MICU: Adult STAT RN, 36 hrs/week, Nights

Albany Medical Health System•Albany, NY

50d•Onsite

About The Position

The "STAT" level Clinical Support Nurse is responsible for identifying the patient's alterations in health, assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems, implementing nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for the patient that facilitate homeostasis, and determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions. The STAT Nurse makes independent decisions/judgments and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient problems and situations based on protocol. They will collaborate with other disciplines as appropriate, to coordinate continuity of patient care in support of medical and nursing plans of care. The STAT Nurse acts to support patient care needs in any acute medical/surgical unit, intensive care unit, and Emergency Department. The STAT team is a group of critical care trained professional nurses who are available 24/7 for any issue within the hospital and medical college. STAT nurses provide specialized care to all patients, employees, and visitors requiring acute medical attention at Albany Medical Center and Albany Medical College. The team members also contribute their knowledge to educate staff, patients, and families to recognize clinical deterioration and how to make a proactive assessment and observation for patients at risk for deterioration. STAT team members give MOCK code training for nurses and ancillary staff to help facilitate better outcome in code situations. STAT Nurses respond to: Code stroke, Code Thrombectomy, Code STEMI, Code 10, Anesthesia Emergency, Code Blue, Code Malignant Hyperthermia, Code Pink, and Rapid Response pages. Any employee with questions about hospital policies, procedures, or patient care. STAT Nurses will: Use problem focused physical exams to evaluate and treat patients according to protocols. Stabilize decompensating patients on the floor and in ICUs. Manage ICU patients on the floor. Facilitate movement of patients to higher level of care when needed. Use the chain of command when resolving issues. Assist visitors and staff to ED after a Code Gray. Administer IV push medications on applicable floors (ex. Cardizem, Amiodarone, Hydralazine).

Requirements

Graduate of a professional academic nursing program
Holds current RN Registration to practice in the State of New York
A minimum of three (3) years recent Intensive Care clinical experience in specific patient populations served
BLS/ACLS certified
Communicates effectively with patients, family members, employees, and others
Listens actively and verifies and clarifies messages
Seeks the input of others to achieve consensus
Applies problem solving, negotiating, and conflict resolution skills into communication
Utilizes Chain of Command, as needed, to reach optimum outcomes
Reads and interprets documents such as Quality Reports and Hospital Policy and Procedures
Ensures that patient care is documented on established forms
Identifies problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions
Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists
Interprets a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form

Responsibilities

Identifying the patient's alterations in health
Assessing the patient's human response to actual and potential health problems
Implementing nursing interventions to achieve outcomes for the patient that facilitate homeostasis
Determining the effectiveness of nursing interventions
Making independent decisions/judgments and takes action regarding a wide range of routine and complex patient problems and situations based on protocol
Collaborating with other disciplines as appropriate, to coordinate continuity of patient care in support of medical and nursing plans of care
Supporting patient care needs in any acute medical/surgical unit, intensive care unit, and Emergency Department
Providing specialized care to all patients, employees, and visitors requiring acute medical attention
Educating staff, patients, and families to recognize clinical deterioration and how to make a proactive assessment and observation for patients at risk for deterioration
Giving MOCK code training for nurses and ancillary staff to help facilitate better outcome in code situations
Use problem focused physical exams to evaluate and treat patients according to protocols
Stabilize decompensating patients on the floor and in ICUs
Manage ICU patients on the floor
Facilitate movement of patients to higher level of care when needed
Use the chain of command when resolving issues
Assist visitors and staff to ED after a Code Gray
Administer IV push medications on applicable floors (ex. Cardizem, Amiodarone, Hydralazine)