Community Health Nurse
Rochester Regional Health•Rochester, NY
•Onsite
About The Position
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.
Requirements
- Registered Nurse license in New York State.
- Valid NYS Driver’s License.
- Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing
- At least one year of nursing experience
- BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)
- RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)
Nice To Haves
- Two (2) years experience in home care preferred
- Bilingual preferred
- Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
- 1 year of nursing experienced preferred.
- Prior home health, clinical and direct patient care experience preferred.
- Ability to work independently.
Responsibilities
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Accurately and completely document client care; document and implement physician orders per D.O.H. and program standards
- Adhere to required department and system protocols, regulations (local, state, federal) and education requirements
Benefits
- Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
