Per Diem Registered Nurse - New York NY

Job Description

AHRC New York City is looking to hire a Per-Diem Registered Nurse (RN)for their Home Care division. This position will report to the Director of Nursing and the Associate Vice President of In-Home Programs. The Per Diem Nurse will be primarily responsible for helping meet the training needs of the license home care agency; supervise, guide, teach and evaluate HHA's; assist in evaluating medical screenings/clearances for staff; cover HHA incidents; and advise on OSHA and other medical issues within the Department.

Schedule: 9am-5pm...21 hours per week.....Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday.

Pay Rate: $50-$55 per hour

Responsibilities:

• Conduct Home Care Assessments for new cases and reassessments for ongoing cases
• Development of plans-of-care, coordinate with physicians for approvals
• Supervision of HHA and PCA staff in the field
• Pre-service training for HHA's
• In-service training for HHA's
• Participate in Quality Improvement meetings/Board Meetings
• Monitor Health assessments and medicals of HHA's (including drug screens, Doctors notes, Hep. B vaccinations, etc.)
• Conduct Clinical Competency/Skills of HHA's

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed RN in New York State.
• Experience with the IDD population, preferred.
• Experience as HHA, preferred.
• Experience with Staff Training, preferred.