Registered Nurse - Home Care

About This Role

This Registered Nurse role in Home Care focuses on enhancing the quality of life for patients through teaching, counseling, and empathetic support. You will be part of a collaborative, mission-driven team within ElderONE's PACE program, dedicated to helping seniors stay safely in their homes with coordinated, compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial assessments
• Establish a plan of care and provide prescribed treatments and demonstrated nursing abilities
• Coordinate the delivery of 24-hour care
• Counsel and guide individuals and families towards self-help in recognition and solution of physical, emotional, and environmental problems
• Conduct reassessment of each patient on a regular basis
• Maintain complete and accurate clinical documentation
• Supervise and serve as a resource to all home care staff

Requirements

• License and current registration to practice as Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
• Current NYS Driver’s license
• BLS - Basic Life Support - American Heart Association (AHA)
• RN - Registered Nurse - NYS Office of Professions
• Roles in this category require frequent driving combined with mobile clinical care across settings such as emergency response, mobile clinics, and home health environments
• Staff must repeatedly enter and exit vehicles, occasionally lift and carry equipment weighing up to 100 lbs. or more, and perform care within patients’ homes or other confined, unpredictable, or uncontrolled environments
• These positions demand strong fine and gross motor control, firm grasping, and heightened visual and auditory awareness to ensure safe and effective care delivery
• Emotional and cognitive demands are substantial due to rapid decision‑making, direct exposure to critical or sensitive situations, and independently managing patient care in the field or home setting
• Environmental exposures may include traffic hazards, infectious agents, extreme temperatures, variable home conditions, and hazardous materials
• Valid licensure, physical readiness, and flexibility for extended or on‑call schedules are typically required

Nice to have:

• Bachelor's degree of Science in Nursing
• 6 months to 1 year experience conducting UAS-NY Community Assessment

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling and autonomy designed to support your work-life balance
• Shift differentials for added earning potential ($3.00-$4.50 per hour)
• Strong benefits package with retirement options
• Tuition assistance and student loan assistance programs
• Up to $10,000 in tuition assistance for BSN to MSN advancement