staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Health Hospice - $105K-130K per year

VNS Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Home Health Hospice for a nursing job in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : Hospice
• Discipline : RN
• Start Date : ASAP
• Duration : Ongoing
• Employment Type : Staff

VNS Health Hospice RNs provide holistic end-of-life care to New Yorkers so they can be cared for in their final moments surrounded by family and friends, in the familiar comfort of home.

Our hospice team is known as VNS Health’s most patient nurses who educate family members on topics like disease progression, wound care, and medication, while delivering personalized nursing plans.

Hospice nurses provide comprehensive clinical care as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes dieticians, spiritual care counselors, and bereavement specialists.

In Hospice, our nurses use integrity to follow patients’ wishes, agility to adapt to changing needs, and empathy to guide families through emotionally challenging times.

Be part of our 130-year history and innovative Future of Care built by visiting nurses like you.

Our clinical compensation packages start with highly competitive base pay and build from there to recognize your education, clinical experience, certifications, and ongoing commitment to providing care to patients and members in high need areas.

What We Provide

• Attractive sign-on bonus and referral bonus opportunities
• Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 31 days of paid time off and 9 paid company holidays
• Health insurance for you and your loved ones with no annual deductible or contribution cost (Medical, Dental, Vision); Life and Disability Insurance
• This role is represented by a collective bargaining agreement through the United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
• Employer-matched retirement savings program
• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
• Comprehensive training including 4-week paid clinical orientation, preceptorship, and ongoing skills development
• Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
• Opportunities to contribute to clinical research and other organizational projects
• Industry leading technology to help you make informed decisions and deliver quality care

What You Will Do

• Deliver personalized nursing and care management by constantly evaluating the evolving patient needs and adjusting the plan of care
• Initiate quality-driven care coordination by communicating within the VNS Health interdisciplinary team and across providers and other resources to deliver the plan of care effectively and efficiently
• Practice independently in the community, traveling to patients’ homes or care facilities, using effective time management and agility to manage weekly caseload and other duties
• Think critically to proactively organize, plan, and obtain supplies and equipment needed for patient care
• Complete individualized comprehensive assessments and related documentation, including but not limited to social determinants of health, OASIS assessments, wound care, and reporting vital sign changes
• Use technology, including a tablet computer, phone, and other systems to coordinate and maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records (EMRs) for patients in the community
• Provide empowering education and support to patients and their families to help them understand and navigate end of life treatment

Qualifications

• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New York State
• Minimum of one year nursing experience in a medical, surgical, or hospice environment
• Valid driver's license or NYS Non-Driver photo ID card may be required
• Strong clinical assessment and critical thinking skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Must be able to walk up and down steps to access patient residences and transport required supplies weighing approximately 25 30 lbs.

Why VNS Health

Make an impact. Change lives. Know you are valued. With VNS Health, you are part of a team that is making a difference. For more than 130 years, VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers, leading the way as an innovator in health care.

Through our range of easy-to-access services and health plans, we help people to live, age, and heal where they feel most comfortable in their homes connected to their family and community.

As part of VNS Health, you will be joining one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations, united in a mission to improve the health and well-being of people through high-quality, cost-effective health care.

VNS Health Job ID #R010044. Posted job title : Rn Home Health, Hospice Home Care, Bronx

About VNS Health

VNS Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 125 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community.

On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24 / 7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 neighbors who look to us for care.

Powered and informed by data analytics that are unmatched in the home and community-health industry, VNS Health offers a full range of health care services, solutions and health plans designed to simplify the health care experience and meet the diverse and complex needs of those we serve in New York and beyond.

Benefits

• Guaranteed Hours
• 401k retirement plan
• Employee assistance programs
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance
• Discount program
• Holiday Pay
• Continuing Education
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Mileage reimbursement
• Medical benefits
• Benefits start day 1
16 hours ago