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

Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse

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

• 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

Required Qualifications

• Diploma or associate's degree in nursing
• Registered Nurse license in New York State
• Valid NYS Driver's License

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• Compassionate, independent, and patient focused
• Comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation, decisive judgment and professional behavior
• Two (2) years' experience in home care preferred
• Bilingual preferred
• At least one year of nursing experience

BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA), RN - Registered Nurse - New York State Education Department (NYSED)

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.

Pay Range: $75,734.00 - $101,014.00

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.