Description
Job Title: Community Health Nurse
DEPARTMENT: Home Care
LOCATION: Monroe County
STATUS: Full Time
SCHEDULE: Weekend 30 for 40 (Every Saturday, Sunday and one weekday)
Sign-On Bonus: Up to $20,000
As a Community Health Nurse, you will focus on providing nursing interventions, patient education, and care management to a variety of clients in our community. This promotes good health and one on one patient care in the comfort of their own home.
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
Required Qualifications:
• Registered Nurse license in New York State.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing required; Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
• 1 year of nursing experienced preferred.
• Prior home health, clinical and direct patient care experience preferred.
EDUCATION:
- AS: Nursing (Required)
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking, standing or squatting.
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
- RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)
- BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)
PAY RANGE: $73,528.00 - $98,072.00
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for successful applicants. It may be modified in the future. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
