PART-TIME REGISTERED NURSE

Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is seeking one part-time RN for our Health and Wellness Center in Wading River, NY that serves our Residential Treatment Center. Shift - Sunday, Monday, and Friday from 2pm to 10pm. This position is benefit eligible! Here's the perfect opportunity to impact the lives of our youth between the ages of 9-21, placed in the Agency's Residential Treatment Center. The Residential Treatment Center, licensed under OCFS, provides residential care for youth aged 9-21 with psychiatric and/or autism spectrum diagnoses. Little Flower Children and Family Services of New York is a not-for-profit charity serving children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities across New York City and Long Island. Our staff of over 500 people provide caring and professional services to nearly 2,000 people every year. Since 1930, Little Flower has been committed to improving the lives and well-being of those we serve by providing foster boarding home care, residential treatment care and where appropriate, adoption. Our work focuses on strengthening the family so that they can provide a safe nurturing environment for raising children and to overcome a myriad of obstacles that threaten a child’s safety.Job Summary:Performs professional nursing services in the care and treatment of children placed in the agency's Infirmary; performs related work as required.Under general supervision, an employee in this job performs work in accordance with professional practices, special orders from doctors, and established rules and regulations. General assignments are usually received from a professional nursing staff and the incumbent is expected to perform these duties without detailed instructions. Work is reviewed through observation, through records kept, and through reports submitted. Job Responsibilities:Gives medication and nursing treatment as prescribed by physician; notes reactions of patients to medications and treatments.Assists in clinic work; obtains medical history of patients, assists physicians, applies dressings, and gives inoculations.Gives advice and counsel to residential personnel on the care and handling of children with physical problems; provides emergency treatment for illnesses and injuries; provides bedside care for children confined to the Infirmary or Cottage.Arranges for visits of children to doctor's offices and to hospitals. Writes reports and maintains charts on the condition and progress of children. Required Knowledge, Skills, and AbilitiesKnowledge of Nursing principles and techniques and their relation to medical practice.Knowledge of medical procedures, sanitation and personal hygiene.Knowledge of communicable diseases and methods of containment.Skill in the application of professional Nursing techniques and practices.Ability to follow oral and written instructions of a technical and professional nature in exact detail and to administer therapeutic treatments prescribed by physician.Ability to recognize and interpret symptoms.Ability to instruct other Agency personnel on the care of patients.Ability to administer treatment to patients while dealing with them in a sympathetic and tactful manner.Minimum Qualifications:Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing and possession of a currently valid Registered Nurse License issued by the State of New York.