Community Health Nurse

Rochester Regional Health • Newark, NJ

1d • $36 - $49 • Remote

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

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse licensure in New York State.
• Valid NYS Driver’s License.
• 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
• Compassionate, independent ,and patient focused
• Comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation, decisive judgment and professional behavior
• Bilingual preferred

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree