Community Health Nurse

ArchCare • New York, NY

75d

About The Position

The Community Health Nurse assesses and evaluates the health care needs of patients and families, taking physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors into consideration. The nurse develops and implements individualized care plans based on patient needs, physician orders, nursing assessments, and identified goals, while respecting patient, family, community, and company resources. The nurse regularly evaluates patients’ conditions, needs, and responses to care and revises care plans as appropriate. The role also includes providing nursing procedures and techniques, administering prescribed medications and treatments, supervising ancillary personnel, and maintaining accurate and timely documentation.

Requirements

• Current New York State Registered Nurse license.
• At least one year of hospital or nursing home experience.
• One year of community health experience in a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA).

Responsibilities

• Assess and evaluate the health care needs of patients and families, considering physiological, psychological, social, and environmental factors.
• Develop care plans based on patient needs, physician orders, nursing assessment parameters, and identified goals, while respecting patient, family, community, and company resources.
• Implement care plans and revise them as necessary through regular assessment, observation, and evaluation of patients’ conditions, needs, and responses to care.
• Make appropriate nursing judgments and decisions regarding care plan revisions.
• Initiate and apply appropriate preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians and perform nursing procedures and techniques.
• Delegate responsibilities appropriately and supervise ancillary personnel to ensure quality care and compliance with care plans.
• Complete, maintain, and submit required documentation in a timely, accurate, and relevant manner.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed