Adult Day Care Registered Nurse - Bronx

$51.8999 to $54.4384 per hour depending on experience The Adult Day Care Center located at Waters Place, Bronx is currently seeking a part time Registered Nurse ( RN) to join our team! The work schedule is 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 3:30 pm, with an occasional Saturday. The part time RN is entitled to receive a sign-on bonus of $2500. Job Summary: Responsible for providing and coordinating multidisciplinary health services for older adults in the Day Care Center . Works with the physician and other team members in implementation of plan of care. Duties and Responsibilities: * Conducts comprehensive clinical assessments identifying the service needs of each registrant upon intake and thereafter on a quarterly basis * Ensures that for each registrant the findings of the Nursing evaluations, the Nursing Care plan and the recommendations for Nursing follow-up are documented in the clinical record * Ensures that MD orders are completed in accordance within the specified time frame; follows up regularly to ensure receipt of MD orders * Provides medication administration, prefills, and other skilled Nursing services in accordance with MD orders * Assigns CAN tasks in accordance with the Care Plan and oversees the daily completion of the tasks * Provides and coordinates cost-efficient patient care that is under the patients’ insurance plan and approved by a physician. * Uses diagnosis coding skills to accurately rate the acuity of each registrant * Evaluates patient diagnosis and works with Clinical Supervisor, Patient Services, Medical Director, and physician to ensure clinical services and Nursing interventions meet the goals of the comprehensive Care plan * Participates meetings to report adherence to frequency and duration of services as per physicians’ order. Reports patients’ progress to team. * Communicates frequently with the clinical team to ensure adherence to services at the frequency and duration ordered by the physician and outlined in the comprehensive Care Plan. * Establishes a plan of care with input from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient and family. * Documents content and process of all services provided. * Monitors the effect of the care plans on the patient health status and informs physician and other personnel of changes in the clients’ needs. * Appraises care provided, revises goals and interventions to patients’ care as needed. * Educates the older adults and family regarding the disease process, self-care techniques and prevention strategies. * Initiates and maintains written and verbal communications to assure optimal patient care. * Performs other relevant duties as needed. **Requirements**: * License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State. * Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, BSN preferred. * A minimum of one year experience in acute and subacute care and or minimum of one year experience in a Adult Care Center preferred. * Bilingual ( Spanish /English) and UAS certified preferred.