Nurse Team Leader

Job Description

Job Description

$15,000 Sign-On Bonus or Student Loan Assistance!

MJHS is a large not-for-profit health system in the Greater New York area. Our range of health services include home care, hospice and palliative care for adults and children, rehabilitation and nursing care at Menorah, and the research based MJHS Institute for Innovation and Palliative Care. We also offer Elderplan/HomeFirst: health plans for Medicare and dual-eligible individuals. As a not-for-profit organization, many of our programs and services are made possible through the generosity of grateful families, corporate donors and grants, as well as our own employees.

MJHS Home Care provides advanced clinical services and emotional support to patients recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. With a comprehensive range of services supported by an integrated health system, patients can recover in the familiar surroundings of their home.

Someone with your depth of compassion, clinical insight and strong decision-making capabilities is the ideal person to map out and oversee the process of a patient’s recovery from illness, injury or surgery at home.  You will provide a full range of advanced clinical home care services, including patient assessment, medication management and patient/family education.

• In this role, you will assume the ongoing, primary responsibility to coordinate, implement and continually evaluate the home care needs of your patients
• You will also review patient insurance information; coordinate activities involved in each individual care plan and make sure that pertinent findings are shared with family and professional caregivers
• Your excellent communication, documentation and time management capabilities will be essential to your success. And all along the way, you will experience the respect for your opinions and the high level of autonomy you need to do the job right
• In addition, you will be responsible for precepting new nurses and for supervising your peers on their field visits

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred
• Minimum of 3 years Homecare field experience – required; Supervisory or leadership experience - preferred
• NYS RN (Registered Nurse) license
• Driver license and car required
• Oasis Certification preferred
• Knowledge of Home Health regulations
• Ability to supervise, mentor, and coach home care nurses
• Computer skills including EMR and Word