Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Radiology-PT

Northwell•Village of New Hyde Park, NY

5d•$68,000 - $115,000

About The Position

Performs an age-specific plan of care for a designated group of patients using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments. 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 individualized outcomes and care needs, establishes and documents plans of care, and implements prescribed treatments safely. Duties include monitoring and documenting patient conditions and responses, administering medications, providing wound and skin care, supporting patients and families, educating patients, arranging discharge and follow-up resources, and responding effectively to emergencies. The nurse evaluates care outcomes and participates in performance improvement, while collaborating with providers and directing care team activities.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health, including health history, comprehensive body-system assessment, mobility, sensory deficits, prosthesis use, skin condition, and pain.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health, coping mechanisms, understanding, cultural and ethnic needs, expectations, and support needs; document assessments and care plans.
Identify patient problems, educational needs, measurable outcomes, and individualized goals.
Develop and document prioritized plans of care, coordinate supplies, equipment, and medications, and collaborate with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, operate necessary equipment, provide emotional support, observe and document patient responses, and respond to emergencies.
Participate in discharge planning, provide discharge and self-care instructions, coordinate referrals and follow-up resources, and evaluate patient and family understanding using teach-back and other evidence-based methods.
Evaluate care outcomes, document effectiveness, conduct variance analysis, and contribute to systems that improve unit care.
Collaborate with physicians and other care team members, assist with treatments and diagnostic procedures, report changes in patient condition, and delegate care activities using clinical judgment.
Provide wound and pressure-ulcer care, preventive skin care, dressings, compresses, irrigations, and other skin-care procedures.
Prepare, administer, and document medications safely, including IV medications as required; educate patients and significant others about medication and food interactions.
Provide patient and family education, communicate pertinent assessment information to care team members and appropriate agencies, and evaluate and document the effectiveness of teaching.
Perform related duties as required.