Adult Day Care Registered Nurse - Bronx

Part Time Registered Nurse (RN)

The Adult Day Care Center located at Waters Place, Bronx is currently seeking a part time Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team! The work schedule is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm, with an occasional Saturday. The part time RN is entitled to receive a sign-on bonus of $2500.

Job Summary: Responsible for providing and coordinating multidisciplinary health services for older adults in the Day Care Center. Works with the physician and other team members in implementation of plan of care.

Duties And Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments identifying the service needs of each registrant upon intake and thereafter on a quarterly basis
• Ensures that for each registrant the findings of the Nursing evaluations, the Nursing Care plan and the recommendations for Nursing follow-up are documented in the clinical record
• Ensures that MD orders are completed in accordance within the specified time frame; follows up regularly to ensure receipt of MD orders
• Provides medication administration, prefills, and other skilled Nursing services in accordance with MD orders
• Assigns CAN tasks in accordance with the Care Plan and oversees the daily completion of the tasks
• Provides and coordinates cost-efficient patient care that is under the patients' insurance plan and approved by a physician.
• Uses diagnosis coding skills to accurately rate the acuity of each registrant
• Evaluates patient diagnosis and works with Clinical Supervisor, Patient Services, Medical Director, and physician to ensure clinical services and Nursing interventions meet the goals of the comprehensive Care plan
• Participates meetings to report adherence to frequency and duration of services as per physicians' order. Reports patients' progress to team.
• Communicates frequently with the clinical team to ensure adherence to services at the frequency and duration ordered by the physician and outlined in the comprehensive Care Plan.
• Establishes a plan of care with input from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient and family.
• Documents content and process of all services provided.
• Monitors the effect of the care plans on the patient health status and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the clients' needs.
• Appraises care provided, revises goals and interventions to patients' care as needed.
• Educates the older adults and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques and prevention strategies.
• Initiates and maintains written and verbal communications to assure optimal patient care.
• Performs other relevant duties as needed.

Requirements:

• License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.
• A minimum of one year experience in acute and subacute care and or minimum of one year experience in a Adult Care Center preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) and UAS certified preferred.