary Care Clinic

Schedule:       9am - 5pm or 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday (Option of 4 day week)

Salary:            $85,000 - $90,000

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

The essential duties of the Registered Nurse include but are not limited to the following activities:

•  Provides initial health assessment for each participant.  Helps to identify medical problems among participant
• Provides routine monitoring of participants’ physical condition, triage of medical and psychiatric problems
• Coordinates activities of evening LPN as needed, respective to site.
• Assesses each client’s knowledge of medications and ability to self-administer medications. 
• Administers decanoate injections according to orders of psychiatric provider
• Participates in weekly clinical meetings
• Assists in triaging psychiatric, medical and substance abuse problems to appropriate providers
• Communicates regularly with on-site psychiatric and medical providers, and case managers
• Communicates with off-site psychiatric providers as necessary and appropriate
• Provides ongoing health education and support to clients and
• Provides medication teaching as needed
• Assist with tele-psychiatry operations as scheduled with tele-psychiatry provider at Project Renewal
• Maintains documentation in compliance with agency policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• New York State licensed registered nurse
• Working with homeless population and experience in an ambulatory or hospital-based withdrawal service preferred 
• Addiction medicine experience, and harm-reduction evidence-based care model preferred
• Must have excellent oral, writing and listening skills. Spanish speaking a plus
• The ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and create and coordinate schedules 
• Must have the ability to interface with participants as well as all levels of staff
• Must have experience with electronic health records and knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Word and Excel

To Apply: Apply through link at Registered Nurse - Career Portal (dayforcehcm.com)

 All newly hired Project Renewal staff must provide verification of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19.