CenterLight Health System·New York
The PACE Community Health Nurse provides skilled care and routine clinical nursing assessments to PACE members and families in various community settings, acting as a core member of the Interdisciplinary Team (IDT). Responsibilities include comprehensive care planning, implementing nursing interventions, administering treatments, teaching patients/caregivers, and ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and agency policies.
37.5 Hours/Week | Monday-Friday 8: 30 AM–5:00 PM
Union Position (NYSNA)
Bring exceptional nursing care directly to the community.
At CenterLight Healthcare PACE, you'll build lasting relationships with older adults while helping them remain safe, healthy, and independent in their own homes. Unlike traditional home care, you'll be part of an Interdisciplinary Team (IDT) where your clinical expertise directly shapes each participant's individualized care plan.
What You'll Do
Provide skilled nursing care in participants' homes and across the continuum of care.
Complete comprehensive nursing assessments and UAS-NY evaluations.
Develop and update individualized care plans with the IDT.
Coordinate care with physicians, hospitals, specialists, nursing facilities and community providers.
Administer medications and skilled nursing treatments.
Educate participants and caregivers on disease management, medications and safety.
Identify changes in condition and intervene early to prevent avoidable hospitalizations.
Complete timely, accurate clinical documentation.
PACE nursing allows you to practice at the top of your license while developing lasting relationships with participants.
You'll collaborate with physicians, therapists, social workers, dietitians and other healthcare professionals to deliver coordinated, person-centered care that helps older adults remain safely in their homes.
CenterLight Healthcare PACE is one of New York's largest Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), providing comprehensive medical, social, behavioral health, rehabilitation, and long-term care services to older adults throughout the New York metropolitan area.
Our interdisciplinary model allows participants to receive coordinated, personalized care while remaining safely in their homes and communities.
Join us and help redefine what aging well looks like!
We are an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, height, weight, or genetic information. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.
Salary Range: (MIN-MAX):
$105,861.41 - $118,061.41
Position's wages are contingent upon terms and conditions outlined in the collective bargaining agreement.
Candidates must possess a degree from an NLN accredited school of nursing (BSN preferred) and a current New York State Registered Nurse license. A minimum of one year of general clinical nursing experience (CHHA, acute care, medical surgical, or critical care) within the last year is required, along with at least one year of experience working with frail or elderly populations.
Market context
Community health nurse roles in New York often reflect steady demand from home health and community-based care settings, especially for candidates with direct patient-care experience. This role is competitive because employers want a current NYS RN license plus both hospital or nursing home experience and Certified Home Health Agency experience. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your home health background matches the posting before applying.