Registered Nurse (RN)- Ambulatory- OBGYN

Northwell Health•Mount Kisco, FL

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides age-specific care to a designated group of ambulatory OBGYN patients using the nursing process: assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN collaborates with physicians and other health team members to coordinate and implement procedures and treatments, and uses clinical judgment and leadership skills to coordinate care and direct or delegate team activities. The role includes assessing patients’ physiologic and psychosocial status; identifying individualized outcomes and teaching needs; developing and documenting plans of care; administering prescribed treatments and medications; maintaining patient safety; assisting with procedures; and providing patient and family education, discharge instructions, referrals, and follow-up coordination. The RN evaluates care and patient outcomes, documents accurately, contributes to performance improvement, and provides wound and pressure-ulcer care. The position also involves communicating changes in patient condition to the appropriate care team members and performing related duties as required.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.
OBGYN experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physiologic health status, including comprehensive health assessments, pain, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, and skin condition; document status and plans of care.
Assess patients’ psychosocial health status, including coping mechanisms, knowledge, comprehension, cultural and ethnic requirements, and expectations of care; document findings and care plans.
Identify actual and potential patient problems, determine teaching needs, develop measurable outcomes, and establish individualized patient goals.
Develop and document prioritized plans of care, coordinating cost-effective use of supplies, equipment, and medications in collaboration with physicians and other health team members.
Implement plans of care, maintain patient safety, administer prescribed treatments, use patient-care equipment correctly, reassess patients, and revise care plans as needed.
Provide emotional support, communicate with patients’ families or caretakers, document treatment and patient responses, and respond effectively to emergencies.
Participate in discharge planning and patient education; provide clear instructions about treatments, procedures, self-care, and ongoing health management, and coordinate referrals and follow-up resources.
Evaluate care effectiveness and patient outcomes, conduct 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 with treatments and diagnostic procedures; report changes in patient condition; and delegate assignments appropriately.
Provide wound and pressure-ulcer care, including preventive skin care, dressings, compresses, and irrigations in accordance with facility procedures.
Prepare, administer, and document medications safely and correctly, and educate patients and significant others about drug and food interactions.
Perform related duties as required.