RN Community Based - FT - Day - LIFE Bordentown NJ

Position Overview

This position involves regular home visits to LIFE program participants in the area.

Essential Functions

• Triages and assesses Participants in the home clinic setting and providing education resources.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team (IDT), including completion of initial medical history, physical exam, and functional nursing assessments of each new participant and semi-annual, annual, and unscheduled assessments; communicates changes in participant health or functional status to the interdisciplinary team members, and participates in development of the plan of care and coordination for 24-hour care delivery.
• Participates in daily program activities and provides comprehensive plan of care to meet participant needs and promote optimum health, independence and self-care.
• Communicates, counsels and guides participants and families regarding service needs and concerns; makes referrals as appropriate.
• Collaborates with Clinic RNs and RN Case Managers, and PCPs regarding care delivered to Participants in the clinic and any transitions of care, through verbal and electronic communication.
• Maintains current written/electronic records and documents related to participant care.
• Actively serves on the Quality Committee. Involved in the development and implementation of QAPI activities.
• Conducts comprehensive nursing assessment of participants, at appropriate intervals, at times of status changes.

Minimum Requirements

• Associate's degree or graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• BSN preferred.
• One year working with the frail elderly population.
• One year home care experience preferred.
• AHA BLS - Healthcare Provider.
• Registered Nurse (RN) and as needed with each participant, family members and caregivers.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

• Frequent physical demands include: Standing, Walking, Carry objects, Push/Pull, Twisting, Bending, Reaching forward, Reaching overhead, Squat/kneel/crawl, Wrist position deviation, Pinching/fine motor activities, Taste or Smell, Talk or Hear.
• Occasional physical demands include: Sitting, Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders), Keyboard use/repetitive motion.
• Continuous physical demands include: Lifting Floor to Waist 30 lbs., Lifting Waist Level and Above 30 lbs.

Sensory Requirements

• Very Accurate 20/40, Near Vision, Very Accurate 20/40, Far Vision, Color Discrimination, Accurate Depth Perception, Accurate Hearing.

Benefits

• Medical Plan
• Prescription drug coverage & In-House Employee Pharmacy
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Healthcare FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Retail Savings and Investment Plan
• Basic Group Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Supplemental Group Term Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability Benefits – Long Term Disability (LTD)
• Disability Benefits – Short Term Disability (STD)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Commuter Transit
• Commuter Parking
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Life Spouse Voluntary Life
• Employee Voluntary Life
• Child Voluntary Life
• Voluntary Legal Services
• Voluntary Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
• Voluntary Identity Theft Insurance
• Voluntary Pet Insurance
• Paid Time-Off Program