Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Medicine

About This Role

Implement and evaluate patient care plans, performing assessments, diagnoses, and interventions for a designated patient group within an ambulatory medicine setting. Collaborate with healthcare teams to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct patient interviews, explain policies/procedures, and review patient charts
• Assess gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, neurological health status, mobility, sensory deficits, prostheses use, skin condition, and pain management
• Communicate and document patient's physiologic health status and plan of care
• Assess patient’s psychosocial health status, coping mechanisms, knowledge level, and cultural/ethnic requirements
• Identify patient outcome, develop criteria for measurement, and establish individualized patient goals
• Identify actual/potential patient problems and patient’s need for teaching based on assessments
• Implement the plan of care, maintaining constant vigilance over patient safety precautions
• Administer prescribed treatments and use equipment necessary for patient care safely and efficiently
• Provide emotional support to patient and significant others
• Perform grade I-IV Decubitus Care, preventive skin care measures, and apply simple dressings
• Administer medications correctly and safely, educating patients on drug and food interactions
• Participate in patient and family education, providing explanations of conditions and discharge instructions
• Collaborate with other care team members and physicians in planning and carrying out treatment regimens

Requirements

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing
• Current License to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State
• Enrollment in an accredited BSN program within two (2) years of job entry date
• Obtain a BSN Degree within five (5) years of job entry date

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, preferred.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing