Job Description

A career in long-term care provides meaningful relationships with residents and loved ones while improving their quality of life. Our collaborative team structures and flexible scheduling allow for work-life balance and overall job satisfaction.

We provide the tools, tuition, and guidance to allow our employees to grow from Licensed Practical Nurse all the way to leadership positions.

Responsibilities

Job ID REQ_182167 FACILITY Clifton Springs Nursing Home LOCATION Clifton Springs, New York
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SUMMARY

As a Physician Assistant, you improve the lives of patients by providing continual and restorative medical care while maintaining a warm, empathetic demeanor and commitment to patient satisfaction.

STATUS: Per Diem

LOCATION: Clifton Springs Nursing Home, DeMay

DEPARTMENT: Long Term Care - Geriatrics

SCHEDULE: As Scheduled

ATTRIBUTES

• Compassionate, kind and patient focused
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and superior customer service
• At least One (1) year of experience working with patients in Long Term Care preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Patient Care. Address acute illness and injury; make diagnoses, perform medical histories and physical examinations; order and interpret diagnostic studies, prescribe medications, write orders, make entries in medical records and monitor effects of treatments; perform minor procedures and annual screening; review and update medical records
• Administrative Assistance. Complete insurance and medical discharge documentation; provide guidance to ancillary personnel and counsel family members; prepare daily billing sheets and complete chart entries on patient interactions
• Safety. Utilize infection control equipment and safety guidelines to minimize or prevent exposure to communicable diseases, potentially infectious body fluids and risk regarding prescribed patient treatment

EDUCATION BS: Physician Assistant (Required)
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS RPA - Registered Physician Assistant - New York State Education Department (NYSED); PA-C - Certified Physician Assistant - National Committee on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Rochester Regional Health is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Helping you grow

Discover all the ways Rochester Regional Health supports your professional development and personal growth in Long Term Care.

LPN Residency Program

A 12-month, accredited program designed to help all newly licensed nurses as they transition into clinical practice.

This program lets our nurses develop their clinical expertise while they form strong and lasting relationships with their peers.

Clinical Ladder

We empower our nurses to develop professionally through advancement on our clinical ladder. In return for advancing, nurses receive monetary recognition with an add-on of up to $3.00 per/hr.

TUITION assistance

As a full-time employee, you can receive low or no cost tuition to advance your nursing degree. Assistance rates are:

Assistance rates are:

• LPN to ASN: $3,000

Find Your Way

Rochester Regional Health makes finding the career path that is right for you our top priority. Learn more about the programs we have developed to help you build a successful and fulfilling nursing career.

Rochester Regional Health nurses are automatically enrolled in our fully accredited 12-month Nurse Residency program, allowing you to learn alongside knowledgeable professionals and while taking one of two paths:

Paid Training Program

• Excel Nursing Program
• Explore Nursing Program
• New Graduate Nursing Fellowships

or

Bedside on Expansive Specialty Units

• Cardiology
• Oncology
• Neuro/Stroke
• Surgical
• Acute Medicine

Following your residency and with the guidance of our skilled leadership team, you will have the opportunity to select the career path that interests you, including these common paths:

bedside nursing

clinical education

nursing leadership

operations

Bedside RN

Become a specialist within the expansive specialty unit that you are most passionate about, including:

• Long Term Care
• Short-term rehabilitation
• Long-term rehabilitation
• Joint replacement and complex fracture recovery
• Complex Wound Care Respite Care
• IV Therapy
• Pain Management
• Respiratory Therapy
• Hospice Care
• Respite Care
• Pain Management
• Speech, Physical and occupational therapy
• Transitional Services
• Neurobehavioral care
• Post-acute Care
• Ventilator Care
• Orthopedic Rehab
• Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis

Courtney Schulze
LPN
LPN, Rochester Regional Health

Nurse Education

Help others broaden their skills and proficiencies as a:

• Mentor
• Nurse Educator
• Nursing Aide Training Program Instructor

Marcella Carr RN, BSN
Manager, LTC, Nursing
Clifton Springs Hospital

Nursing Leadership

Lead the way for other nurses with positions that include:

• Clinical Nurse Leader
• Off-shift Director
• Nurse Manager
• Assistant Director of Nursing
• Director of Nursing
• Nursing Administrator
• CNO

Kristina butler RN, BSN
Director, LTC Nursing,
DeMay Living Center

Operations

Take care of every person at every level by joining departments that require your expertise including:

• Call Center
• Care Management
• Clinical Informatics
• Infection Prevention
• Nurse Recruitment (HR)
• Patient Safety & Quality
• Performance Improvement
• Utilization Review

Chelsea E. reff MBA, RN-BC, BSN
Nurse Compensation Manager,
Rochester Regional Health

We are nurses growing together

Rochester Regional Health