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The Registered Professional Nurse/RN position is responsible for delivering quality nursing care to all clients. The Registered Nurse provides an initial health assessment of youth entering the facility including but not limited to health history, physical exams, and laboratory tests and provides treatment of emergency and/or serious acute health conditions.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides nursing services, treatment and continuity of care for all youth, in conjunction with other practitioners, to ensure health needs are addressed in a timely manner.

• Oversees and coordinates daily operation of medical unit; dispenses medications to be administered by non-medical staff in the absence of medical personnel.

• Provides initial health assessments of all newly admitted youth. Maintains records of all youth health assessments.

• Conducts clinics daily; assessing, medicating, treating and educating.

• Treats youth at other scheduled times and delivers first aid / emergency care to youth when needed.

Job Requirements

• Minimum Associate's Degree in Nursing. Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred. Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse's license and CPR/First Aid certification.

• Minimum 3- 5 years of experience. Experience with at-risk youth in an institutional environment preferred.

• Flexible schedule and ability to provide weekend, and holiday.

• Ability to work with a culturally and economically diverse population.

• Skills: ability to exercise sound judgment and follow detailed oral or written instructions; demonstrated oral and written communication skills; demonstrated knowledge of the principles of professional nursing, health promotion, disease prevention and nutrition including federal and state rules and regulations concerning health services; demonstrated knowledge of safety principles and infections control.

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday from 8AM-4PM or 9AM-5PM.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.

As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)