Registered Nurse - Ambulatory (OB/GYN)

Northwell•Village of Garden City, NY

1d•$68,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Registered Nurse – Ambulatory (OB/GYN) provides age-specific care to an assigned group of patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse collaborates with physicians and other healthcare team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate team activities. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifying needs and expected outcomes, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, administering treatments and medications, providing wound and skin care, educating patients and families, coordinating discharge planning and referrals, and evaluating the effectiveness of care. The nurse documents patient status, care, treatment, and outcomes, and participates in performance improvement and care-team coordination. Candidates must graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and hold a current New York State Registered Professional Nurse license. A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred; the nurse must enroll in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN within five years of the job entry date. Specialized certifications are required as needed. Prior Labor and Delivery or Antepartum experience is highly preferred.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
Enroll in an accredited BSN program within two years of job entry and obtain a BSN degree within five years of job entry.
Obtain specialized certifications as needed.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
Prior experience working in Labor and Delivery or Antepartum is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including comprehensive health status, mobility, sensory deficits, prosthesis use, skin condition, pain, and pain management; communicate and document findings and plans of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial status, including expectations, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, and cultural or ethnic requirements; document findings and identify support, counseling, or social-service needs.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, determine teaching needs, establish individualized goals, and define criteria for measuring outcomes.
Formulate and document prioritized plans of care, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other healthcare team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, perform and document treatments and procedures, reassess patients, revise care plans as needed, and respond effectively to emergencies.
Provide emotional support; communicate with patients, families, caretakers, and care-team members; participate in discharge planning; provide discharge instructions; coordinate referrals and follow-up resources; and educate patients using teach-back and other evidence-based methods.
Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, document results, perform variance analysis, and design, implement, and evaluate systems to improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians or providers and other care-team members to plan and carry out treatment regimens; assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures; report changes in patient condition; and use clinical judgment when delegating assignments.
Provide wound and pressure-ulcer care, including preventive skin care, simple dressings using aseptic technique, compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures as needed.
Administer and document medications safely, demonstrate medication knowledge and preparation of local solutions and IV drips, administer IV push medication according to department policy, and educate patients about drug and food interactions.
Participate in patient and family education, recognize teaching opportunities, coordinate appropriate post-procedural or operative discharge planning and referrals, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform other related duties as required.