RN / Registered Nurse / New York / Part Time / Registered Nurse
Company: JASA
Location: Bronx
Posted on: August 7, 2022
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Job Description:
SUMMARY: Nurse provides healthcare assistance and healthcare
management with a focus on wellness and health promotion, chronic
illness self-management, and prevention of disease exacerbation.
The Nurse empowers members with skills commensurate with their
capacity to manage their own self-care, and provides necessary
monitoring, support, linkage, and coordination. The Nurse provides
services in collaboration with the social worker and also
identifies healthcare trends and needs within the community. DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES:Helps clients access the healthcare system by
providing assistance with schedulingappointments, coordination with
pharmacies and physicians, and linkage to homecare aides and other
providers, as needed.Provides regularly scheduled blood pressure
screening sessions for JASAs members. A brief health assessment is
conducted during these sessions to all participants and blood
pressure monitoring is provided overtime.Performs initial and
periodic healthcare assessments of JASAs members identified by
social worker to be at-risk. Determines their need for healthcare
assistance or healthcare management. Provides health education,
medication review, provider referrals, linkage, advocacy,
monitoring of blood pressure and chronic illness, as well as
healthcare coordination to the extend needed, helping individuals
manage their chronic conditions, respond to acute episodes, and
access healthcare.Performs home visits, including safety
assessments to prevent falls, in collaboration with social worker.
Develops an assessment and care plan for clients in need of
Healthcare Management and arranges/coordinates services on the
members behalf. And follows up at least every two months. Completes
Health and Wellness assessments, Nursing Checklist, Progress Notes
and Worker Log for units of service documentation, as well as any
other recordkeeping and reports.Performs other job-related duties
as may be required or directed by the supervisor.
Keywords: JASA, New Rochelle , RN / Registered Nurse / New York / Part Time / Registered Nurse, Healthcare , Bronx, New York
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