Community Health Nurse

Responsibilities

• Assesses and evaluates the health care needs of patients and families with consideration regarding physiological, psychological, social and environmental factors.
• Develops a care plan based on patient needs, physician orders, nursing assessment parameters and identified goals that are respectful of patient, family, community and company resources.
• Implements the care plan and revises it whenever necessary by regularly assessing, observing and evaluating the patient’s condition, needs and response to care, and makes appropriate nursing judgments and decisions for care plan revision.
• Initiates and applies appropriate preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques. -
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician and performs nursing procedures and techniques.
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and supervises ancillary personnel in a manner that will assure quality care and compliance with the care plan.
• Completes, maintains and submits all required documentation that is timely, accurate and relevant.

Qualifications

• Current NYS Registered Nurse License
• At least one year of hospital or nursing home experience (required)
• 1 year of community health experience in a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA)