| Location | Danbury, Connecticut |
Summary:
Provides professional care to patients utilizing the nursing process in collaboration with other health care team members.
Responsibilities:
• 1. Performs assessments in an ongoing and systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychological & cognitive status. • 2. Formulates a goal directed plan of care which is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis & patient outcomes. • 3. Implements care in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent and continuous manner. • 4. Establishes priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources. • 5. Evaluates effectiveness of care given and patient progression toward outcomes. • 6. Identifies patient's/significant other's learning needs and implements appropriate measures to meet them. • 7. Coordinates interdisciplinary functions. • 8. Fulfills all compliance responsibilities related to the position. • 9. Performs other duties as assigned.
Education: ASSOCIATE'S LVL DGRE
Other Information:
Required: Minimum Experience: zero to six months Desired: Nursing certification, BSN
Working Conditions:
Manual: significant manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Significant occupational risk
Physical Effort: Very Heavy effort. May exert up to 50 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Significant exposure to dirt, odors, noise, human waste, etc.
Credentials:RN
Company: Western CT Home Care Inc
Org Unit: 612
Department: Health Promotion Registered Nurse
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $70.00 per visit rate
Available benefits include: 401(k) Retirement Plan and Wellness Programs. Available benefits for union positions may vary in accordance with applicable Collective Bargaining Agreements