Community Outreach Nurse, Manhattan (Bilingual Spanish) Job at VNS Health, New York, NY

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  • VNS Health
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Overview

Works as a member of an interdisciplinary care team at a NORC (Naturally Occurring Retirement Community) or Senior Living Retirement Community location and is responsible to coordinate a broad range of health and social services to help support older residents to age in their own homes. NORCs do so by facilitating and integrating the health and social services already available in the community while organizing additional services and supports necessary to help meet the goal of enabling older adults to remain in their community. Locations available throughout NYC. Works under general direction



• Collaborates with the Site staff to ensure residents engage in self-care management health strategies.
• Provides health focused outreach to seniors who may benefit from supportive services provided by the program.
• Promote and encourage healthcare activities such as health screening, health assessments, health care linkages, and health presentations.
• Makes telephone calls and home visits to individual residents aimed at assessing their needs and supporting successful community living activities.
• Makes referrals to appropriate health services based on the assessed needs of the resident.
• Provides Health Care Advocacy by acting as a liaison between the various healthcare systems during times of transition.
• Assist residents needing direct patient care to connect with their physician or other appropriate health care services to address their individual needs.
• Documents all nursing interventions provided as required by site location.
• Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned.


Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:
License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required
CPR/BLS Certification required

Education:
Associate's Degree in nursing required and
Bachelor's Degree in nursing preferred

Work Experience:
Minimum of two years of experience working as an RN in LHCSA or CHHA required.
Prior experience working with an aging population and providing clinical assessments of their health needs required

 
Pay Range

USD $40.95 - USD $51.19 /Hr.
About Us

VNS Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 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 the communities and people we serve in New York and beyond.

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