Field Nurse - Home Care Division - SIGN ON BONUS - $5,000

NYU Langone Health • Village of Garden City, NY

11d • $116,515 - $141,265

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking a Field Nurse for its Home Care Division. The successful candidate provides safe, quality, therapeutic, age-appropriate nursing care using evidence-based practice. The nurse uses clinical expertise in assessment, clinical decision-making, clinical practice, and patient education, and coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimum patient outcomes and satisfaction.

The role includes comprehensive nursing assessment, individualized care planning, direct nursing care, patient and caregiver education, care coordination, and accurate clinical documentation. The nurse also supports agency quality improvement initiatives and corporate goals. A $5,000 sign-on bonus is noted.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse license in New York.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills.
• 1–2 years of experience in an acute care facility or in home health, hospice, or a Long Term Home Health Care Program.
• Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Critical thinking skills.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Complete comprehensive, systematic, and ongoing nursing assessments covering physical, functional, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, sexual, cultural, age-related, environmental, spiritual, transpersonal, and economic factors while honoring each patient's uniqueness.
• Derive and validate diagnoses and needs from assessment data, and collaborate with the patient, family, caregivers, and physician to develop an individualized plan of care and attain expected quality outcomes.
• Coordinate care by interacting and collaborating with healthcare team members to optimize patient outcomes, satisfaction, and healthcare goals.
• Deliver direct nursing care, ongoing assessment, teaching, and training to patients and caregivers while preserving and protecting patient autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and benefits through evidence-based nursing practice.
• Identify deficits and barriers to understanding patient education, use strategies to optimize patient engagement, and demonstrate caring behaviors toward patients, families, and caregivers.
• Complete and maintain accurate, complete, and timely documentation of assessment, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, education intervention, and evaluation in accordance with Federal, Department of Health, and The Joint Commission requirements.
• Assist agency leadership in achieving corporate goals and improving quality of patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Participate in agency quality assessment and performance improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness package.
• Financial security benefits.
• Generous time-off program.
• Employee resource groups for peer support.
• Employee wellness program covering physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time