Clinical Nurse II: C8, 36hr/wk, Day
About The Position
The Registered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements, and manages the needs of assigned patients throughout the episode of care, with a focus on progress toward discharge, including transitions within the acute care stay. The nurse is responsible for delivering and coordinating patient care provided by the caregiving team and ensuring competent, compassionate care for customers, referring facilities, hospital staff, and patients in inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings. Nurses participating in the Nursing Professional Advancement Pathway (NPAP) progress from novice to competent within a specialty and may apply for advancement to proficient or expert status as outlined in the pathway. The role may involve access to sensitive information, including HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members must access information only as needed to perform assigned duties, limit use or disclosure to the minimum necessary, and make reasonable efforts to protect information from unauthorized access and modification in accordance with Albany Med Health System policies and standards.
Requirements
- Graduate of a professional academic nursing program conferring a Diploma, Associate Degree, or Baccalaureate Degree.
- Current New York State Registered Nurse license or limited permit.
- Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Obtain and maintain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
- Knowledge of quality concepts, principles, and problem-solving tools and techniques, with the ability to apply them to departmental and patient care quality improvement.
- Ability to improve job performance through continuing education.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience as a PCA or other nursing assistant.
- Additional certifications may be required by some departments.
Responsibilities
- Implement physician orders; administer medications; start IVs; perform treatments, procedures, and special tests; and document treatment in accordance with company policy and applicable local, state, and federal rules and regulations.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ conditions.
- Assess and evaluate patient needs for care and responses to care rendered.
- Apply sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions.
- Provide primary and emergency care for occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses.
- Administer over-the-counter and prescription medications as ordered.
- Collaborate with the nursing team to create a Plan of Care for all patients.
- Direct and guide ancillary personnel and maintain standards of professional nursing.
- Improve job performance through continuing education.
- Apply knowledge of quality concepts, principles, and problem-solving tools and techniques to support departmental and patient care quality improvement.
- Protect sensitive information by limiting access, use, and disclosure to what is necessary for assigned duties and safeguarding it against unauthorized access and modification.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
