Registered Nurse-Personal Care/NORC- Per Diem - Bronx

VNS Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 117,338,000 - 146,735,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Professional growth

Internal mobility

Job summary

VNS Health in New York seeks a Registered Nurse to join an interdisciplinary care team serving NORCs and senior living communities. You will coordinate health and social services to help residents age in place, conducting assessments, making referrals, and supporting transitions between care settings.

You will perform home visits and outreach, promote health screenings, document nursing interventions, and collaborate with physicians, social workers, and site staff.

Qualifications

• Licensed and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State; CPR/BLS certification is required.
• Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing; Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Work experience: minimum two years as an RN in LHCSA or CHHA; experience with aging population and clinical assessments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with theSite staff to ensure residents engage in self-care management health strategies.
• Provides health-focused outreach to seniors who may benefit from supportive services provided by the program.
• Promote and encourage healthcare activities such as health screening, health assessments, health presentations.
• Makes telephone calls and home visits to individual residents aimed at assessing their needs and supporting successful community living activities.
• Makes referrals to appropriate health services based on the assessed needs of the resident.
• Provides Health Care Advocacy by acting as a liaison between the various healthcare systems during times of transition.
• Assist residents needing direct patient care to connect with their physician or other appropriate health care services to address their individual needs.
• Documents all nursing interventions provided as required by site location.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Education

Associate's Degree in Nursing

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

Overview

Works as a member of an interdisciplinary care team at a NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) or Senior Living Retirement Community location and is responsible to coordinate a broad range of health and social services to help support older residents to age in their own homes. NORCs do so by facilitating and integrating the health and social services already available in the community while organizing additional services and supports necessary to help meet the goal of enabling older adults to remain in their community. Locations available throughout NYC. Works under general direction

What We Offer

• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Internal mobility and advancement opportunities

What You Will Do

• Collaborates with theSite staff to ensure residents engage in self-care management health strategies.
• Provides health focused outreach to seniors who may benefit from supportive services provided by the program.
• Promote and encourage healthcare activities such as health screening, health assessments, health presentations.
• Makes telephone calls and home visits to individual residents aimed at assessing their needs and supporting successful community living activities.
• Makes referrals to appropriate health services based on the assessed needs of the resident.
• Provides Health Care Advocacy by acting as a liaison between the various healthcare systems during times of transition.
• Assist residents needing direct patient care to connect with their physician or other appropriate health care services to address their individual needs.
• Documents all nursing interventions provided as required by site location.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Licenses and Certifications: License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required CPR/BLS Certification required
• Education: Associate's Degree in nursing required and Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred
• Work Experience: Minimum of two year of experience working as an RN in LHCSA or CHHA. required and Prior experience working with an aging population and providing clinical assessments of their health needs. required

Pay Range

USD $40.95 - USD $51.19 /Hr.

About Us

VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We're one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.