Audit Nurse

THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $106,301.00.

The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) protects and promotes the safety and well-being of children and families through child welfare and juvenile justice services and community supports. ACS manages community-based supports and foster care services and provides subsidized childcare vouchers. ACS child protection staff respond to allegations of child maltreatment. In juvenile justice, ACS oversees detention, placement and programs for youth in the community.

The Division of Youth and Family Justice (DYFJ) provides a wide range of services and programs for youth at every stage of the juvenile justice process. Our goals are to (a) build stronger and safer communities and advance public safety by preventing juveniles from entering the New York City's juvenile justice system, (b) provide therapeutic treatment and services to youth in our custodial care, and (c) help juveniles access the tools they need to leave the justice system for good. We strive to help families and young people by providing supportive services that are responsive to the needs of individual youth and families.

Within DYFJ, the Office of Juvenile Justice Programs and Services (JJPS) provides support across the Division by ensuring that our youth receive comprehensive and consistent medical, mental health, case management, and social services throughout their involvement with the juvenile justice system. JJPS also develops and oversees the Division's continuum of programming and services. JJPS is seeking an Audit Nurse who will ensure that youth in ACS care and/or custody receive the best possible medical care. In doing so, the Audit Nurse will work closely with operations and oversight staff within DYFJ’s program areas to conduct auditing/monitoring and provide technical assistance to ensure quality standards of clinical practice are implemented across the juvenile justice continuum.

The duties and responsibilities of the Audit Nurse will include, but will not be limited to:

- Perform audits of health services charts for youth in the care and/or custody (which includes medical, dental and mental health) at Juvenile Justice Detention and Placement residential sites, using agency-developed tools and scoring methods to determine compliance with federal, state, and city regulatory mandates and ACS-approved health standards

- Utilize agency-developed tools and scoring methods to determine compliance with Federal, State and City regulatory mandates and ACS approved health standards

- Perform random case reviews to monitor and assess triage and referrals for acute care and chronic conditions for all youth, including initial screening, comprehensive assessment, care coordination, and discharge

- Perform field visits to DYFJ facilities to observe health care delivery methods and provide targeted technical assistance to troubleshoot operational issues

- Work collaboratively and in consultation with DYFJ Health Services and Programs and the ACS Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH) to analyze data reports and identify practice trends and policies affecting health service delivery, coordination, and continuity of care in juvenile justice settings

- Collaborate with DYFJ program area staff to dissect health-related incidents involving juvenile justice youth to ensure ACS-contracted health services partner staff meet their contractual obligations

- Actively participate in the development of performance improvement plans for ACS-contracted health services staffs, and coordinate with other units within DYFJ and OCFH to provide consultation and technical assistance to contracted providers on health-related practice, standards of health care, and policy issues

- Prepare and maintain related documentation and reports by utilizing information obtained from forms, case files, site visits, youth surveys, databases, and other sources

- In collaboration with the Senior Executive Director of Health Programs and Services, organize in-services training programs for DYFJ and ACS-contracted health services staff

- Participate in research, development of proposals for program funding and execution of other projects in efforts to improve service delivery and promote quality standards of health care

- Attend meetings on behalf of JJPS leadership to further division and agency-wide goals

Note: The selected candidate must be willing to travel and attend meetings and events across ACS Detention Facilities and contracted residential placement programs as well as work some evenings.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This job opening has been reposted. Previous applicants do not need to reapply

Section 424-A of the New York Social Services Law requires an authorized agency to inquire whether a candidate for employment with child-caring responsibilities has been the subject of a child abuse and maltreatment report.


TO APPLY:

Please go to www.cityjobs.nyc.gov or www.nyc.gov/ess for current NYC employees and search for Job ID# 644586.

NO PHONE CALLS, FAXES OR PERSONAL INQUIRIES PERMITTED

NOTE: ONLY CANDIDATES UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE CONTACTED

STAFF NURSE - 50910

1. A valid New York State Registered Nurse License.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.