Home care agency hiring for assessment nurse
Schedule: Hybrid after 30 days! 2 days remote, 3 onsite
40HPW; Monday through Friday 8am-5pm (1hr unpaid lunch)
Will be travelling to patients’ homes and nursing homes as needed in the Somerville-Cambridge area to do assessments, but no hands-on nursing. Mileage is reimbursed
Responsibilities:
- Respond to referrals from case managers, families, and community agencies in a timely manner and schedule a home visit as needed.
- Develop and complete an individualized, goal-directed client care plan, considering health status and social structure and reassess and/or revise care plan as appropriate.
- Provide in-service training and consultation regarding health issues to agency staff and community providers.
- Advocate, network, and educate families, clients, and community providers about health service programs as needed.
- Collect data from skillful interview of consumer and/or family to determine physiological and psychological needs of client during scheduled home visit.
Requirements:
- Graduation from a School of Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing required, B.S.N. preferred.
- Valid license as a registered nurse in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts required.
- A minimum of one year of clinical experience required. One year of community health experience strongly preferred.
- Previous experience with elder population essential.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with health professionals, community agencies, service providers, and agency staff.
- Valid Massachusetts driver’s license strongly preferred.
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