Registered Nurse , Full Time, 3 day shift (Manhattan)

Company: VNS Health
Location: Tenafly
Posted on: September 13, 2023

Job Description:

OverviewProvides high quality comprehensive nursing care to meet the needs of the patient/client and manages/coordinates the delivery of cost effective multidisciplinary health care services for a caseload of patients/clients consistent with VNS Health philosophy, policy, goals and objectives, and Standards of Nursing Practice. Works under moderate supervision.Responsibilities--- Establishes, implements, and revises a plan of care with input from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members (i.e., physician, OT, PT, SW, SLP, family members, caregivers, HHAs, etc.) based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient and significant others. Ensures that services follow the plan of care by ongoing assessment, planning, coordination, counseling, teaching and supervision of the delivery of care to meet the needs of the patient..--- Manages, plans, coordinates and executes the patient's safe discharge from service. Ensures that physician's orders, discharge summary and communication to team members, patient and family members adhere to VNS Health and regulatory requirements.--- Communicates and consults with patient's MD and follows-up on problematic situations affecting care such as abnormal clinical findings, medication discrepancies, or other factors that impact patient's ability to comply with the plan of care. Manages and coordinates all aspects of assigned caseload.--- Assists patients with activities of daily living, which may require positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying weights and physical conditions, with and without assistance and as appropriate, from family members and/or paraprofessionals. -QualificationsLicenses and Certifications:License and current registration to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State requiredEducation: Degree in Nursing from an approved program requiredWork Experience:Minimum of one year of experience in a medical/surgical environment required -

Keywords: VNS Health, Tenafly , Registered Nurse , Full Time, 3 day shift (Manhattan), Other , Tenafly, New Jersey