Registered Nurse
About the job
- Associate Degree in Nursing or a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
- Must possess an active Registered Nurse license in New York State.
- At least 1 year of experience working in shelters, behavioral health, or with the mental health population, including experience with medication administration and management and care plan development.
- Ability to creatively problem solve in resident care and employee management situations.
- Ability to effect change, perform ongoing evaluation and critical analysis, plan and organize effectively, and promote client and family autonomy.
- Effective written and oral communication skills.
- Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite and Windows.
- Implement and establish plans of care in accordance with scope of practice in collaboration with physicians, clinical team members, social services, physical therapy, residents, and residents' families, tailoring care to individual resident needs.
- Monitor residents' healthcare and medical needs and provide coaching, training, and feedback to assist with daily management.
- Observe, audit, and review each resident's condition, status, and care requirements, and connect residents to appropriate medical services in the community.
- Visit and provide services to participants in residential and scattered sites.
- Contribute to participant care conferences and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of care for each resident.
- Monitor medication rooms and support medication coordinators across multiple sites.
- Ensure all residents are connected to community providers, including primary care physicians, therapists, and psychiatrists.
- Report changes in participants' conditions requiring nursing intervention to physicians, case managers, and families.
- Attend medical visits, build rapport with primary care physicians and other care team members, advocate for residents, and help ensure compliance with medical regimens.
- Visit residents during hospitalization and attend and contribute to discharge planning meetings to assist with safe discharge.
- Document pertinent information in interdisciplinary notes and 24-hour reports accurately and promptly.
- Address emergent resident needs, anticipate changes in condition, and make appropriate clinical decisions.
- Must be a team player, well organized, and flexible.
About the company
S:US helps New Yorkers who face homelessness, disability, behavioral health and addiction challenges, poverty, criminal justice involvement, and trauma access a wide range of supports across New York City and Long Island. It coordinates services such as case management, housing and stabilization, behavioral health treatment, recovery supports, rehabilitation, advocacy, and community-based programs tailored to each person’s needs. By linking housing, health, justice, and community resources, S:US delivers integrated, place-based services that address multiple barriers at once rather than focusing on a single issue. The goal is to help people lead purposeful lives, improve neighborhoods, and break the cycle of poverty for current and future generations of New Yorkers.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1978
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What believers are saying
- The April 2026 crisis center adds recurring operating funding through 2031.
- Urban Farms and bed-stuy food programs deepen neighborhood visibility and referrals.
- TD's 2026 grant expands Homebase staffing during acute eviction pressure.
What critics are saying
- S:US depends heavily on New York public funding and contract renewals.
- Aerosolized political attacks on supportive housing threaten S:US's core Brooklyn model.
- If state reimbursement tightens, its housing-and-behavioral-health network faces existential contraction.
What makes Services for the Underserved unique
- S:US opened Brooklyn's sixth state-funded Crisis Stabilization Center in April 2026.
- S:US won a $250,000 TD Charitable Foundation grant for eviction prevention.
- S:US secured a $894,050 Truxton SRO contract through 2032.
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