Lead Registered Nurse - Mohegan Lake, United States - Shrub Oak International School

Shrub Oak International School

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Mohegan Lake, United States

3 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

We are a private day and boarding school located in northern Westchester County, New York, serving the needs of an international coed population of children, adolescents and young adults on the autism spectrum.

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The Pines at Shrub Oak is a 24-bed, coeducational, interim residential placement for students on the autism spectrum who may need significant psychiatric support and stabilization before transitioning to a less restrictive environment.

Students at the Pines receive psychiatric services in addition to the academic and life skills instruction in a safe, supportive environment with a 2:1 student to staff ratio.

Reporting to the Director of The Pines, the Lead RN is a year-round position, serving as an integral part of The Pines leadership team.

This position will be responsible for the oversight of daily operations within The Pines, relating to student medical health and wellness.

They will employ an evidence-based, student-centric approach to providing high-quality, proactive direct and indirect nursing, medical, and overall proactive wellness care to our students.

The Lead RN will be responsible for the direct supervision and oversight of a team of RN's, LPN's, and EMT staff.

The Lead RN also provides direct nursing care including guiding and mentoring students, assisting with emergency response procedures, and collaborating with all members of the Shrub Oak staff.

The RN builds trusting relationships with students, families, the community and other medical service providers, while representing Shrub Oak International School in a respectful, competent manner.

Essential Functions - Primary Responsibilities of the Position

Direct oversight and supervision of The Pines RN, LPN and EMT staff
Development of procedures and programming to support the overall health and wellness of The Pines students
Collaborate with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner around holistic health of students and intersection of physical and psychiatric/emotional well being
Monitoring of students' health and wellness, and perform medical assessment of The Pines residents both as needed and on a routine basis
Provide crisis response and firstaid for medical emergencies or student injuries, including collaboration with Emergency Medical Services as needed
Maintain an assigned caseload of students to provide medical case management including:
Collaboration with student guardian/ family members around medical needs and medical care
Collaboration with youth primary and specialist medical providers
Scheduling of needed appointments including bloodwork, medical, vision, dental, and others as needed
Routine monitoring of students' height, weight, and vital signs
Administration of student prescribed medications
Collaboration with nutritionist and food service around dietary and health needs
Perform assessment and bodymark checks with students at admission and discharge, as well as following significant incidents or allegations
Coordinate with medical providers and pharmacy around prescriptions and refills of student medications
Work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team of providers including psychiatric, clinical, education, and directcare providers.
Performs any other responsibilities as needed and required
Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for the job

Minimum Experience & Qualifications

Current NYS Licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in good professional standing
Minimum 5 years of experience as an RN working with children/adolescents
Demonstrated supervisory experience to develop, engage, and lead a team of medical/ nursing staff
Experience in an educational or psychiatric setting preferred
Experience working with youth with autism and/or psychiatric illness preferred

Competencies

Wellhoned nursing/ medical assessment skills and ability to assess and respond quickly in emergent situations
Exceptional communication (oral and written) and active listening skills to appropriately understand and meet student needs, as well as to interact with faculty, staff, families, and all external constituencies
Expertise to make recommendations for the design of medical/ wellness programming to meet the evolving needs of program and students
Excellent analytical capabilities, with a demonstrated ability to understand, problem solve, and make sound determinations/decisions in situations with complex facts and data
Ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment with multiple stakeholders while being sensitive and responsive to the diverse needs of students, families, faculty, and staff, with a high degree of cultural competency and collegiality
Ability to effectively and proactively interact with a wide variety of individuals in a manner that value