WellLife Network is one of the region’s largest nonprofit health and human services organizations, with 1700+ employees in more than 100 locations throughout the New York and Long Island.

A career at WellLife Network can be very rewarding. The knowledge that your efforts make a difference in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals each year makes WellLife Network the ideal setting to put your talents to work.

WellLife Network offers a diverse range of career opportunities, competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to work for a  well-regarded organization in New York State. Through our broad array of health and human services, WellLife Network offers positions in the fields of Behavioral Health, Disabilities, Housing, Youth and Family Services, Addiction Recovery, Care Management, Vocational and Administrative Services.

WellLife Network provides employees with a diverse range of health and welfare, leave and time-off, continuing education, professional development, and retirement benefit matching programs, to ensure market competitiveness, and be responsive to employees’ needs.

Evaluate each resident’s need for nursing care on an ongoing basis and provide such care directly or through supervision.

Salary: $32.96 per hour

Essential Accountabilities:

1. Coordinate medical pre-admission evaluations and screening of prospective clients.
2. Review and update persons with disabilities pre-admission evaluation within thirty (30) days of placement.
3. Review monthly the medication record of each resident for potential adverse reactions, allergies, interactions, contraindications, rationality and laboratory test modifications; advises the physician of any medication errors and indicated changes.
4. Participate in interdisciplinary team conferences.
5. Participate in the control of communicable diseases and infections through identification and implementation of appropriate protective and preventive measures.
6. Any additional duties as assigned by supervisor in accordance with Federal and New York State regulations and guidelines.
7. Transcribe medication orders and coordinate communication with others.
8. Develop appropriate professional liaison with physician dieticians, hospitals, and pharmacies.
9. Comply with State and Federal regulations regarding medical services provided.
10. Ensure correction of deficiencies in the nursing area cited during inspections.
11. Ensure all work is reviewed and cosigned by an agency Registered Nurse (to be scheduled by clinical supervisor)
12. Administer TB tests.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Train staff in all areas relating to the medical and physical health of individuals residing in WellLife programs.
2. Provide health and hygiene education to residents on a regularly scheduled basis.
3. Involvement in scheduling and transporting clients to medical appointments along with Client Coordinator.
4. Act as a medical resource person for Residence Manager and staff to ensure proper medical care and follow through on medical issues.
5. Work location and schedules are subject to change.
6. Attend certification inspections, utilization review and independent professional reviews as needed.
7. Attend nurses’ meetings when requested by supervisor.
8. This does not limit the assignment of duties or exclude the performance of other duties, not mentioned, as assigned by supervisor.

Job Qualifications:

Current NYS license and currently registered by NYS Department of Education and specialized training or one year of experience in treating and developmentally disabled.

Please apply on the Well Life career website and select the referral source as NYCHA: www.welllifenetwork.org/careers