Health Care Specialist - Chelsea

Location: New York

** About the Position
** Under supervision of the Program Supervisor, the
** Health Care Specialist
** provides direct support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), promoting community integration and inclusion, assisting with activities of daily living (ADLs) including intimate and personal care, teaching daily and independent living skills, providing individual and group counseling and performing all other duties of a DSP while serving as primary support to the nursing team for medical-related needs.

Health Care Specialists provide medical systems oversight and training of direct care staff in such systems in residential group homes, under the direction and supervision of Registered Nurse (RN). Participates in team meetings, including program-specific meetings and provides medically related in-service to residential program staff. Communicates relevant medical and treatment information to program staff as directed by RN and oversees medication inventory system.
** YAI's Mission
** Working at YAI means effecting real change in people's lives. It means going home at the end of the day knowing you have helped someone accomplish a goal. If you want a career supporting others,creatively finding solutions to life's challenges,and building a more inclusive community,YAI is the place for you!

Join us in our mission to create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live, love, work, and learn in their communities. Learn more at .Program
* Ames South Residence Location
* New York - 120 West 16th St (Chelsea, Manhattan)
** Schedule
* ** Monday through Friday; 7am - 3pm
** Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities
** All
** Health Care*
* ** Specialists
* * perform the following tasks:
* Performs all duties of a Direct Support Professional (DSP 1 –
3) as indicated in job descriptions, in addition to HCS duties on a regular basis and/or as requested to ensure the overall supervision, protection and care of individuals in program, assisting in maximizing their strengths, interests and abilities while upholding their personal rights and facilitating activities that provide social capital and connections to the community.
* Provides guidance to program staff, setting the tone and ensuring that the standards of care are followed.
* Maintains responsibility for ongoing oversight of the maintenance within medical systems including Digital Agency (DA), ensuring that all anecdotal and other paperwork is properly completed, filed and kept up to date and reflected in system(s) with appropriate details.
* Stays up to date with current medical issues, diagnoses, needs and recommendations based on Plans of Nursing Service (PONS) for the people we support at assigned program under the supervision of the nurse.
* Maintains knowledge of level of supervision each person we support requires while sleeping, eating, fall precautions and performance of ADLs and ensures that this level of supervision is provided to protect their health and safety.
* Ensures that all staff have adequate knowledge of medical needs of the people we support and proactively communicates new diagnoses and treatments to the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT), as directed by the nurse.
* Trains new staff in medical needs as directed by nurse, including medical systems in DA.
* Serves as liaison between the residence and medical providers, services and families as needed.
* Promotes the integration of health services by ensuring that diets are followed, reinforcers are appropriate, and that all staff monitor medical issues and follow up on doctor’s recommendations.
* Conducts timely reviews of anecdotals and presents questions to team as needed to ensure complete and accurate documentation of medical information.
* Provides efficient and professional communications regarding medical information via the staff logbook, emails and any in-house communications.
* Ensures proper scheduling of medical appointments and that follow-up appointments are scheduled and attended in a timely manner.
* Oversees the medication inventory system, the medication cabinet checks and OTC inventory, performing all required checks…