AHSA Agency Partner Please Note: Effective Immediately, You MUST include your AGENCY Massachusetts Temporary Nursing Service Agency License (Nursing Pool) license up front with all Berkshire Health System nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of MA in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit: . We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you! CC and ARONLY FULLY COVID VACCINATED and BOOSTED TRAVELERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS NEED. Declinations are not accepted for this client.
BIVALENT COVID BOOSTERS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS NEED To avoid delays in processing, please include traveler covid vaccination card with submission. Thank you!
AT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO TRIO/ PROFILE - PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION. ANYTIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THIS CLIENT WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY CANDIDATE THAT RESIDES WITHIN 50 MILES OF THE FACILITY. TO AVOID DELAYS IN PROCESSING PLEASE PROVIDE PERM ADDRESS AT PROFILE UPLOAD.NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better) DURING THE COURSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. Thanks! The Community Health Nurse (CHN) provides, teaches, supervises and documents nursing care of the sick and injured at home.
- The CHN intervenes to promote, maintain or restore health to prevent illness and to effect rehabilitation
- The CHN collaborates with other healthcare providers, professionals and community representatives to coordinate care at home
- The CHN evaluates the individual's and families' response to interventions.
- Ability to function independently under general guidance of the Director and follows the guidelines and protocols and/or policies and protocols specific to each unit
- Duties require independent action and judgment
- Utilizes time management, communication, planning, delegating, and problem solving in providing care.
- Must possess and demonstrate critical thinking skills. Must maintain emotional stability in emergency settings.
Also required:
- Ability to exercise independent judgement.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills.
- Ability to supervise others
- Ability to maintain confidential information
- Ability to develop and maintain records and communicate clinical data in verbal and written form
- Willing to be flexible regarding work hours.
- Ability to drive an automobile in inclement weather.
- Must be willing to accept on call responsibilities.
- Conforms with BHS Customer Service and Performance Standards.
- Conforms with Patient's Rights Policy.
- History of dependability in meeting demands of committed work schedule.
Requirement description :
- One year acute nursing care required, hospital based preferred.
- Experience in home health Required
- Certified Home Health Required Including Proficieny with OASIS
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of nursing.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply community health principles and practice.
- Demonstrated ability to perform independently as a clinician with minimal supervision or assistance.
- Experience with self-scheduling of caseload preferred.
- History of flexibility in assuming varied assignments.
- BSN strongly preferred
- Current Driver License (and insurance) Required
- In order to effectively provide home care, they must have a working knowledge of home care reimbursement and regulatory guidelines.
- AT LEAST TWO SPECIFIC INTERVIEW DATES/TIMES OF AVAILABILITY FOR INTERVIEW MUST BE ADDED TO TRIO/ PROFILE - PROFILES WILL NOT BE PRESENTED WITHOUT THIS INFORMATION. ANYTIME WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
- NO MORE THAN 5 DAYS OF RTO WILL BE ACCEPTED (less is better) DURING THE COURSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT. Thanks!
AHSA Agency Partner Please Note: Effective Immediately, You MUST include your AGENCY Massachusetts Temporary Nursing Service Agency License (Nursing Pool) license up front with all Berkshire Health System nursing submissions. This license is required by the state of MA in order to staff for temporary needs. If you have questions on this requirement, please visit: . We cannot consider your candidate for consideration without this license uploaded with traveler profile. Thank you! CC and AR