RN - Cardiology Outpatient Clinic
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Hannacroix
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Department/Unit: HBD - Medicine Cardiology Work Shift: Day
(United States of America) RN - Full Time Cardiology Outpatient
Clinic Albany, NY We are seeking a dynamic RN with excellent
attention to detail and clinical reasoning skills to join our
Community Cardiology outpatient clinic! Under the Supervision of
the Lead Nurse or Nursing Supervisor and Nurse Manager, the RN
Ambulatory provides nursing support to primary and subspecialty
providers. This is demonstrated by the use of the nursing process
to work collaboratively with the health-care team in planning,
directing, providing and evaluating patient care. The RN Ambulatory
is defined within the department to provide patient care, triage,
consultation and referral among team members. Essential Duties and
Responsibilities: Generally include the following. May vary at
clinical sites. Other related duties may be assigned:
- Completes organized and quality documentation as required by
the department.
- Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient
outcomes (case management).
- Analyzes patient care needs and utilizes a systematic approach
to delivery of care.
- Provides age appropriate direct patient care from the
preparation of patients through the end of the office visit and all
tasks in between including diagnostics, venipuncture,
administration of medications, and assistance of physicians as
needed.
- Performs telephone triage including coordination of care and
documentation.
- Schedules tests and procedures as indicated within the division
and obtains prior authorizations as needed.
- Works with physicians and other resources to develop teaching
tools for families and patients.
- Performs community outreach as indicated.
- Work on studies with Principal Investigator as indicated within
the department.
- Provides patient and family education taking into consideration
cultural, religious, language, and motivational, physical,
emotional and cognitive factors into account in the teaching
plan
- Maintain division medical records
- Utilizes the Chain of Command as indicated
- Works with other departments inside and outside of AMC to
coordinate multidisciplinary care
- Ensures that medical equipment functioning properly and knows
process to manage failure as need arises
- Cross covers in other divisions within the department as
needed
- Participates in the patient throughput process in the clinic as
indicated and needed (including vital signs, updating medical
records, performing diagnostic procedures, assisting the physician
and practitioners, facilitating teaching, end of appointment
coordination of care)
- Orientation of new staff
- Works with division physicians, administrative staff and Nurse
Manager to assure compliance with regulatory conditions and
policies and procedures
- Actively participate in the survey process in regards to
accreditation
- Utilizes scheduling system lookup to ensure appropriate follow
up has been scheduled
- Locates regulations and policies and procedures on line and
know how to apply
- Utilizes educational resources on Intranet for self education
and education of other staff and families
- Writes letters of medical necessity as indicated
- Delegates daily tasks to appropriate clinical staff and ensures
completion of tasks
- Collaborates with administrative staff and physicians on the
Quality Improvement Team to address clinical and non clinical
issues within the division
- Maintains compliancy with regulatory agencies
- Reviews and triages incoming test results as indicated within
the division
- Documents properly, giving age appropriate care, gathering data
correctly (including vital signs), and facilitating care in a
customer friendly manner
- Maintains compliance with AMC standards for electronic system
use
- Maintains compliance with AMC Code of Conduct
- Maintains a safe environment within the clinic and working
office space
- Realizes their role in Environment of Care Surveys. Job
Specific for Clinical Liaison also includes:
- Works with Emergency Room team for all patient care follow
up
- Collaborates with Community agencies for optimal patient
care
- Collaborates with NYS for all executive physicals
- Collaborates with NYS for assuring VIP patients are followed
through AMC
- Collaborates with the Boxing commission for physicals
Qualifications:
- To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to
perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed
below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience:
- Associate's degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing
program is required
- Current license to practice professional nursing in the State
of New York
- Current CPR certification required
- Certification in specialty preferred Skills required for the
Position:
- Strong customer service orientation
- Strong 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. Familiar with computer
software.
- Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
- Working Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
- Experience with electronic health record preferred
- Ability to Maintain Confidentiality.
- A thorough knowledge of organization, department and/or section
policies and practices related to Position preferred
- Ability to give medications via all routes and ability to
calculate medication doses.
- Proficiency in the operation of standard office equipment
(Adding Machine, Fax, Photocopier, Credit Card Machine) and
clinical equipment (Sphygmomanometer, Electronic Vital Signs
machine, pulse oximetry machine, infant scale, adult scale and
stadiometer),
- Type 45-60 WPM on a Typewriter or Computer Work Environment
(including Hazards): Clinical care setting requiring ability to
lift minimum of 10 pounds, extensive walking and standing. May be
subjected to infectious materials and chemicals (i.e. Cidex).
***This is a best faith effort to clearly define the nature of this
position; responsibilities may be added or deleted based upon the
ever changing needs of management. The individual in this position
must have the ability to adapt to change and to be flexible with
regard to day to day work responsibilities. Thank you for your
interest in Albany Medical Center!--- Albany Medical is an equal
opportunity employer. This role may require access to information
considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients,
affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA
Protected Health Information and other information regulated by
Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected
to ensure that: Access to information is based on a "need to know"
and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties.
Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of
information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable
efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards,
shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected
from unauthorized access and modification.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, Albany , RN - Cardiology Outpatient Clinic, Healthcare , Hannacroix, New York
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