RN Pediatric Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of NY

Nassau, NY

In order to be considered for this job, you must have prior experience working in Pediatrics
. You should also have a valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of NY
.

Pay: $50 per visit - $125 per visit

SOC: $100 per visit with an extra $25 bonus if notes are completed within 24hrs

Follow-up/Revisit: $50 per visit with an extra $25 bonus if notes are completed within 24hrs

With over 50 years of dedicated service to our communities, Personal Touch has been a trusted provider of home care and is a leading national home care agency. Our priority lies in ensuring exemplary patient care while fostering a supportive and empowering workplace culture for all team members. We are currently seeking compassionate and skilled professionals to join our team and continue our legacy of providing personalized and attentive care to patients in the comfort of their own home.

• Employee Recognition Programs:
  We acknowledge and celebrate your contributions.
• Comprehensive
  
  Health Benefits:
  
  Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, and Long-Term Disability Coverage.
• Generous Paid Time Off:
  We support a healthy work-life balance.
• Retirement Benefits: 401k plan.
• Life Insurance:
  Company paid life insurance.
• Mileage Reimbursement.
• Opportunities for Professional Growth and Development.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Perks Program:
  Exclusive deals and offers.

The Pediatric Registered Nurse plans, organizes and directs home care services and is experienced in pediatric nursing from birth through late teens, with emphasis on community health education and experience.

• Completes comprehensive assessments of patient and family to determine home care needs at regular established timelines. Provides a complete physical assessment and history of current and previous illness(es).
• Regularly re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
• Initiates the plan of care and makes necessary revisions as patient status and needs change.
• Develops the plan of care with patient’s physician; establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative nursing actions.
• Initiates appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures. Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
• Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
• Provides health care instructions to the patient/family as appropriate per assessment and plan.
• Identifies discharge planning needs as part of the plan of care development and implements prior to discharge of the patient.
• Knowledge of high-tech nursing skills such as indwelling/straight catheter insertion/removal, nephrostomy care, ostomy care, plural and abdominal catheter drainage care, infusion services, g-tubes, and negative pressure wound therapy.
• Working knowledge of all infection control procedures and safety precautions.
• Knowledge of the nurse's scope of practice and ability to apply professional theory, practice and procedure showing appropriate application of the nursing process.
• Observe ethical and legal guidelines for safeguarding confidentiality of patients.
• Assess patient needs and physical status each skilled visit through health data assessment and patient interview. Re-evaluate patient needs through physical assessment, response to therapy and any updated physician’s orders. Inform physician of any changes in patient condition, response to care, progress etc. Obtain and clarify orders for Plan of Treatment revisions.
• Prepares clinical notes and updates the primary physician when necessary and at least every sixty days. Completes and submits all documentation in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Communicates with the physician regarding the patient’s needs and reports and changes in the patient’s condition; obtains/receives physician’s orders as required.
• Communicates with other health related persons to coordinate care plan.
• Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy.
• Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary supplies and services are available.
• Instructs, supervises and evaluates home health aide/personal…