Department/Unit:
HBD - General Gynecology Practice
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary Range:
$85,280.00 - $132,184.00
Registered Nurse (RN) - Full Time
OBGYN Outpatient Clinic
Albany, NY
Our Ob/Gyn outpatient practice located in Albany, NY is seeking an RN to join our dynamic Women's Health team! We offer a friendly team-oriented work environment centered on efficient, compassionate patient care. We are looking for a candidate excited to provide compassionate and capable patient and clinician support for outpatient procedures and other needed 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.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Completes organized and quality documentation as required by the department.
- Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes (case management).
- 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, assisting with procedures, and assistance of physicians as needed.
- Cases anticipated to be performed include hysteroscopies, cystoscopies, excision of vulvar lesions, insertion and removal of IUDs, endometrial biopsies and first trimester terminations and miscarriage management.
- Assist in the development of the clinic procedure space and protocols.
- 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 other departments inside and outside of AMC to coordinate multidisciplinary care
- 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)
- Works with division physicians, administrative staff, and Nurse Manager to assure compliance with regulatory conditions and policies and procedures
- Delegates daily tasks to appropriate clinical staff and ensures completion of tasks
- Reviews and triages incoming test results as indicated within the division
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
- NYS current RN licensure is required
- Previous nursing experience in an ambulatory care setting or at least 1 year of nursing experience obtained outside an ambulatory care setting
- Procedural sedation, operating room, Labor & Delivery, Ob/Gyn, or Maternity Services experience is preferred but not required
- BLS Required
- ACLS required to be obtained after hire
