Field Nurse - Eastern Long - Home Care Division

Position Summary

Field Nurse - Eastern Long Island - Home Care Division - SIGN ON BONUS - $5,000. The successful candidate provides safe, quality, therapeutic age‑appropriate nursing care using evidence‑based practice. Uses clinical expertise in assessment, clinical decision making, clinical practice and patient education. The nurse coordinates the care provided with the interdisciplinary team to promote optimum patient outcomes and satisfaction.

• Performs other duties as assigned
• Completes a comprehensive nursing assessment including but not limited to physical, functional, psychosocial, emotional, cognitive, sexual, cultural, age related, environmental, spiritual, transpersonal and economic factors in a systematic and ongoing process while honoring the uniqueness of the patient.
• Derives the diagnoses and needs from the assessment data, validates the diagnoses, and collaborates with the patient, family, caregivers and physician to develop an individualized plan of care to attain expected quality outcomes.
• Responsible for the coordination of care by interacting and collaborating with other members of the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes, patient satisfaction and health care goals.
• Delivers direct nursing care, ongoing assessment, teaching and training to patients and caregivers that preserves and protects patient autonomy, dignity, rights, values, and benefits using evidence‑based nursing practice.
• Identifies deficits and barriers to effective knowledge‑understanding of education provided to patients. Employs strategies to optimize patient engagement. Demonstrates caring behaviors toward patients, family and other caregivers.
• Complete and maintain accurate, complete and timely documentation reflecting the assessment, examination, diagnosis, prognosis, plan of care, education intervention and evaluation according to Federal, Department of Health and The Joint Commission requirements.
• Assist Agency leadership with achieving corporate goals, improving quality of patient care outcomes and patient satisfaction. Participate in Agency quality assessment performance improvement initiatives.

• Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing (required)
• Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills
• 1‑2 years of experience in an Acute Care facility or Home Health/Hospice or Long Term Home Health Care Program
• Excellent communication (both oral and written), interpersonal, customer service skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Working knowledge of Computers

Registered Nurse License‑NYS, Basic Life Support Cert

NYU Langone Hospital‑Long Island provides a comprehensive benefits and wellness package designed to support employees at all stages of life. Employees receive access to financial security benefits, a generous time‑off program, employee resource groups, and a holistic wellness program focused on physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial and preventive care. This package allows you to focus on what truly matters.

NYU Langone Hospital‑Long Island is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration. Applications must be completed online.

NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $ – $ annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education and hospital need.

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