Clinical Nurse III, M5 (36 Hours/Nights)

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse III contributes to creating a compassionate and caring environment for patients, families, and colleagues through kindness and active listening. This role recognizes the value of each employee's contribution to the Mission. Responsibilities include implementing physician orders, administering medications, starting IVs, performing treatments, procedures, and special tests, and documenting care according to company policy and regulations. The nurse will order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to assess patient conditions, evaluate patient needs and responses to care, and apply sound nursing judgment in patient care management. This role also provides primary and emergency care for injuries and illnesses, administers medications, and collaborates with the nursing team to develop a Plan of Care. The Clinical Nurse III will direct and guide ancillary personnel and maintain professional nursing standards. This position may require access to sensitive information, including HIPAA Protected Health Information, and workforce members are expected to adhere to "need to know" principles and protect information from unauthorized access.

Requirements

• 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 Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

Responsibilities

• Implements physician orders
• Administers medications
• Starts IVs
• Performs treatments, procedures, and special tests
• Documents treatment as required by company policy and local/state/federal rules and regulations
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' conditions
• Assesses and evaluates patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered
• Applies sound nursing judgment in patient care management decisions
• Provides primary and emergency care for occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses
• Administers over-the-counter and prescription medications as ordered
• Collaborates with the nursing team to create a Plan of Care for all patients
• Directs and guides ancillary personnel and maintains standards of professional nursing

Benefits

• Excellent health care coverage with no copay at Albany Medical Center providers
• A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed