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Community Health Nurses (RN)

Full-Time | Direct Hire | Bronx & Queens, NY (10461)

Our client is actively seeking multiple Community Health Nurses to join their dedicated team in the Bronx and Queens, NY. This is a full-time, direct-hire opportunity for compassionate and skilled nursing professionals with 1–3+ years of clinical experience in home health, acute care, medical-surgical, or critical care settings.

As a Community Health Nurse, you will provide skilled nursing care and clinical assessments to members and their families in home and community settings. You will play a key role in care coordination, supporting members across various environments such as community centers, hospitals, nursing homes, and other care facilities as needed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of assigned cases, seek appropriate supervision, and practice within the scope of your education and experience.

• Deliver professional nursing care in compliance with state laws, regulations, and agency policies, utilizing the full nursing process.

• Perform comprehensive health assessments, considering physical, psychological, social, and environmental factors impacting patient care.

• Accurately complete the Uniform Assessment System (UAS) for New York, ensuring appropriate sequencing of diagnoses in collaboration with primary care providers (PCP).

• Actively participate in interdisciplinary team (IDT) care planning meetings, contributing to comprehensive, member-centered care plans.

• Implement and regularly update individualized nursing care plans based on ongoing patient assessments and response to treatment.

• Provide preventative, therapeutic, and rehabilitative nursing procedures and techniques.

• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, performing skilled nursing procedures independently and effectively.

• Maintain ongoing communication with healthcare providers, members, and family caregivers to ensure coordinated, high-quality care.

Qualifications:

• Degree from an NLN-accredited school of nursing required; BSN preferred.

• Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Minimum of 1 year of recent general clinical nursing experience in a certified home health agency (CHHA), acute care, medical-surgical, or critical care setting. Clinical experience must be within one (1) year of hire or transfer.

• Physical and mental fitness to meet the demands of community nursing, including satisfactory health clearance per NYS regulations and agency policy.

• Excellent assessment, clinical judgment, and communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, community-based environment.

Important Notes:

• No third-party, corp-to-corp (C2C) applications.

• No visa sponsorship is available for this role.

• All applicants must have permanent U.S. work authorization and not require sponsorship now or in the future.

• Local candidates only; this is an on-site, community-based position with no remote or relocation options.