Nursing Jobs in Maplewood, NJ
$94,000 - $150,000 / year
194217 Job Description Manages team members, operations, and patient care activities of a patient care unit during assigned shift. Maintains a professional work environment that supports delivery of high-quality patient and family centered care. Job Responsibility Manages and leads team members, operations and patient care activities within a patient care unit during assigned shift. Collaborates with team members and nursing management in the development of methods, techniques and analytical approach to patient care. Communicates, builds consensus, and guides team members toward achieving department objectives. Promotes and maintains high quality patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Creates a professional work environment that encourages team member respect, engagement, accountability and optimal patient outcomes. Promotes appreciative inquiry and evidence-based, ethical and compassionate practice. Provides direction and guidance to patient care unit team members during assigned shift. May conduct performance reviews and provide input into hiring, promotions and corrective actions. Serves as a role model for standards of professional practice (clinical, educational and leadership). Educates team members in new and existing department procedures and systems (information systems, fiscal responsibility, etc.). Provides input on department budget allocations to nursing management. Ensures adherence to the established care delivery model, using knowledge of scope and standards of practice. Faciliates continual patient care unit compliance with the JC, CMS, New York State, DOH, Public Health Law, HIPPA regulations and System, hospital and department standards. Demonstrates core clinical competencies for patient population of oversight in order to supervise and provide direct patient care. Maintains current knowledge of scope and standards of practice, healthcare legislation, and population health. Interprets policies, procedures and technical methods for team members. Identifies opportunities and makes recommendations that improve patient care delivery and team effectiveness using evidence-based strategies and solutions. Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions. Job Qualification Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) required. Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required. Specialized certifications, as needed. 4-6 years of nursing experience and 0-2 years of leadership/management experience, required. Additional Salary Detail The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity). 
Schedule: 4-hour shifts, flexible start times (preferred 11 AM – 3 PM) 3 days per week (Monday–Wednesday, Thursday optional) Rate: Competitive Rate Responsibilities: Companionship and socialization Bathing, toileting, grooming, and dressing assistance Ambulation support and fall prevention Meal planning and preparation Laundry and light housekeeping Alzheimer’s/Dementia care and overall well-being monitoring Nutrition reminders and restroom prompting Requirements: MUST be fluent in Italian (family requires full communication) Spanish or Albanian-speaking caregivers also encouraged to apply Experience with dementia care preferred Compassionate, reliable, and attentive to detail Additional Notes: Client is wheelchair-bound and requires mobility assistance. Non-smoking environment, no pets, no allergies. 
$118,942 - $152,717 / year
Overview Provides high quality comprehensive nursing care to meet the needs of the patient/client and manages/coordinates the delivery of cost effective multidisciplinary health care services for a caseload of patients/clients consistent with VNS Health philosophy, policy, goals and objectives, and Standards of Nursing Practice. Works under moderate supervision. For Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) only: Provides health education, social support and community linkages to meet the needs of pregnant and postpartum, first-time mothers and their infants. Also responsible for adhering to NFP national guidelines. • Assesses the physical, social and psychological needs and environmental conditions of the patient/client through professional knowledge, skills of observation, interviewing, and physical examination to develop a plan of care. • Understands, interprets, and implements reimbursement protocols; determines the billing source for patient/client care. Consults with management on complex/unique reimbursement cases. • Acts as the coordinator of care for the multidisciplinary team by providing and managing the care needs of patients/clients which includes making/confirming referrals to other disciplines/community agencies and ordering supplies/services and ensuring they are delivered as needed. • Documents content and process of all services provided in accordance with government regulations/requirements, and VNS Health policies, practices, and procedures, as well as NFP requirements as appropriate. Initiates and maintains written (including clinical and progress notes) and verbal communications with team members and management to assure optimal patient/client care. • Participates in the orientation of selected staff through ‘buddy system’ field observation of staff and feedback to appropriate staff involved in orientation process. • Participates in selected student programs by providing guidance, training and mentoring to students. • Provides nursing care in accordance with VNS Health policies, practices, procedures and Standards of Nursing Practice, which may require standing, stooping, sitting, crouching, bending and stretching to deliver patient/client care. • Transports and utilizes required medical equipment and other supplies using VNS Health designated/supplied carrying case weighing approximately 25 – 30 lbs. to and from patient/client homes/care facilities. • Travels to patient/clients’ homes and/or other facilities with varying environments (e.g., elevated buildings, walk-ups, care facilities, single/multiple family homes, presence of pets, etc.) using approved transportation options to deliver direct care to the patient/client. • Follows work procedures in relation to established workflows. • Maintains productivity sufficient to meet VNS Health goals. • Assumes responsibility for personal professional growth through attendance at in-services, training, continued formal education and select journal readership. • Performs other related duties and participates in special project, as assigned. • For CHHA and Hospice Only • Establishes, implements, and revises a plan of care with input from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members (i.e., physician, OT, PT, SW, SLP, family members, caregivers, HHAs, etc.) based on goals mutually acceptable to the patient and significant others. Ensures that services follow the plan of care by ongoing assessment, planning, coordination, counseling, teaching and supervision of the delivery of care to meet the needs of the patient. • Oversees/supervises the care provided to the patient by Licensed Practical Nurses and Paraprofessionals through regular home visits in compliance with regulatory and VNS Health requirements. Assesses the patient’s condition, monitors the effect of the care plans on the patient/family health status, informs physician and other team members of changes in the client's needs and updates the plan of treatment, as needed. • Manages, plans, coordinates and executes the patient’s safe discharge from service. Ensures that physician’s orders, discharge summary and communication to team members, patient and family members adhere to VNS Health and regulatory requirements. • Communicates and consults with patient’s MD and follows-up on problematic situations affecting care such as abnormal clinical findings, medication discrepancies, or other factors that impact patient’s ability to comply with the plan of care. Manages and coordinates all aspects of assigned caseload. • Assists patients with activities of daily living, which may require positioning, moving, transferring and lifting patients of varying weights and physical conditions, with and without assistance and as appropriate, from family members and/or paraprofessionals. • For NFP Only • Establishes, implements, and revises a plan of care with input from the client and from appropriate multidisciplinary health team members (i.e., social worker, physician) based on goals mutually acceptable to the client. Ensures that services follow the plan of care by ongoing assessment, planning, coordination, counseling, teaching, and evaluation of the delivery of care to meet the needs of the client. • Manages, plans, coordinates and executes the client’s safe discharge from service. Ensures that discharge summary and communication to team members, patient and family members adhere to VNS Health and regulatory requirements. • Maintains a flexible work schedule to meet clients needs. • Participates in all required NFP training sessions. • 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 Valid driver's license or NYS Non-Driver photo ID card, may be required as determined by operational/regional needs. For Hospice Only: Wound Care Certification required or willingness to obtain within one (1) year of hire preferred Certification in Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing preferred Education: Degree in Nursing from an approved program required Bachelor's Degree NFP Only- Nursing required Work Experience: Experience for CHHA: Minimum of one year of experience in a medical/surgical environment required Experience for Hospice: Minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience, including at least six months of Hospice, or Med/Surg or ICU or Emergency Dep’t or Home care, Palliative Care, Oncology or Long Term Care experience required Experience for NFP: Minimum of one year of recent experience in maternal/child health required Demonstrated basic computer skills required Pay Range per Visit: If you are applying to the per diem per visit version of this job, the hiring range is as follows: $78.64- $123.20 per visit. Pay Range USD $118,942.00 - USD $152,717.00 /Yr. About Us VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home- and community-based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day. 
