HOMECARE REGISTERED NURSE

Samaritan Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Health is seeking a registered nurse to provide in-home care within the Samaritan Home Health program. The RN will plan, coordinate and document patient care in patients' homes, ensuring safety and quality aligned with NYS licensure and our standards.

Required: NYS RN license; previous home health experience preferred; BLS; weekend and holiday on-call availability. ACLS preferred. Valid NY driver’s license and auto insurance proof are needed.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; NY State RN license required.
• New Graduate RN welcome to apply; previous home health care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, provide and document patient care in the home setting.
• Coordinate and implement patient care per NYS licensure and Samaritan Home Health standards.
• Ensure compassionate, quality care meets standards and patient needs.

Skills

NYS RN License

Home Health Care experience

On-call availability

BLS certification

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

Location: Samaritan Home Health Department: 08.6994 SHH HOME HEALTH

Pay Range: $36.54 - $60.29

Care for our community, and your career.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, Current NYS RN License required. Previous RN experience is preferred. New Graduate RN's welcome to apply. Previous Home Health Care experience preferred. Minimum 1 year of medical-surgical experience.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Planning, coordinating, providing and documenting the care of patients in their place of residence.
• Clinical practitioner who coordinates and implements patient care specific to Jefferson County.
• Ensures that compassionate, engaged care meets or exceeds quality standards.
• Care is provided in an efficient and safe manner consistent with the NYS licensure and Samaritan Home Health standard of care.
• Utilizes nursing skills to determine the biophysical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, cultural, ethnic and spiritual and educational needs of the patient/family/significant other to develop, implement and revise the plan of care.
• In doing so, performs accurate assessments, interprets and correlates finding, establishes plan of care and implements short and long-term goals.
• The nurse observes patient progress, records pertinent observations, implements physician and nursing treatment plans and evaluates outcomes.
• The RN recognizes their responsibilities as specified by law and abides within those responsibilities.
• Provides direct supervision to LPNs and HHAs.
• Provides on-call services as required.
• BLS required.
• ACLS preferred.
• Valid NYS Driver's license and proof of auto insurance.
• Must be available weekends and Holidays and provide on-call services as required.

Work Shift: FLSA7DAY- 8 Hours Day Shift (United States of America) Position Hours: 80

Samaritan is an affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Women, Minorities, Disabled, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

Exceptional care starts with exceptional people. At Samaritan, everyone’s job is critical to the successful care of our patients. Be a part of an organization whose employees, medical staff, volunteers and students choose to spend their time here because they are dedicated, enthusiastic, truly care about making a difference and are surrounded by over 2,500 others who feel the same way.

Become part of an organization whose ongoing strategic planning drives our organization forward and sets the tone for future growth and development. Samaritan is a fiscally sound and stable organization.

Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our medical staff and employees combined with careful management, our bottom line is strong, which allows us to provide stable jobs, and offer ever-improving quality of care.

Enjoy the natural beauty of Northern New York, minutes from Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River. A safe community, low cost of living and minimal commute times mean more time for enjoying life outside of work.

Exceptional, dedicated people, rewarding opportunities, an excellent compensation and benefit program, and the ability to shape healthcare in our community are some of the reasons to join Samaritan.

In 1881, we began caring for our neighbors as the House of the Good Samaritan in a home with five beds. Today, Samaritan Health is a comprehensive not-for-profit health system. And as we’ve grown to meet the changing needs of our region, we’ve held fast to our community roots.

At Samaritan, we’ve invested in the best medical talent, facilities and equipment to offer a full continuum of care close to home.

That means our patients can spend more time healing and less time traveling out of the area for the care they need.

As the largest hospital and the largest private employer in the region, the health of our community is our priority - in fact, it’s our mission.

That’s why Samaritan invests time and resources to support local non-profit organizations and events.

It’s also why our people lend a hand to little league teams, churches and fundraisers - all to help Northern New York thrive.