SUMMARY

As a Community Health Nurse, you will focus on providing comprehensive assessments, nursing interventions, and patient education to a variety of patients in our community. This promotes wellness with one on one patient care to allow people to stay in the comfort of their own home when possible.

This position includes a Sign-On Bonus along with flexible Monday - Friday schedules!

STATUS: Full Time      

LOCATION: Various Locations Available throughout Monroe County

DEPARTMENT: Home Care

SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday Days, Flexible Schedule, No Weekends!

ATTRIBUTES

• Graduate of an accredited school of registered nursing, a valid NYS RN license with a minimum of one year’s nursing experience required.

• Two (2) years experience in home care preferred

• Compassionate, independent and patient focused

• Comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation, decisive judgment and professional behavior

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care & Service. Provide comprehensive assessments of the bio-psycho-social needs of acutely ill clients in their home; perform skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments to clients based on MD orders; provide client and family education in accordance with client assessment and plan of care

• Planning. Develop and document individualized care plans customized for each patient’s unique needs, with support from the interdisciplinary health team as needed; maintain effective communication to convey patient health status, treatment plans and progress

• Communication. Maintain effective communication to convey patient health status, treatment plans and progress; communicate with office and supervisory staff regularly; coordinates client services and/or referrals in an efficient and timely manner

• Documentation. Accurately and completely document client care; document and implement physician orders per D.O.H. and program standards

• Compliance. Adhere to required department and system protocols, regulations (local, state, federal) and education requirements