RN Per Visit at Nuvance Health

$67,891 - $135,221/Yr

Unclassified - Danbury, CT

Full-time - Mid Level

Danbury, CT

About the position

The position involves providing professional nursing care to patients on a per diem basis, utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other healthcare team members. The role requires a comprehensive assessment of patients' physical, emotional, socio-economic, and environmental needs, ensuring that care is tailored to each individual's circumstances. The nurse will identify problems using patient databases, the nursing process, and the physician's treatment plan, developing a personalized plan of care that is communicated effectively to both the patient and their family. In addition to direct patient care, the nurse will observe, evaluate, and report on the patient's condition, including their reactions to medications and treatments. This involves interpreting social and physical factors that may impact the patient's care. The role also includes assessing health status through various methods such as observation and interviews, and providing counseling to families on wellness principles, nutrition, safety, education, mental health, and dental care. The nurse will perform screening and diagnostic procedures in accordance with established medical policies and competency levels, assist physicians during examinations and treatments, and interpret test findings for patients and their families. Responsibilities also include obtaining laboratory specimens, administering preventive immunizations or treatments under medical supervision, and participating in continuing education and quality management programs. Compliance with all relevant responsibilities is essential, and the nurse may be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provides assessment of physical, emotional, socio-economic needs and environmental needs of patients and their families.
• Identification of problems utilizing patient data base, nursing process and physician's plan of treatment.
• Develops a plan of care and interprets to the patient and family the implications of the diagnosis and the nature of treatment consistent with the physician's plan of treatment.
• Observes, evaluates and reports to the physician the patient's physical and emotional condition; reaction to drugs or treatments.
• Interprets to the physician social and physical factors in the environment, which affect physical care.
• Assesses health status through observation, interview and analysis.
• Counsels families in basic principles of wellness and applies information for related fields such as nutrition, safety, education, mental health and dental care.
• Performs screening and diagnostic procedures according to the approved medical policies, procedures and competency levels of the Danbury VNA.
• Assists the physician with examinations and treatments in those clinics in which the Agency participates.
• Interprets findings of tests to individuals or families and makes appropriate referrals.
• Obtains laboratory specimens when indicated.
• Gives preventive immunization or treatments under medical supervision.
• Attends required continuing education courses.
• Participates in Quality Management Program.
• Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Current RN License in State of Connecticut
• Minimum Experience: zero to six months

Nice-to-haves

• BSN
• Experience in a qualified home health agency