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.
STATUS: Full-Time
LOCATION: Rochester Regional Health Home Care - Monroe Ave
DEPARTMENT: HHC CHHA CENTRAL MONROE NURSING
SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:30pm
ATTRIBUTES
• Compassionate, independent, and patient focused • Comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation, decisive judgment and professional behavior • Two (2) years experience in home care preferred • Bilingual preferred • At least one year of nursing experience
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 Associates Degree in Nursing required
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For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.
Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employees physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.
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The listed base pay range is a good faith representation of current potential base pay for a successful full time applicant. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Pay is determined by factors including experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.