Ambulatory Care Nurse - Multispecialty - Huntington

NYU Langone Health • Commack, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is seeking an Ambulatory Care Nurse - Multispecialty to join their team in Huntington. This role supports the coordination, integration, communication, implementation, and evaluation of nursing practice and clinical policies and procedures. The nurse will participate in quality improvement activities, collect patient healthcare data, and collaborate with providers to develop patient-centered care plans. Responsibilities include administering treatments and medications, monitoring patients, providing disease prevention guidance, rehabilitation care, public health care, and supportive care for symptom relief, including health teaching and counseling.

Requirements

• A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is highly preferred; a Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing requires a minimum of one year experience in conjunction with plans to earn a baccalaureate degree required.
• Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York licensure is required.
• BCLS is also required.
• Fluent written and spoken English language skills necessary.
• Physical stamina, manual dexterity, visual and aural acuity to perform responsibilities needed also required.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency room or critical care nursing experience
• Membership in pertinent professional organizations
• ACLS certification.
• Spoken mastery of a second language strongly preferred.
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Performs physical examinations and diagnostic tests
• Collects patient health history
• Records information in electronic health record
• Provides information, counsel, and education to patients and families regarding test results and treatment plans as directed
• Administers medications (including vaccination, IV therapy, oxygen administration), provides comprehensive wound care, and performs phone and in-person patient triage for clinical concerns.
• Assesses and monitors patient responses to various treatments, procedures, and anesthesia.
• Assesses and interprets patient information, making treatment decisions as appropriate
• Consults with clinical supervisors and licensed providers to determine best treatment plans for patients
• Directs, supervises, and delegates to licensed practical nurses, medical assistants and technicians as needed to support patient flow and efficiency
• Performs other duties as needed
• Supports the coordination, integration, communication, implementation and performance evaluation of nursing practice and clinical policies and procedures
• Ensures clinical compliance with Patient Safety initiatives and reporting
• Supports key quality initiatives (e.g. MIPS, Care gap management) to impact clinical outcome measures.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the NYULH Service Standards and incorporates into the performance of responsibilities.
• Participates in designated activities related to NYULH clinical standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies.
• Supports the missions, philosophy, standards, goals and objectives of NYULH, Departments of Nursing, and FPG
• Participates in coordination of on-site activities to provide patient care in a healing, humane and caring environment.
• Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and promotes collegial relationships.
• Serves as a support and resource for nursing, other clinical staff and providers
• Participates in clinical inquiry and activities to foster evidence-based practice.
• Embraces fundamental values and obligations beyond that of a private citizen including ethical obligations and a recognition of patients’ rights to confidentiality. (NYSED, 2009)
• Provides emergency care in accordance with organizational policy
• Functions as a respectful member of the health care team.
• Delegates and oversees specific nursing interventions to implement patient care plans to members of the health care team as deemed appropriate by job description and license/certification.
• Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development
• Seeks, acquires and maintains current nursing knowledge and competence to fulfill responsibilities as FGP Ambulatory Nurse.
• Procures and applies new knowledge related to medical treatment and technology
• Utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs and promote professional development in clinical practice.
• Maintains awareness of current patient centered, evidence-based practice and considers applicable research data to patient care delivery
• Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues
• Fulfills obligation to identify and report professional misconduct appropriately
• Executes medical regimens as prescribed by licensed providers: (physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, certified midwife, physician assistants, podiatrists)
• Assessment: Assess patients, identify unmet patient needs and plan comprehensive care to meet those needs in relation to the patient’s illness, condition or disability.
• Case-finding: Identify unidentified co-morbidities or emergent complications and report to the provider so that an intervention may be ordered.
• Co-ordination: Integrate care with other health care providers such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, social workers, physicians, nurse practitioners, dieticians, navigators, and discharge planners.
• Provision of direct care services: Provides physical care in the entire patient’s manifested requirements including but not limited to administration of treatments and medication, acting as a sentinel for untoward events or symptoms, disease prevention guidance, rehabilitation care, public health care, and supportive care for symptom relief including health teaching and health counseling.
• Collects and documents patient clinical historical and assessment data.
• Performs onsite testing, e.g.: POC lab testing, EKG, specimen collection (including phlebotomy), auditory & visual test, psychiatric & physical risk screening, fetal monitoring (ante partum) and non-stress test, spirometry, allergy skin testing, bladder, tb skin testing and result evaluation.
• Performs medical and nursing treatments in accordance with plan of care, provider orders, and NYSBON scope of practice.
• Perform procedures, e.g.: hot & cold applications, placement/ removal of orthopedic appliances, casts, splints, suture and staple removal, urinary bladder irrigation w/ and w/o chemotherapy, insertion/removal/catheter care of urinary catheter, ear irrigation.
• Applies and removes dressings, and performs wound care
• Assists with Minor and Major Procedures
• Performs patient monitoring including pre, intra, post procedure, testing, medication administration, medical/surgical treatment and/or sedation
• Provides medication administration: (IM, PO, SQ, ID, IV topical, inhalation, ocular, vaginal, rectal) as per provider orders or protocols to patients in practice, following nursing rights of medication administration and organizational policies. This includes oxygen therapy.
• Facilitates medication refills by reviewing clinical information and preparing order for provider (prospective) authorization in EMR.
• Administers IV therapy: including blood, blood products, IV fluids, chemotherapy (with proper certification), IV medications via peripheral or central venous devices.
• Starts and discontinues peripheral IV lines.
• Maintains peripheral and central IV lines and manages complications with appropriate certification

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• a generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree