Registered Nurse - VNA Home Care - Per Diem - Days
Mohawk Valley Health System
- Syracuse, NY
- $32.00-37.00 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify patient care requirements establishing personal rapport with patients and families and understanding of plan of care throughout the patient’s experience.
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends and families.
- Promote patient independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends and family to understand disease process, medications, and self-care skills, and provide time to answer questions.
- Assure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending adjustments to the patient’s needs.
- The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's obligation to provide optimum patient care
- Ensure operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements following manufactures instructions troubleshooting malfunctions, calling for repairs; maintaining equipment, inventories, and evaluating equipment and techniques.
- Protect patients, employees by adhering to infection control policies and protocols, medication administration and controlled substance regulations. Utilize universal precautions and practice at all times.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care personnel.
- Graduate of an accredited associate degree
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited nursing program or higher degree
- One or more years of experience in a related setting
- Current New York State licensure as a Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support Certification
Department NURSING
Shift Days
Shift Hours Worked 7.50
FTE 0.1875
Work Schedule VISITING NURSE
Employee Status A7 - Occasional
Union 4137 - NYSUT
Pay Range $32 - $37 Hourly