Ambulatory Care Nurse, Per Diem - Huntington

NYU Langone Health • Commack, NY

7d • Onsite

About The Position

NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center offering sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care. We are a major regional healthcare resource committed to medical education and research, providing a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity and inclusion are fundamental values, striving to be a place where talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. The Ambulatory Care Nurse will support the coordination, integration, communication, implementation, and evaluation of nursing practice and clinical policies and procedures. This role involves participating in quality and performance improvement activities, collecting patient healthcare data, and collaborating with licensed providers to develop patient-centered plans of care. The Ambulatory Care Nurse provides comprehensive care through administration of treatments and medication, acting as a sentinel for untoward events, disease prevention guidance, rehabilitation care, public health care, and supportive care for symptom relief, including health teaching and counseling.

Requirements

• Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York
• Bachelors degree in Nursing from an accredited institution required; Associate Degree in Nursing may be approved contingent upon approval from Nursing Leadership, with a minimum of two years nursing experience in applicable area and enrollment in a baccalaureate nursing program to be completed within 2 years of hire (if hired after 9/1/25)
• Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association
• Registered Nurse License-NYS
• Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification
• Membership in pertinent professional organizations

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
• 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
• 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 FGP
• 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
• 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
• Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development
• Seeks, acquires and maintains current nursing knowledge and competence
• 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
• Assesses patients, identifies unmet patient needs and plans comprehensive care
• Identifies unidentified co-morbidities or emergent complications and reports to the provider
• Integrates care with other health care providers
• Provides physical care in the entire patient’s manifested requirements
• 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
• Performs 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
• 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
• Ensures clinical in-baskets are managed and encounters closed in a timely manner
• Receives, documents, and reports critical lab values as indicated
• Relays normal and abnormal clinical results, follow up, and explanation to patients, as directed by provider
• Performs preliminary review of results for prioritization of urgent findings, then notifies provider for final verification
• Performs in person and phone triage for patient clinical concerns with appropriate escalation; provides clinical advice
• Performs Care/Case management of a defined population via multi-disciplinary plan to coordinate/facilitate patient care
• Identifies, through case-finding and critical analysis, patient, family and/or community deviations from health and wellbeing; advocates for, initiates and/or recommends appropriate actions
• Collects patient healthcare data systematically and continuously, using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments
• Analyzes assessment data to determine health status and nursing diagnoses
• Reports deviations requiring medical diagnosis and/or treatment to provider
• Escalates urgent/emergent deviations to medical provider and/or emergency care
• Identifies expected outcomes and anticipates unexpected or adverse outcomes
• Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age and cultural groups in all patient care activities
• Assesses patient’s ability to adapt to new situations and circumstances created by changes in health status and/or environment
• Identifies barriers to optimal care, e.g. physical, cognitive, language, literacy, socioeconomic, cultural, and or behavioral
• Assesses & identifies learning needs; documents and updates accordingly
• Develops patient centered plans of care that prescribe interventions to attain expected outcomes, and partners with patients to set individualized goals
• Educates patients and families to facilitate and promote healthy adjustment to new or changed health patterns
• Implements interventions identified in the plan of care
• Evaluates patient progress toward attainment of expected outcomes
• Serves as NYU Langone Health Faculty Group Practice Brand Ambassador by upholding the NYULH Mission, vision and values and promoting excellence in the patient experience
• Drives consistency in every patient and colleague encounter by embodying the core principles of our FGP Service Strategy CARES (Connect, Align, Respond, Ensure, and Sign-Off)
• Greets patients warmly and professionally, stating name and role, and clearly communicates each step of the care/interaction
• Works collaboratively with colleagues and site management to ensure a positive experience and timely resolution for all patient interactions and inquiries
• Proactively anticipates patient needs, and participates in service recovery by applying the LEARN model (Listen, Empathize, Apologize, Resolve, Notify), and escalates to leadership as appropriate
• Shares ideas or any observed areas of opportunity, to improve patient experience and patient access, with appropriate leadership
• Partners with Patient Access Center and Central Billing Office team members to support collaboration and promote a positive patient experience
• Takes a proactive approach in ensuring that practice staff are fully versed in the Access Agreement gold standard principles

Benefits

• financial security benefits
• generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program (physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level