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 meetingsroutinely as required by PACE regulations. Collaborates with all members ofthe IDT in developing a comprehensive care plan based on member specificneeds, physician orders, UAS-NY CAPS, other IDT assessments,members’ specific parameters and identified goals that are respectful ofmember, family, community, and agency resources.
•  Implements the nursing care plan and revises it whenever necessary byregularly assessing, observing, and evaluating the patient’s condition,needs and response to care and makes appropriate nursing judgmentsand decisions for care plan revision.
•  Initiates and applies appropriate preventative, therapeutic andrehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the PCP. Abilityto independently perform skilled nursing procedures and techniques basedon the changing nursing needs that the member requires.
• Teaches the patient and family/caregivers self-techniques wheneverappropriate and provides instruction regarding medication, diet, safety,and treatment modalities in accordance with the plan of care.
•  Recognizes and utilizes additional opportunities for healthcounseling/education with patients, families and other caregivers andprovides them with information that will facilitate decisions regarding thepromotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
•  Delegates responsibility appropriately and supervises ancillary personnel ina manner that will ensure quality care and compliance with the care plan.
•  Evaluates for and promotes a safe environment for the patient andcomplies with National Patient Safety Goals.
• Completes, maintains, and submits all required documentation that istimely (in compliance with agency policy) accurate, and relevant.
•  Meet all requirements for UAS-NY assessor function: timely completion withinregulatory standards, follow-up assessments, and significant changeassessments as needed.QUALIFICATIONS:Education: Degree from an NLN accredited school of nursing required, BSNpreferred.Experience:
• Minimum of one (1+) year general clinical nursing experience in a certifiedhome health agency (CHHA), acute care, medical-surgical, and/or criticalcare 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 elderlypopulation or, if the individual has less than one (1) year of experience butmeets all other requirements, must receive appropriate training from thePACE organization on working with a frail or elderly population upon hiring.
•  Possess and maintain good physical stamina and mental health, includingsatisfactory health clearance as required by NYS regulations and Agencypolicy.
• Current Driver’s License, required insurance, and car available for work asrequired 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, orcertified if applicable) to practice in the Sup to detach the healthcareprofessional will perform the function.
• Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have allimmunizations 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).