Community Health Nurse

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Community Care reaches outside the walls of our hospitals and brings health care to patients where they live. With more than 600 dedicated employees, Community Care provides services including home care, community care coordination, and community-based care management to individuals managing chronic health conditions residing in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx.

Work Shifts

• 9:00 A.M – 5:30 P.M.
• Rotating Weekends

Duties & Responsibilities

• Purpose of Position: Provides community-based professional nursing care to patients in group and private homes, as well as those without housing across New York City. Diagnoses and treats responses to actual or potential health problems by means of nursing methods and techniques such as case-finding, health teaching, health counseling and the provision of care supportive to and restorative of life and well-being.
• Examples of Typical Tasks:
• Provides services requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill, in accordance with the plan of treatment signed by the physician and makes initial evaluation visits to clients with medical illnesses, chronic diseases, behavioral health disorders, etc.
• Selects and performs those therapeutic measures which are essential for effective execution of the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients.
• Develops, implements and continuously evaluates the nursing regimen for assigned patients/clients. May perform assessment of behavioral health needs, wound care, catheter insertion, medication teaching, diabetic care, patient/family education and counseling and aseptic technique.
• Completes comprehensive patient assessments and develops, prepares and maintains individualized client care progress records, including required Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) documentation.
• Records and maintains nursing care plans and progress notes on patients/clients to ensure continuity of care and initiates, develops and implements revisions as needed.
• Interprets and reports responses of patients/clients to appropriate members of the health team and makes referrals to other disciplines in collaboration with physician, client and family, as appropriate.
• Captures and coordinates the total plan of care with other health team members to plan a comprehensive patient care program and initiates client care conferences, when needed.
• Maintains continuity of client care by liaising with other health professionals assigned to the client including reporting signs, symptoms and changes to the patient’s condition to appropriate parties.
• Determines and assigns those components of the nursing regimen which may be carried out by allied nursing personnel, including home health aides and communicates plan of care changes to aides and schedulers, as needed.
• Provides teaching, guidance and direction to allied nursing personnel in rendering patient care. May assist with orientation of new personnel.
• Participates in departmental and interdisciplinary conferences pertaining to policies and procedures affecting nursing practice.
• Participates in development and maintenance of a system of evaluation of nursing care, practices and procedures, including evaluation of nursing personnel.
• Interprets philosophy and objectives of agency and Nursing Department to patients/clients, families and other groups.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences, including agency provided in-service programs.
• Participates in internal/external quality assurance/performance improvement (QA/PI) activities, programs, and training, as required.
• Performs other professional nursing activities and related duties, as delegated by nursing service administration, including clinical record reviews.

Department Preferences

• YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: Minimum two (2) years of full-time nursing experience
• At least 2 years of experience in Homecare, Long-term Care, or Hospital setting.

Knowledgeable In

• Demonstrated knowledge regarding Federal, State and local regulations and JCAHO standards for Home Care.
• Excellent verbal, written, organizational and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated competence as a registered nurse in patient assessments and critical thinking skills
• Previous experience using various computer software applications: i.e., Word, Excel, Access, etc.

EQUIPMENT/MACHINES OPERATED

• Smart phone
• Laptop Computer
• Scale
• Nursing Bag

Computer Programs/SOFTWARE OPERATED

• EPIC H2O Hyperspace
• EPIC H2O Remote Client
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, OneNote)

Additional Salary Compensation

• An annual education differential if you currently possess an appropriate degree in nursing or an allied health discipline from an accredited college or university, as listed below:
• Bachelors in allied health discipline = $900
• Masters in allied health discipline = $1,200
• Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) = $1,800
• Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) = $2,000
• Doctorate in Education, Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursing (DNP) = $2,500
• An annual certification differential of $1,878 if you currently hold an appropriate certification that is nationally recognized in the discipline or area of specialization for which you are employed.
• An annual nursing experience differential ranging from $1,042 up to $8,645 for up to 10 years of experience if you have outside nursing experience as a Community Health Nurse.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
• Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
• Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
• Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
• College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
• College Savings Program
• Union Benefits for eligible titles
• Multiple employee discounts programs
• Commuter Benefits Programs

How To Apply

If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply for Job" button or forward your resume to CommunityCareCareers@nychhc.org noting the above Job ID # 136880.