Registered Field Nurse

Job Responsibilities

• Performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care.
• Collaborates with other health team members in coordinating and implementing procedures and treatments.
• Uses leadership skills/clinical judgment in coordinating patient care and directing/delegating activities of the patient care unit team.
• Conducts patient interviews, explains policies and procedures to patient/significant others, reviews patient’s chart and answers questions correctly and courteously; elicits perception of medical/nursing care and the expectation of care.
• Develops patient outcome statements (s) and establishes individualized patient goals; identifies care activities and establishes the priorities necessary to achieve expected outcome; coordinates the cost-effective use of supplies, equipment and medication to achieve expected outcome; documents and implements plan of care.
• Keeps accurate documentation of patient’s treatment, activity and condition, as well as patient’s responses to medical and nursing interventions; uses appropriate methods of documentation according to departmental policy; acts rapidly and effectively during any emergency situation, managing self, patients and other employees; provides a calm, quiet, restful atmosphere; communicates effectively with the patient’s family or caretakers; participates in planning for discharge and coordinates referrals, as appropriate; provides discharge instructions to patient and significant other; evaluates care provided for patient outcome.

Job Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required.
• One year experience in the provision of nursing care in an acute care facility.
• Three to five years satisfactory Nursing experience in Home Care.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
• Ability to speak effectively before customers/patients or employees of the agency.
• Good Organizational writing, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Travel reimbursement
• Health insurance