VNA Homecare Nurse - Occasional - Days
Company: Mohawk Valley Health System
Location: Utica
Posted on: February 1, 2025
Job Description:
Job SummaryThe Registered Nurse - Home Care promotes and
restores patient's health by completing the nursing process:
collaborating with Physicians and multidisciplinary team members:
providing support to patients, care givers and families.
Responsible for assessing, planning, promoting and evaluating
quality patient care in the patient's home. The Home Care Nurse
provides teaching to patients, families and caregivers.Core Job
Responsibilities
- Identify patient care requirements and goals. -Assess, reassess
and reevaluate the plan of care as needed.
- Communicate the plan of care to the interdisciplinary team and
follow up on delivery of services. -Refer requests to subject
matter experts/decision makers appropriately. -Maintain a
collaborative relationship within the care team.
- Promote patient independence. -Educate patients, caregivers and
family on the disease process, medications and self-care
skills.
- Manage medications and controlled substances per policy and
regulations.
- Maintain patient supply inventory in the home. -Anticipate
supply needs and place orders when needed.
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional,
psychological and spiritual support. -
- Provide service excellence and customer service to patients,
using compassionate patient-centered care, AIDET and positive
service recovery methods to professionally manage patient/caregiver
needs and concerns.
- Comply with regulations, nursing standards and MVHS/VNA
policies and procedures.
- Delegate tasks appropriately.
- Comply with infection control protocols and use universal
precautions. Maintain a safe and clean environment. -
- Document all patient care services accurately and timely.
- Participate in in-services and educational events. -Keep
current through professional publications, societies and networking
activities. -Meet competencies and training requirements.
-Contribute to staff development, orientation and training.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
-Education/Experience RequirementsREQUIRED:
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- 1 year Medical Surgical or ICU experience.
- Ability to travel to patient homes within the region.PREFERRED:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from accredited nursing program
or higher degreeLicensure/Certification RequirementsREQUIRED:
- Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.DisclaimerQualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard
to their age, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, age,
gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, et al), sexual
orientation, gender identity or expression, protected veteran
status, or disability.
Successful candidates might be required to undergo a background
verification with an external vendor.
-Job DetailsReq Id -92706 -
Department -NURSING -
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked -7.50
FTE 0.19 -
Work Schedule -VISITING NURSE
Employee Status A7 - Occasional -
Union 4137 - NYSUT
Pay Range $33 - $40 Per Hour
Keywords: Mohawk Valley Health System, Utica , VNA Homecare Nurse - Occasional - Days, Healthcare , Utica, New York
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