RN, Primary Nurse - PACE

Job Description :

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Responsible for the general oversight, assessment, planning, and construction of the nursing care delivered to the participant.
• Assess a patient through obtaining history, performing appropriate tests, making or collecting observations from the participant and caregivers, and consulting with other members of the IDT.
• Teaches patients and families health care regimens. Explains and provides information regarding disease and wellness, tests, results, medications, diet, exercise, and other aspects of the plan of care to patients.
• Safely and effectively administers medications, tests and treatments as ordered. Manages the refills of all patient medications with appropriate authorization by the provider.
• Provide and coordinate health teaching required by individuals, families and groups to maintain the optimal possible level of health.
• Completes biannual and status change nursing assessments for an assigned panel of participants in accordance with Care Planning Policy and documents problems, goals & interventions in the participant’s care plan.
• Utilizes Assessment tools including but not limited to PACE Nurse Assessment and Medication Management to collect data.

Qualifications and Requirements :

NeighborHealth opens our doors to people from all demographics and cultures. Our workforce is as diverse as the city we call home - in gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, religion, and age, as well as in cultural backgrounds, life experiences, thoughts, and ideas.

Pay range : $40 / hr up to $60 / hr based on experience.