Adult Day Care Registered Nurse - Bronx

The Adult Day Care Center located at Waters Place, Bronx is currently seeking a part time Registered Nurse ( RN) to join our team! The work schedule is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm, with an occasional Saturday. The part time RN is entitled to receive a sign-on bonus of $2500.

Job Summary: Responsible for providing and coordinating multidisciplinary health services for older adults in the Day Care Center . Works with the physician and other team members in implementation of plan of care.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments identifying the service needs of each registrant upon intake and thereafter on a quarterly basis

• Ensures that for each registrant the findings of the Nursing evaluations, the Nursing Care plan and the recommendations for Nursing follow-up are documented in the clinical record

• Ensures that MD orders are completed in accordance within the specified time frame; follows up regularly to ensure receipt of MD orders

• Provides medication administration, prefills, and other skilled Nursing services in accordance with MD orders

• Assigns CAN tasks in accordance with the Care Plan and oversees the daily completion of the tasks

• Provides and coordinates cost-efficient patient care that is under the patients’ insurance plan and approved by a physician.

• Uses diagnosis coding skills to accurately rate the acuity of each registrant

• Evaluates patient diagnosis and works with Clinical Supervisor, Patient Services, Medical Director, and physician to ensure clinical services and Nursing interventions meet the goals of the comprehensive Care plan

• Participates meetings to report adherence to frequency and duration of services as per physicians’ order. Reports patients’ progress to team.

• Communicates frequently with the clinical team to ensure adherence to services at the frequency and duration ordered by the physician and outlined in the comprehensive Care Plan.

• Establishes a plan of care with input from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient and family.

• Documents content and process of all services provided.

• Monitors the effect of the care plans on the patient health status and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the clients’ needs.

• Appraises care provided, revises goals and interventions to patients’ care as needed.

• Educates the older adults and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques and prevention strategies.

• Initiates and maintains written and verbal communications to assure optimal patient care.

• Performs other relevant duties as needed.

Requirements :

• License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred.

• A minimum of one year experience in acute and subacute care and or minimum of one year experience in a Adult Care Center preferred.

• Bilingual ( Spanish /English) and UAS certified preferred.