Temporary Community Health Nurse

Flexstaff is hiring a Temporary Community Health Nurse to join our client’s team.  The Community RN will Provides skilled care and routine clinical nursing assessment visits to PACE members and families, utilizing all elements of the nursing process and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies.

Location: Wallerstein (Bronx)
Pay Rate: $63/hr 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, one weekend every 6 weeks, 8:30 am-5:00 pm (1 hour lunch), 4-5 visits per day
Contract Length: Temp ongoing 

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• PCP to maintain compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Participates in mandatory PACE comprehensive care planning meetings
  routinely as required by PACE regulations. Collaborates with all members of
  the IDT in developing a comprehensive care plan based on member specific
  needs, physician orders, UAS-NY CAPS, other IDT assessments,
  members’ specific parameters and identified goals that are respectful of
  member, family, community, and agency resources.
•  Implements the nursing care plan and revises it whenever necessary by
  regularly assessing, observing, and evaluating the patient’s condition,
  needs and response to care and makes appropriate nursing judgments
  and decisions for care plan revision.
•  Initiates and applies appropriate preventative, therapeutic and
  rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the PCP. Ability
  to independently perform skilled nursing procedures and techniques based
  on the changing nursing needs that the member requires.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregivers self-techniques whenever
  appropriate and provides instruction regarding medication, diet, safety,
  and treatment modalities in accordance with the plan of care.
•  Recognizes and utilizes additional opportunities for health
  counseling/education with patients, families and other caregivers and
  provides them with information that will facilitate decisions regarding the
  promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
•  Delegates responsibility appropriately and supervises ancillary personnel in
  a manner that will ensure quality care and compliance with the care plan.
•  Evaluates for and promotes a safe environment for the patient and
  complies with National Patient Safety Goals.
• Completes, maintains, and submits all required documentation that is
  timely (in compliance with agency policy) accurate, and relevant.
•  Meet all requirements for UAS-NY assessor function: timely completion within
  regulatory standards, follow-up assessments, and significant change
  assessments as needed.
  QUALIFICATIONS:
  Education: Degree from an NLN accredited school of nursing required, BSN
  preferred.
  Experience:
• Minimum of one (1+) year general clinical nursing experience in a certified
  home health agency (CHHA), acute care, medical-surgical, and/or critical
  care experience required. Clinical nursing experience must be within one
  (1) year from the date of hire or transfer required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with a frail or elderly
  population or, if the individual has less than one (1) year of experience but
  meets all other requirements, must receive appropriate training from the
  PACE organization on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
•  Possess and maintain good physical stamina and mental health, including
  satisfactory health clearance as required by NYS regulations and Agency
  policy.
• Current Driver’s License, required insurance, and car available for work as
  required by the coverage area applied for.
  License: Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
• Additional Requirements:
• Be legally authorized (for example, currently licensed, registered, or
  certified if applicable) to practice in the Sup to detach the healthcare
  professional will perform the function.
• Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all
  immunizations up to date before engaging in direct participant contact.
•  Computer/laptop proficiency required.
• Good organizational, observation, communication and judgment skills.
• Is self-directed with ability to work with supervision.
•  Is flexible and cooperative in fulfilling role obligations.

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).