Community Health Nurse

Community Health Nurse

Rochester Regional Health

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.

• Compassionate, independent, and patient focused
• Comprehensive nursing assessments and documentation, decisive judgment and professional behavior
• Two (2) years experience in home care preferred
• Bilingual preferred
• At least one year of nursing experience

• 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 based on MD orders; provide client and family education in accordance with 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 of patient health status, treatment plans, and progress.
• Communication:
  Maintain effective communication of patient health status, treatment plans, and progress; communicate with office and supervisory staff regularly; coordinate client services and referrals efficiently and timely.
• Documentation:
  Accurately and completely document client care; document and implement physician orders as required by D.O.H. and program standards.
• Compliance:
  Adhere to required department and system protocols, regulations (local, state, federal), and education requirements.

AS:
Nursing (Required)

• BLS – Basic Life Support (American Heart Association)
• RN – Registered Nurse, New York State Education Department (NYSED)

Medium work:
Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; requires frequent walking, standing, or squatting.

$75,734.00 – $

Rochester, NY 14607

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.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider