Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse
Department: Homecare

Location: Rochester Regional Health Home Care - 330 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607

Hours Per Week: Per Diem - As Needed
Schedule: Per-Diem

SUMMARY:

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 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