THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE OFFERED A SALARY OF $100,750.00

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 child care 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 Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) Office of Child and Family Health (OCFH)
delivers direct medical services to children entering foster care and ensures that the health care
provided is comprehensive and appropriate. OCFH also offers individualized case consultations
and training to ACS staff and foster care agencies on a variety of health-related topics and
provides clinical expertise in developing medical and mental health policies, programs, and
initiatives that support best case practice agency wide.

The Medical Review Authorization and Monitoring Unit (MRAM) reviews foster care medical
records and ensures compliance with the established health standards. Children with Special
and Exceptional Needs – reviews requests for special and exceptional rates submitted by foster
care agencies for children with special needs. Medical Consent Unit and Non-Medicaid
Reimbursable Services – reviews requests from foster care agencies to cover specific health
services and consent to proposed medical treatment when parent/legal guardian objects.

The Nurse Reviewer will participate in all medical record reviews /audits following established
ACS medical audit protocols. The Nurse Reviewer will also conduct targeted, unannounced or
follow- up medical record reviews as assigned, coordinate and communicate with other OCFH
units to assure that all vulnerable children and youth are monitored for receipt of appropriate
and timely health, developmental, dental, behavioral/mental health and specialty care. The
Nurse Reviewer will also participate in development of an electronic data collection audit tool.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

- Review medical records at ACS's contracted agencies to ensure compliance with established
health care standards for children and youth in foster care.
- Perform focused medical record reviews (desk reviews and external site reviews) to monitor
new admission standards and other specialty reviews as directed.
- Use agency developed tool and scoring methods to determine compliance with all
applicable Federal, State, and City regulations and guidelines for the medical services
provided to children in foster care.
- Identify and screen case reviews for special medical needs.
- Assist Nurse Supervisor in identifying training issues.
- Assist in the provision of technical assistance to agencies.
- Participate and present in pre-audit agency meetings and audit exit conferences
- Learn and correctly apply ACS, NYC, NYS and AAP health standards and policies to the
medical audit process.
- Conduct targeted, unannounced ad hoc record reviews as requested by senior staff
- Conduct internal MAU inter-rater reliability reviews to maintain review tool validity and
improve review quality as needed.
- Assist MAU Team with developing and implementing electronic medical audit tool/data
collection system and tool metrics based on current policies and standards.
- Collaborate on internal projects within unit
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor


ADDITONAL INFO:
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:
APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY USING ONE OF THE OPTIONS BELOW:

For current city employees, go to Employee Self Service (ESS), Recruiting Activities, Careers and search for Job ID# 636357.
For all other applicants go to www.nyc.gov/careers and search for Job ID# 636357. Click on the "Apply" button.

If you do not have access to a computer, most public libraries have computers available for use.

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

1. A valid New York State Registered Nurse License.

1. A valid New York State License and current registration as a Registered Nurse. 2. Some experience with Foster care and/or Juvenile Justice and some experience with medical record audits. 3. Bi-lingual Spanish-Comprehensive level. 4. Experience with applicable computer-based Microsoft Office (Excel).

As a prospective employee of the City of New York, you may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs. For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website at https://studentaid.gov/pslf/.

New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment. However, City Employees in certain titles who have worked for the City for 2 continuous years may also be eligible to reside in Nassau, Suffolk, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, or Orange County. To determine if the residency requirement applies to you, please discuss with the agency representative at the time of interview.

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.