Community Health Nurse-MCH

ArchCare Program:   ArchCare at Home

Location: Westchester, NY

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 who need extra help to stay healthy and live life to its fullest as more than just a job.  To us, it’s a privilege and our calling.  

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 memberships: Plum Benefits, NYSC Gym 

• Pay for work-related eligible commuter expenses with pre-tax dollars 

Responsibilities:  

• Performs complete prenatal, postpartum, and infant assessment as well as utilizes appropriate documentation.
• Establishes and follows plan of care which addresses maternal-child patient problems and needs.
• Assesses and evaluates the health care needs of patients and families with consideration regarding physiological, psychological, social and environmental factors. 

• Implements the care plan and revises it whenever necessary by regularly assessing, observing and evaluating the patient’s condition, needs and response to care, and makes appropriate nursing judgments and decisions for care plan revision.  
• Initiates and applies appropriate preventative, therapeutic and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.  
• Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician and performs nursing procedures and techniques.  
• Delegates responsibility appropriately and supervises ancillary personnel in a manner that will assure quality care and compliance with the care plan.  
• Completes, maintains and submits all required documentation that is timely, accurate and relevant. 

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: $115,000 - $118,000 per year

Qualifications:  

• Current NYS Registered Nurse License 
• 1 year of community health experience in a Certified Home Health Agency (CHHA)
• Two years recent experience in maternal child health care in a hospital or outpatient setting.

Education:  

• Associate Degree  
• BSN preferred