Gurwin Home Care Agency is looking for Fee For Service RN.

Gurwin Healthcare System is a full continuum of care providing extraordinary care and caring to the people that we serve. Set on a 34-acre campus in Commack, NY, the Gurwin Healthcare System includes the 460-bed Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, providing short-term rehabilitation and long-term skilled nursing care, memory care, respiratory and ventilator care, palliative and hospice care, social and medical adult day programs, and on-site dialysis. Sharing the campus is Gurwins Assisted Living community (Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences), our independent living community (Fountaingate Gardens) and our Certified and Licensed Home Care Agencies.

Per Diem (As needed) to cover Nassau and Suffolk area

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

A current New York State Nursing License as a Registered Nurse.

A Baccalaureate Degree in nursing is preferred.

Previous nursing experience in home health care is required

Comfortable with a laptop/tablet and integrating them into a home visit.

PHYSICAL WORK REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to travel to patients' homes to make home visits.

Responsible for evaluating, planning, and coordinating, health care to patients who are admitted to the LHCSA Program.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Knowledge and understanding of the care requirements of the adult and geriatric population

Able to recognize when a patient is in pain and take appropriate actions.

Coordinate services to assure that patient's needs are met.

Re-evaluate needs and modify plans as indicated.

Coordinate information to all professional team members and agencies involved in the care of the patient.

Establish realistic goals and methods for goal achievement with the patient/family and other care-givers through a coordinated patient care plan.

Responsible for the delivery of direct nursing services and its documentation.

Maintain complete and current records reflecting all aspects of the patients care.

Supervise home health aide services through periodic visits to patients' homes including the assessment of care delivery according to the nursing care plan and an evaluation of the workers competence

Notifies the patient's physician of any change in the patient's condition.

We offer competitive rates, dynamic work environment and a warm and engaging administrative staff that is supportive to our patient centered focus!