RN - Maternal Fetal Medicine, Women's Health Office
About The Position
Our Women’s Health Office located in Albany,NY is seeking an RN to join our dynamic Women's Health team in our high-risk Maternal Fetal division! We offer a friendly team-oriented work environment centered on efficient, compassionate patient care. Under the Supervision of the Nursing Supervisor and/or Nurse Manager, the RN provides nursing support to primary and subspecialty providers. This is demonstrated using the nursing process to work collaboratively with the health-care team in planning, directing, providing and evaluating patient care. The RN is defined within the department to provide patient care, triage, consultation and referral among team members.
Requirements
- Associate’s degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
- NYS current RN licensure to practice professional nursing is required
- Current CPR certification required - American Heart Association
- Excellent customer service and communication skills
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from physicians, patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting.
- Previous nursing experience in an ambulatory care setting or at least 1 year of nursing experience obtained outside an ambulatory care setting
- Familiar with computer software.
- Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Working Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- Ability to give medications via all routes and ability to calculate medication doses
Nice To Haves
- NST and/or Fetal Heart Monitoring training/certificates are highly desired
- Labor & Delivery, Ob/Gyn, or Maternity Services experience is preferred but not required
- Experience with electronic health record preferred
Responsibilities
- Obtains and accurately record patient’s vital signs; reports abnormal values to treating provider
- Obtains and documents a patient’s history (Medical, Surgical and Social) and focused physical assessment, related to the clinic visit and as dictated by clinic procedure
- Administers medications and treatments to patients in clinic, under the direction of a physician or APP
- Participates in in-office procedure, as related to clinic specialty, under the direction and supervision of a Physician or APP and documents results in EHR
- Performs review and triage of incoming test results, patient requests and pharmacy renewals; facilitates call-backs to patients as necessary
- Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes and contribute to Facility (AMC), New York State and National Quality data metrics
- Delegates tasks deemed appropriate per licensure of LPN and/or MA
- Adheres to AMC’s regulatory agency (The Joint Commission) and internal compliance policies
- Orientation and education of newly hired staff
- Completes continuous/annual education related to Clinic specialty to maintain knowledge base on current practices
- Provides education to patients related to their visit and overall health and wellness
Benefits
- friendly team-oriented work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
