Position Summary:
We are presently seeking a dedicated nurse to join Urban Health Plan (UHP) in the capacity of Registered Nurse III for our School Health Division. In school health we provide elementary, middle-school, and high school students with comprehensive primary care, dental, and mental health care. We span across a dozen schools, primarily in the South Bronx, as well as in the Elmhurst/Corona sections of Queens. As the School Health Nurse, you will provide patient care to students within our Bronx School Health sites and monitor overall nursing compliance and needs within the 10 school based sites. You will join an interdisciplinary team of physicians, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical social workers, medical assistants/phlebotomists, and administration to carry out quality primary care within our schools.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is required + 2-5 years of pediatric experience.
- NYS Registered Professional Nurse, required.
- Bilingual English/Spanish is strongly preferred.
- Excellent 'bedside' manner, compassion, empathy, and team-driven attributes are essential.
- Knowledge/training in electronic health records and Microsoft Office.
Key Duties:
- Provides quality nursing care and medication administration.
- Observes patients conditions and assesses and records symptoms, reactions, etc.
- Assists with coordination and execution of 504 Plans and Medication Administration Forms
- Distributes non-prescription medication as indicated by provider.
- Assists with prepping patients and providing patient education.
- Ensures proper sterilization procedures.
- Administers medications, vaccines, and immunization to age-specific patients.
- Maintains health records by documenting patient contact and updating patient profile.
- Checks medical kits, equipment, supplies, and places orders as needed.
- Maintains daily logs, ensures nursing protocols, and infection control standards.
Starting Compensation: Minimum $97,000/annum; Maximum $102,000/annum
Work Environment Type, Location, and Schedule:
Onsite, Bronx, NY, Monday to Friday 8:00am-4:30pm.
As a full time associate at Urban Health Plan, you'll enjoy:
- Fully funded Health Insurance for you/ 73.5% funded Health Insurance for your family
- Dental, Vision, and Prescription Coverage
- 401(k) Retirement Savings (including 3% annual employer contribution)
- Comprehensive time off including paid vacation, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays (including your birthday!)
- Flex Spending Accounts (Health care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Benefits)
- Entertainment Discount Programs
- Employee Assistant Program
- Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
- Fitness Discounts and Perks through our medical plan.
- $50,000 term life Insurance
About Urban Health Plan:
At Urban Health Plan (UHP) our mission is to continuously improve the health of communities and the quality of life of the people we serve by providing affordable, comprehensive, quality, primary and specialty health care and by assuring the performance and advancement of innovative best practices. At UHP, our commitment to provide patient-centered, holistic, quality health care, is part of a tradition started by our founder, Dr. Richard Izquierdo, more than 40 years ago. That tradition continues today by promoting excellence in everything that we do.
UHP is an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin/ancestry, citizenship status, disability, age, marital or family status, and military or veteran status.