RN - Per Diem, Endocrinology Office
RN - Per Diem, Endocrinology Office
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Job Description
Department/Unit:
HBD Community EndoWork Shift:
Per Diem (United States of America)Salary Range:
$60028.00 $99023.00Registered Nurse Per DiemEndocrinology Office
Albany NY
The Registered Professional Nurse in the ambulatory setting provides care across the life span to individuals families caregivers groups populations and communities. This is accomplished during facetoface encounters or through a variety of telecommunication strategies often resulting in the establishment of longterm patient care relationships. During each encounter the registered nurse focuses on patient safety and the quality of nursing care by applying appropriate nursing interventions such as identifying and clarifying patient needs performing procedures conducting health education promoting patient advocacy coordinating nursing and other health services assisting the patient to navigate the healthcare system and evaluating patient outcomes. Ambulatory care registered nurses acting as partners and advisers within the interdisciplinary team assist and support patients and families to optimally manage their health care respecting their culture and values individual needs health goals and treatment preferences.
Under the Supervision of the Nursing Supervisor and/or Nurse Manager the RN provides nursing support to primary and subspecialty providers. This is demonstrated using the nursing process to work collaboratively with the healthcare team in planning directing providing and evaluating patient care. The RN is defined within the department to provide patient care triage consultation and referral among team members.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
Completes organized and quality documentation as required by the department.
Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes (case management).
Analyzes patient care needs and utilizes a systematic approach to delivery of care.
Provides age appropriate direct patient care from the preparation of patients through the end of the office visit and all tasks in between including diagnostics venipuncture administration of medications and assistance of physicians as needed.
Performs telephone triage including coordination of care and documentation.
Schedules tests and procedures as indicated within the division and obtains prior authorizations as needed.
Works with physicians and other resources to develop teaching tools for families and patients.
Performs community outreach as indicated.
Work on studies with Principal Investigator as indicated within the department.
Provides patient and family education taking into consideration cultural religious language and motivational physical emotional and cognitive factors into account in the teaching plan
Works with other departments inside and outside of AMC to coordinate multidisciplinary care
Ensures that medical equipment functioning properly and knows process to manage failure as need arises
Participates in the patient throughput process in the clinic as indicated and needed (including vital signs updating medical records performing diagnostic procedures assisting the physician and practitioners facilitating teaching end of appointment coordination of care)
Orientation of new staff
Works with division physicians administrative staff and Nurse Manager to assure compliance with regulatory conditions and policies and procedures
Actively participate in the survey process in regards to accreditation
Utilizes scheduling system lookup to ensure appropriate follow up has been scheduled
Locates regulations and policies and procedures on line and know how to apply
Utilizes educational resources on Intranet for self education and education of other staff and families
Writes letters of medical necessity as indicated
Delegates daily tasks to appropriate clinical staff and ensures completion of tasks
Collaborates with administrative staff and physicians on the Quality Improvement Team to address clinical and nonclinical issues within the division
Maintains compliancy with regulatory agencies
Reviews and triages incoming test results as indicated within the division
Documents properly giving age appropriate care gathering data correctly (including vital signs) and facilitating care in a customer friendly manner
Maintains compliance with AMC standards for electronic system use
Maintains compliance with AMC Code of Conduct
Maintains a safe environment within the clinic and working office space
Realizes their role in Environment of Care Surveys.
Minimum Requirements:
Associates degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
NYS current RN licensure to practice professional nursing is required
Current CPR certification required
Certification in specialty Ambulatory setting preferred
OB experience preferred but not required
Skills required for the Position:
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from physicians patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting. Familiar with computer software.
Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Working Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
Experience with electronic health record preferred
Ability to give medications via all routes and ability to calculate medication doses
Proficiency in the operation of standard office equipment (Adding Machine Fax Photocopier Credit Card Machine) and clinical equipment (Sphygmomanometer Electronic Vital Signs machine pulse oximetry machine infant scale adult scale and stadiometer)
Must be a team player and multitask within a fastpaced clinical environment
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.
This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center its patients affiliates and partners including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:
Access to information is based on a need to know and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.
Employment Type
Part-Time
