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Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse (Full-Time, Days)

Rochester Regional Health

Newark, NYFull-time$78–104K/yrPosted 2w agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–104K/yr
Location
Newark, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

New York State RN License, requiredAssociate's degree, requiredValid NYS Driver's License, required

Job overview

The Community Health Nurse provides nursing interventions, patient education, and care management to clients in their homes. The role includes assessing patient needs, delivering skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments, developing individualized care plans, coordinating services, and documenting care. The nurse works with patients, families, office staff, and an interdisciplinary health team to support care in the community.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Assessment, nice to haveSkilled Nursing Care, nice to havePatient Education, nice to haveCare Planning, nice to haveCare Coordination, nice to havePatient Communication, nice to haveClinical Documentation, nice to haveDriving, nice to haveFine and Gross Motor Control, nice to haveDecision-Making, nice to have

Qualifications

Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing, requiredNew York State RN License, requiredValid NYS Driver's License, requiredBachelor's Degree in Nursing, nice to have1 Year Nursing Experience, nice to haveHome Health Experience, nice to haveClinical Experience, nice to haveDirect Patient Care Experience, nice to haveBLS Certification, nice to have

Benefits

Tuition Assistance
Medical Insurance

Full job description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN), Community Health Nurse Department: Home Care Location: Rochester Regional Health Home Care - 800 West Miller Street Suite 6 Newark, NY 14513 Hours Per Week: 40 Schedule: Days, Monday-Friday Signing Bonus: Up to $20,000

Why Join Our Team?

  • Sign-on bonus up to $20,000k
  • Flexible scheduling designed to support your work-life balance
  • Mileage reimbursement + paid drive time between patient visits
  • Shift differentials to reward your flexibility
  • Overtime opportunities for additional earning potential
  • Up to $10,000 in tuition assistance for BSN to MSN advancement
  • Tuition and student loan assistance programs to support your financial goals
  • Comprehensive full benefits package

SUMMARY As a Community Health Nurse, you will focus on providing nursing interventions, patient education, and care management to a variety of clients in our community. This promotes good health and one on one patient care in the comfort of their own home.

ROCHESTER REGIONAL HEALTH HOME CARE When you or a loved one is recovering from an illness or injury, home health care can speed healing while also helping you maintain your independence. The Rochester Regional Health Home Care team has provided compassionate, personalized care and assistance for adults and children for more than 50 years, and our quality of care has been among the top-ranked home care groups in the nation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Patient Care & Service. Provide comprehensive assessments of the bio-psycho-social needs of acutely ill clients in their home; perform skilled nursing care and prescribed treatments to clients based on MD orders; provide client and family education in accordance with client assessment and plan of care
  • Planning. Develop and document individualized care plans customized for each patient’s unique needs, with support from the interdisciplinary health team as needed; maintain effective communication to convey patient health status, treatment plans and progress
  • Communication. Maintain effective communication to convey patient health status, treatment plans and progress; communicate with office and supervisory staff regularly; coordinates client services and/or referrals in an efficient and timely manner
  • Documentation. Accurately and completely document client care; document and implement physician orders per D.O.H. and program standards
  • Compliance. Adhere to required department and system protocols, regulations (local, state, federal) and education requirements

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
  • Registered Nurse license in New York State.
  • Valid NYS Driver’s License.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.
  • 1 year of nursing experienced.
  • Prior home health, clinical and direct patient care experience.

EDUCATION: AS: Nursing (Required) LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS: BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA), RN - Registered Nurse - NYS Office of Professions PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Drive - Clinical - Roles in this category require frequent driving combined with mobile clinical care across settings such as emergency response, mobile clinics, and home health environments. Staff must repeatedly enter and exit vehicles, occasionally lift and carry equipment weighing up to 100 lbs. or more, and perform care within patients’ homes or other confined, unpredictable, or uncontrolled environments. These positions demand strong fine and gross motor control, firm grasping, and heightened visual and auditory awareness to ensure safe and effective care delivery. Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial due to rapid decision‑making, direct exposure to critical or sensitive situations, and independently managing patient care in the field or home setting. Environmental exposures may include traffic hazards, infectious agents, extreme temperatures, variable home conditions, and hazardous materials. Valid licensure, physical readiness, and flexibility for extended or on‑call schedules are typically required.

For disease specific care programs refer to the program specific requirements of the department for further specifications on experience and educational expectations, including continuing education requirements.

Any physical requirements reported by a prospective employee and/or employee’s physician or delegate will be considered for accommodations.

PAY RANGE: $78,005.00 - $104,044.00 CITY:

Newark POSTAL CODE:

14513 The posted pay range is a good faith representation of potential base pay for this position. It may be modified in the future and eligible for additional pay components. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates could vary based on position details and FTE. Pay is determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, experience, relevant qualifications, specialty, internal equity, locations, and contracts.

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, citizenship or immigration status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

How this job compares

Set against the 59,266 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–104K/yr
  • New York median$85–109K/yr645 salary ranges
  • US median$83–111K/yr4,713 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $91K, is 6% below the New York median midpoint ($97K) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse salary ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 3,355 open Registered Nurse jobs in New York and 59,266 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (29,133 postings).
Education
This posting asks for an associate degree; 15,680 of the 59,266 open Registered Nurse jobs (26%) ask for an associate degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Registered Nurse jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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