RN Consultant

Description

Are you an RN that's tired of working nights and/or weekends? Are you looking for a flexible schedule?

HCA seeks compassionate, skilled professionals to join our community in the RN role. The ideal candidate will value developing meaningful, long-term relationships with the individuals and families we serve. They will strive to be an active, creative collaborator as part of a multidisciplinary team working to improve the quality of life and community integration for our individuals.

There is a sign-on bonus of up to $5,000 for this position.

HCA: not just a job opportunity, but an opportunity to make a difference.

Position Overview:

Responsible for assessing and monitoring medical concerns, providing nursing care to program participants, and administering nursing care to ill, injured, or disabled program participants.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Monitor and assess program participants' medical concerns.
• Provide routine and emergency nursing care to program participants.
• Complete all required documentation and reports according to program regulations, including program participants' medical reviews and charts.
• Relates effectively with others for continuity of care; maintains satisfactory relations with other departments and units.
• Responsible for orientation, training, and management of personnel in the areas of health and safety.
• Identifies problems and guides personnel to appropriate resources.
• Accurately and promptly implements physicians' orders.
• Administers medications skillfully and correctly.
• Participates in safety programs.
• Enforces infection-control policies and procedures.
• Serves as a resource person on health issues.
• Provides staff development on health-related topics for IRA staff.
• Keeps supervisor informed of individual needs and problems.
• Certify and recertify all AMAPs on an as-needed basis.
• Review and act on Incident Reports.
• Provide "on-call" telephone coverage as needed.
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Knowledge:

• Working knowledge of public health problems and procedures for treatment in coordination with other health and social service agencies.
• Maintains a professional approach with confidentiality.
• Maintain acceptable standards of patient care.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication and active listening skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Strong collaboration skills.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including a proactive approach to problem-solving and the ability to make quick and independent decisions in response to changing conditions.
• Demonstrates motivation to augment the current level of knowledge and practice through participation in continuing education courses.

Requirements

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Registered nurse (R.N.), valid New York State License

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:

• Frequently required to sit, kneel, stand, stoop, reach and manipulate objects.
• Occasionally required to lift up to 50lbs.
• Regularly required to talk and hear.