Clinical Nurse III Pediatric Emergency Department - 24hrs/week, DAYS

Albany Medical Center • Albany, NY

5d • $90,397 - $140,115

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse III works in the Pediatric Emergency Department and contributes to a compassionate, caring environment for patients, families, and colleagues through kindness and active listening. The role recognizes each employee’s contributions to the organization’s mission. The nurse provides primary and emergency care for occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses, collaborates with the nursing team to develop patient care plans, and directs ancillary personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards. Duties also include implementing physician orders, administering medications and treatments, starting IVs, performing procedures and tests, documenting care, and assessing patients’ conditions and responses to care. The position may involve access to sensitive and regulated information; workforce members must limit access and disclosure to the minimum necessary and protect information from unauthorized access or modification in accordance with system policies and applicable requirements.

Requirements

• Graduate of a professional academic nursing program conferring a diploma, associate degree, or baccalaureate degree.
• Current New York State Registered Nurse license.
• Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• 1–3 years of previous clinical RN experience in Med-Surg or Progressive Care.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of quality concepts, principles, and problem-solving tools and techniques, with the ability to apply them in support of departmental and patient care quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Implement physician orders; administer medications; start IVs; perform treatments, procedures, and special tests; and document treatment in accordance with company policy and applicable rules and regulations.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients’ conditions.
• Assess and evaluate patients’ needs for care and their 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 professional nursing standards.
• Limit access to sensitive information to the need-to-know and minimum-necessary standard, and help protect it from unauthorized access and modification.

What This Job Offers

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