RN Pediatric Home Care (Registered Nurse)

Personal Touch Home Aides of New York – RN Pediatric Home Care (Registered Nurse) Brooklyn, NY Compensation & Benefits Pay: $50–$125 per visit (Fee-for-Service, Paid per Visit) SOC: $100 per visit plus $25 bonus if notes completed within 24 hours Follow-up/Revisit: $50 per visit plus $25 bonus if notes completed within 24 hours Benefits Employee Recognition Programs Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Long-Term Disability) Generous Paid Time Off and healthy work‑life balance 401(k) retirement plan Company‑paid life insurance Mileage reimbursement Opportunities for professional growth and development Employee Assistance Program Perks Program Job Summary The Pediatric Registered Nurse plans, organizes, and directs home care services and is experienced in pediatric nursing from birth through late teens, emphasizing community health education and experience. Responsibilities Completes comprehensive assessments of patient and family to determine home care needs at regular established timelines, including a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illnesses. Regularly re‑evaluates patient nursing needs. Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change. Develops the plan of care with patient’s physician; establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and family in the planning process. Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures; administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician. Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs. Provides health care instructions to the patient/family as appropriate per assessment and plan. Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the plan of care development and implements prior to discharge of the patient. Knowledge of high‑tech nursing skills such as indwelling/straight catheter insertion/removal, nephrostomy care, ostomy care, partial and abdominal catheter drainage care, infusion services, G‑tube, and negative pressure wound therapy. Working knowledge of all infection control procedures and safety precautions. Knowledge of the nurse’s scope of practice and ability to apply professional theory, practice, and procedure with appropriate application of the nursing process. Observe ethical and legal guidelines for safeguarding confidentiality of patients. Assess patient needs and physical status each skilled visit through health data assessment and patient interview; re‑evaluate patient needs through physical assessment, response to therapy, and any updated physician’s orders. Inform physician of any changes in patient condition, response to care, progress, etc. Obtain and clarify orders for plan of treatment revisions. Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days. Completes and submits all documentation in accordance with policy and procedures. Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs, reports changes in the patient’s condition; obtains received physician’s orders as required. Communicates with other health‑related persons to coordinate care plan. Participates in on‑call duties as defined by the on‑call policy. Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary supplies and services are available. Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide/personal care aide care provided every 14 days or as stipulated by law and regulation. Instructs, supervises, and evaluates LPN/LVN care provided at least every 30 days. Exercises professional management and coordinates care between and among involved parties in home, community providers and pediatric tertiary specialists. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college/university. Current active and unrestricted nursing license. Pediatric care experience in the acute and/or home care environment. Valid driver’s license. Current certification in Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals. Minimum of one year of recent acute or home care experience, preferably in an institutional setting. Excellent observation, verbal and written communication skills, problem‑solving skills, basic math skills, and nursing skills per competency checklist. Basic knowledge of computer operating systems and software applications to communicate and document care. #J-18808-Ljbffr Personal Touch Home Aides of New York