Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse (Per Diem, Days/Evenings)

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse 
Department: Home care
Location: Newark Rochester Regional Health Home Care - 800 West Miller Street Suite 6 Newark, NY 14513
Hours Per Week: Per diem

Schedule: Per Diem - As Needed

SUMMARY: 

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: 

• Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing. 

• Registered Nurse licensure in New York State. 

• Valid NYS Driver’s License. 
   

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 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