Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Imaging

Northwell•Islip, NY

11h•$68,000 - $115,000

About The Position

The Registered Nurse performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses leadership skills and clinical judgment to coordinate patient care and direct or delegate activities of the patient care unit team. The nurse assesses patients’ physiologic and psychosocial health, identifies outcomes and individualized goals, formulates and implements plans of care, and evaluates their effectiveness. Responsibilities include administering treatments and medications safely, assisting with diagnostic procedures, providing wound and pressure-ulcer care, maintaining accurate documentation, educating patients and families, and coordinating discharge planning, referrals, and follow-up care. The nurse also helps maintain patient safety, responds to emergencies, and contributes to performance improvement and unit care systems.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
Specialized certifications as needed.
Must be enrolled in an accredited BSN program within two years and obtain a BSN degree within five years of the job entry date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
Critical Care experience preferred.
Great IV skills preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including conducting interviews and comprehensive assessments, reviewing charts, evaluating pain, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition, and documenting health status and the plan of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic needs, expectations, and support needs; document psychological status and care plans.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, teaching needs, measurable outcomes, and individualized patient goals.
Formulate and document prioritized plans of care, coordinate cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medication, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement and revise plans of care; maintain patient safety; administer prescribed treatments; use patient-care equipment correctly; observe and document patient condition and response; provide emotional support; and respond effectively to emergencies.
Provide patient and family education, discharge instructions, and clear guidance about treatments, procedures, self-care, and ongoing health management; assess comprehension and education outcomes.
Participate in discharge planning and coordinate referrals and follow-up resources for ambulatory procedural or operative care.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, 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; assist during treatments and diagnostic procedures; report relevant changes; and delegate care assignments using clinical judgment.
Provide wound and pressure-ulcer care, perform preventive skin care, apply simple dressings using aseptic technique, apply warm or cold compresses, and perform irrigations and other skin-care procedures as needed.
Administer and document medications safely, demonstrate knowledge of medication actions, dosages, side effects, and implications, prepare local solutions and IV drips, administer IVP medications according to policy, and educate patients about drug and food interactions.
Perform related duties as required.