GuildCare, an innovative community-based Adult Day Health Care Program, seeks a full time NYS Licensed Registered Nurse to work with our multidisciplinary team in its Latham location. We provide services to adults with chronic medical conditions and vision impairments. - Responsibilities include nursing assessments, treatment planning/implementation and health care coordination and individual and group health education. Must have NYS RN license. - Requires 3-5 years recent staff experience in Med/Surg., Long Term Care or Community Health and excellent communication and documentation skills. -Excellent assessment and computer proficiency in MS Word. - - -UAS-NY certified and proficiency preferred. - - Responsibilities:
- Complete a nursing assessment for each registrant based upon history, interviews, with registrant and family/collateral sources, and reports from private physician.
- Develops and implements nursing treatment plans for all registrants. Re-evaluation nursing needs periodically and revises treatment plans as indicated.
- Monitors all medications taken by registrants while in attendance.
- Insures established inventory standards for medicines, solutions, supplies and equipment. -
- Is responsible for appropriate handling of medical emergencies, including educating other staff members in appropriate tasks and procedures.
- Maintains a safe, clean environment; maintains medical equipment and supplies in optimal condition.
- Serves as consultant to other staff in matters of safety and infection control.
- May supervise nursing students and/or volunteers.
- Provides individual health counseling to registrants and family as needed
- Leads scheduled health education and counseling groups.
- Counsels other staff regarding any special handling or techniques required by any registrant.
- Acts as liaison between the GuildCare program and its Medical Director and the registrant's private physicians.
- Completes all required records and reports on a timely basis.
- Attends all required staff meetings and conferences.
- Along with all other GuildCare staff, performs general assistance tasks on a regular basis. These include: escorting registrants throughout the space, including to and from the restroom, assisting with transportation, serving meals, cleaning up from meals as needed, and filling in for absent coworkers.
- Works with other team members to foster the interdisciplinary team approach.
- Provides all required nursing care and personal care as needed.
- Observes and implements the registrant's Bill of Rights. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Benefits:
- 403 (b)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance - Work Remotely:
- No - Agency Website: - We offer a competitive salary and benefit package. -Licenses & CertificationsRequired