What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Clinic Nurse position at ArchCare?
Overview
ArchCare Program: PACE
Overview:
ArchCare cares for people of all ages and faiths where they are most comfortable and best able to receive it – at home, in the community and in nursing homes. As the Continuing Care Community of the Archdiocese of New York, we see enhancing the lives of our elders and others as more than just a job. To us, it’s a privilege and our calling.
ArchCare Senior Life (PACE) is a long-term Medicaid/Medicare plan designed specifically for seniors who need nursing home level care but want to stay at home. With Senior Life, patients have a dedicated Care Team to coordinate everything, so they are able to live comfortably where they are, knowing they’ll get the coordinated care they need. PACE provides and coordinates care at our Wellness Centers, in patient’s homes and in other settings.
Benefits/Perks:
- Includes accrued vacation days, sick days, and holidays.
- Participation in 403 (b)
- Voluntary Benefits: Short Term Disability, Life Insurance, Cancer Insurance, Pet Insurance
- Discounted membership: Plum Benefits
- Pay for work-related eligible commuter expenses with pre-tax dollars
PACE Perks:
- Opportunity to learn from other disciplines, which enhances your individual clinical practice
- Team supports your efforts, and you get to support them as well
- Your work results in most participants being able to live in their own homes and communities, instead of living in a skilled nursing facility – this provides the highest quality of life for patients, as they can continue to participate as members of their community
Responsibilities
. Responsibilities:
- Assesses participant’s physical and functional needs, along with psychosocial status and needs, utilizing professional knowledge, skills of observations and interviewing skills.
- Documents change in the participant’s condition noted in clinic and inform appropriate care members.
- Regularly informs the interdisciplinary team of the medical, functional, and psychosocial condition of each participant.
- Assumes responsibility for continued professional growth, such as in-service programs.
- Responsible for day to day operation and activities of the clinic
- Responsible to ensure that clinical procedures requested are performed in the appropriate time frame
- Interface with transportation companies to ensure residents will be transported to appointments.
- Deal effectively, professionally and tactfully with residents and families. ( add participant instead of resident
- Perform TB test or QuantiFERON blood test for employees when indicated
- Administer flu and COVID to employees when needed.
- Administer influenza, pneumonia, hepatitis and PPD to participants
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize priorities in organization of workflow. Able to perform duties independently with minimal need for direct supervision.
- Responsible for tracking and documenting PHS for participants
- Responsible for daily and weekly logs in clinic.
- Responsible for ensuring any item that is expiring is reordered
- Notify nurse manager or Program Director when equipment not working properly.
- Ensure steady follow of clinic
- Coordinate with scheduler when a ppt is due to be seen in clinic.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Job Type: Full-Time
Salary: $108,000 to $112,000 per year
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Current NY State Registered Nurse License
Education:
- Associate Degree
- BSN Preferred
Salary : $108,000 - $112,000
