Hospice Palliative Care Community Health Nurse
Hospice Palliative Care Community Health Nurse
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Job Title: Hospice Palliative Care Community Health Nurse
Department: Homecare
Location: Newark
Hours Per Week:30 for 40 hours
Schedule: Weekends and 1 day during the week
SUMMARY:
As a Community Health Nurse you will focus on providing nursing interventions patienteducation 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 patients 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 Associates Degree in Nursing.
Registered Nurse licensure in New York State.
Valid NYS Drivers 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
EDUCATION:
AS: Nursing (Required)LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS:
BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA) RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
M - Medium Work - Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; Requires frequent walking standing or squatting.For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
PAY RANGE:
$73528.00 - $98072.00CITY:
POSTAL CODE:
The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience relevant qualifications specialty internal equity location and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color creed religion sex (including pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability predisposing genetic characteristics marital or familial status military or veteran status citizenship or immigration status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
