Registered Nurse - Home Care - Bronx, NY

Job Description

Job Description

Required

• Bachelor's degree or higher
• 1+ years of experience in ANY of the following:
  • Pediatric Care
  • Maternal Health
  • Home Health
  • Hospice
  • Medical/Surgical (MedSurg)
• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) certification/license in the state of New York (NY)
• Do you have a valid drivers license?

Responsibilities: - Render care in accordance with our client's policy, goals, objectives, philosophy, and Standards of Nursing Practice. - Direct, hands-on patient care, including: wound care; management of IV's and catheters; administration of medications - Case management responsibilities, including: scheduling; assessments; assessments; referrals; documentation. - Assess physical, psychological, and social needs of patients and environmental conditions in order to develop an effective plan of care - Travel to patients' homes to render care - All types of patient visits, including start of care and revisits - Report to regional leadership - Participation in regional team activities, including "buddying" with selected staff during orientation and providing feedback on performance - Documents content and process of all services provided in accordance with government regulations/requirements, and our client's Health policies, practices, and procedures - Initiates and maintains written (including clinical and progress notes) and verbal communications with team members and management to assure optimal patient/client care