Nurse Consultant Job in Bronx 10461, New York US
At the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, we know that our employees
are our most valuable asset, so we're looking for the best people to join
our team. Why work for VNSNY? We're always working to show you just what
you mean to us. Here, get to know the ways we support our employees, the
opportunities and benefits, and the excitement of a career at the largest
not-for-profit home health organization in the country.
Nurse Consultant
NURSE CONSULTANT, FULL-TIME- OPENINGS IN MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, BRONX, QUEENS, STATEN ISLAND, NASSAU, WESTCHESTER
ABOUT VNSNY
At the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY), we are dedicated to providing high-quality health care in the home and the community. We’ve been a vital part of New Yorkers’ lives since 1893, with a tradition of vision and action that has taken our industry in new and important directions. Last year, we served more than 130,000 patients in the five boroughs of New York City, as well as Nassau County and parts of Westchester County. Our patients range from newborns to the oldest of the elderly (90+), and reflect the socio-economic and cultural diversity of the New York metro area. VNSNY’s core services include skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, medical social work, nutritional counseling, and personal care services. These services are provided through a variety of programs: Acute/Adult Care Community Mental Health Congregate Care Early Head Start Early Intervention HIV/AIDS Services Home Health Intake Coordination Hospice/Palliative Care Long-Term Home Health Care Program Maternity, Newborn, Pediatrics Nurse-Family Partnership Program Infusion Care Services Rehabilitation Services VNSNY CHOICE/Managed Long-Term Care Visiting MD Program VNSNY CHOICE -an affiliate of the VNSNY-offers six health plan options to residents of New York City (Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island) who are eligible for Medicare, Medicaid, or both.
PURPOSE OF POSITION
Responsible for providing care management through a collaborative process of assessment, planning, facilitation and advocacy for options and services to meet a member’s health needs through communication and available resources, while promoting quality cost-effective outcomes. Maintains members in the most independent living situation possible; ensures consistent care along entire health care continuum by assessing and closely monitoring members’ needs and status. Provides nursing services and authorizes/coordinates services within a capitated managed care system. Closely communicates and collaborates with primary care practitioners, interdisciplinary team and family members.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assesses, plans and provides intensive and continuous care management across acute, home, and long-term care settings.
- Develops and negotiates care plans with members, families and physicians. Assesses a person’s living condition/situation, cultural influences, and functioning to identify an individual’s needs; develops a comprehensive care plan that addresses those needs.
- Assesses an enrollee’s eligibility for Program services based on his/her health, medical, financial, legal and psychosocial status, initially and on an ongoing basis.
- Plans specific objectives, goals and actions designed to meet the member’s needs as identified in the assessment process that are action-oriented, time-specific and cost effective.
- Implements specific care management activities and or interventions that lead to accomplishing the goals set forth in the plan of care.
COMPETENCIES
Accountable/Results-Oriented
Adaptability/Flexibility
Communications (written and oral)
Customer Focus
Initiative/Innovation
Interpersonal Effectiveness
Problem Solving
Teamwork and Collaboration
QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure: License and current registration to practice as a registered professional nurse in New York State required. Valid driver's license and access to a vehicle required for regions outside Manhattan.
Education: Associates Degree in Nursing from an approved program, OR, Nursing diploma from a registered/licensed program by New York State Education Department (Department), or approved by another States’ licensing authority, OR, Graduate of two year nursing program approved by the licensing department of another country and acceptable to the Department required. Bachelor’s Degree in nursing or equivalent experience in geriatric care or care of the elderly preferred. Case Management Certification preferred.
Experience: Minimum of three years RN experience required. Bilingual skills may be required, as determined by operational needs required. Clinical expertise in geriatrics preferred. Long Term care experience preferred. Managed care experience.
