Hospice Palliative Care Community Health Nurse

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:

• 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 patients 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 Drivers 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 - $98,072.00

City: Rochester

Postal Code: 14607