Overview

Title:                          Registered Nurse

Locations:                Support & Connection Center (East Harlem) 

Schedule:                 3 12hr Shifts – Includes Overnight

Salary:            $85,000 – $95,000  

 

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.