Hospice Palliative Care Community Health Nurse

Community Health NurseAs 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: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 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.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 Associate's Degree in Nursing.Registered Nurse licensure in New York State.Valid NYS Driver’s 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.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.Pay Range: $73,528.00 - $98,072.00City: RochesterPostal Code: 14607