Temporary Community Health Nurse

Flexstaff is hiring a Temporary Community Health Nurse to join our client's team. The Community RN will provide skilled care and routine clinical nursing assessment visits to PACE members and families, utilizing all elements of the nursing process and in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and agency policies.

Location: Wallerstein (Bronx)
Pay Rate: $63/hr
Schedule: Monday-Friday, one weekend every 6 weeks, 8:30 am‑5:00 pm (1 hour lunch), 4‑5 visits per day
Contract Length: Temp ongoing

• Participate in mandatory PACE comprehensive care planning meetings and collaborate with all members of the IDT in developing a comprehensive care plan based on member specific needs, physician orders, UAS‑NY CAPS, other IDT assessments, members’ specific parameters and identified goals that are respectful of member, family, community, and agency resources.
• Maintain compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Implement the nursing care plan and revise it whenever necessary by regularly assessing, observing, and evaluating the patient’s condition, needs and response to care and making appropriate nursing judgments and decisions for care plan revision.
• Initiate and apply appropriate preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by the PCP. Perform skilled nursing procedures and techniques independently based on changing nursing needs.
• Teach the patient and family/caregivers self‑techniques whenever appropriate and provide instruction regarding medication, diet, safety, and treatment modalities in accordance with the plan of care.
• Recognize and utilize additional opportunities for health counseling/education with patients, families and other caregivers and provide information that will facilitate decisions regarding the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
• Delegate responsibility appropriately and supervise ancillary personnel in a manner that ensures quality care and compliance with the care plan.
• Evaluate for and promote a safe environment for the patient and comply with National Patient Safety Goals.
• Complete, maintain, and submit all required documentation that is timely, accurate, and relevant.
• Meet all requirements for UAS‑NY assessor function: timely completion within regulatory standards, follow‑up assessments, and significant change assessments as needed.

• Education:
  
  Degree from an NLN accredited school of nursing required, BSN preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum of one (1+) year general clinical nursing experience in a certified home health agency (CHHA), acute care, medical‑surgical, and/or critical care experience required. Clinical nursing experience must be within one (1) year from the date of hire or transfer.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with a frail or elderly population. If the individual has less than one (1) year of experience but meets all other requirements, must receive appropriate training from the PACE organization upon hiring.
• Good physical stamina and mental health, including satisfactory health clearance as required by NYS regulations and Agency policy.
• Current Driver’s License, required insurance, and car available for work as required by the coverage area applied for.
• Current New York State license to practice as a Registered Nurse.

• Be legally authorized (for example, currently licensed, registered, or certified if applicable) to practice in the Sup to detach the healthcare professional will perform the function.
• Be medically cleared for communicable diseases and have all immunizations up to date before engaging in direct participant contact.
• Computer/laptop proficiency required.
• Good organizational, observation, communication and judgment skills.
• Self‑directed with ability to work with supervision.
• Flexible and cooperative in fulfilling role obligations.

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).