Location: New York,NY, USA
NYU Grossman School of Medicine is one of the nation's top-ranked medical schools. For 175 years, NYU Grossman School of Medicine has trained thousands of physicians and scientists who have helped to shape the course of medical history and enrich the lives of countless people. An integral part of NYU Langone Health, the Grossman School of Medicine at its core is committed to improving the human condition through medical education, scientific research, and direct patient care. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Ambulatory Care Nurse. The Ambulatory Care Nurse will support the coordination integration communication implementation and evaluation of nursing practice and clinical policies and procedures. In this role, the Ambulatory Care Nurse will participate in the site and organizational quality and performance improvement activities and collect patient healthcare data systematically using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments and collaborate with licensed providers to develop patient-centered plans of care that prescribe interventions to attain expected outcomes. The Ambulatory Care Nurse provides comprehensive care in support of all patients manifested requirements through administration of treatments and medication acting as a sentinel for untoward events or symptoms disease prevention guidance rehabilitation care public health care and supportive care for symptom relief including health teaching and health counseling.
Job Responsibilities: • Performs physical examinations and diagnostic tests • Collects patient health history • Records information in the electronic health record • Provides information, counsel, and education to patients and families regarding test results and treatment plans as directed • Administers medications, including vaccination, IV therapy, oxygen administration, provides comprehensive wound care, and performs phone and in-person patient triage for clinical concerns. • Assesses and monitors patient responses to various treatment procedures and anesthesia. • Assesses and interprets patient information making treatment decisions as appropriate. • Consults with clinical supervisors and licensed providers to determine the best treatment plans for patients • Directs, supervises, and delegates to licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, and technicians as needed to support patient flow and efficiency. • Performs other duties as needed
Clinical Responsibilities • Supports the coordination, integration, communication, implementation, and performance evaluation of nursing practice and clinical policies and procedures • Ensures clinical compliance with Patient Safety initiatives and reporting • Supports key quality initiatives, and MIPS Care gap management to impact clinical outcome measures • Demonstrates knowledge of the NYULH Service Standards and incorporates into the performance of responsibilities • Participates in designated activities related to NYULH clinical standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies • Supports the missions, philosophy, standards, goals, and objectives of NYULH Departments of Nursing and FPG • Participates in the coordination of on-site activities to provide patient care in a healing, humane, and caring environment • Collaborates with members of the interdisciplinary team and promotes collegial relationships • Serves as a support and resource for nursing, other clinical staff, and providers • Participates in clinical inquiry and activities to foster evidence-based practice • Embraces fundamental values and obligations beyond that of a private citizen, including ethical obligations, and a recognition of patients' rights to confidentiality, NYSED 2009 • Provides emergency care in accordance with organizational policy
Functions as a respectful member of the healthcare team
Delegates and oversees specific nursing interventions to implement patient care plans to members of the health care team as deemed appropriate by job description and license/certification
Professional • Engages in self-assessment and participates in activities to promote own professional growth and development • Seeks to acquire and maintain current nursing knowledge and competence to fulfill responsibilities as an FGP Ambulatory Nurse • Procures and applies new knowledge related to medical treatment and technology • Utilizes resources to meet individual learning needs and promote professional development in clinical practice • Maintains awareness of current patient-centered evidence-based practice and considers applicable research data to patient care delivery • Acts as a mentor to peers and colleagues • Fulfills obligation to identify and report professional misconduct appropriately
Implementation / Provision of Care • Executes medical regimens as prescribed by licensed providers: physicians, dentists, nurse practitioners, certified midwives, physician assistants, podiatrists • Assessment: Assess patients, identify unmet patient needs, and plan comprehensive care to meet those needs about the patient's illness condition or disability • Case finding: Identify unidentified co-morbidities or emergent complications and report to the provider so that an intervention may be ordered • Coordination: Integrate care with other health care providers such as respiratory therapists, physical therapists, social workers, physicians, nurse practitioners, dieticians, navigators, and discharge planners • Provision of direct care services: Provides physical care in the entire patient manifested requirements, including but not limited to administration of treatments and medication acting as a sentinel for untoward events or symptoms disease prevention guidance rehabilitation care public health care and supportive care for symptom relief including health teaching and health counseling
TASK/PROCEDURE • Collects and documents patient clinical historical and assessment data • Performs onsite testing, e.g., POC lab testing, EKG, specimen collection, including phlebotomy, auditory, and visual test, psychiatric, and physical risk screening, fetal monitoring, ante partum, and nonstress test, spirometry, allergy skin testing, bladder TB skin testing, and result evaluation • Performs medical and nursing treatments by the plan of care provider orders and NYSBON scope of practice • Perform procedures, e.g., hot and cold applications, placement/removal of orthopedic appliances, casts, splints, suture and staple removal, urinary bladder irrigation w/ and w/o chemotherapy, insertion/removal/catheter care of urinary catheter, ear irrigation • Applies and removes dressings and performs wound care • Assists with Minor and Major Procedures • Performs patient monitoring, including pre, intra, post procedure testing, medication administration, medical/surgical treatment, and/or sedation • Provides medication administration: IM, PO, SQ, ID, IV, topical, inhalation, ocular, vaginal, rectal, as per provider orders or protocols to patients in practice following nursing rights of medication administration and organizational policies. This includes oxygen therapy • Facilitates medication refills by reviewing clinical information and preparing orders for provider prospective authorization in EMR • Administers IV therapy: including blood products, IV fluids, chemotherapy with proper certification, IV medications via peripheral or central venous devices • Starts and discontinues peripheral IV lines • Maintains peripheral and central IV lines and manages complications with appropriate certification
Communication and Message Management • Ensures clinical in baskets are managed and encounters closed promptly • Receives documents and reports critical lab values as indicated • Relays normal and abnormal clinical results, follow-up, and explanation to patients as directed by provider • Performs preliminary review of results for prioritization of urgent findings then notifies provider for final verification • Performs in-person and phone triage for patient clinical concerns with appropriate escalation; provides clinical advice as within RN scope and/or direction from provider • Performs Care/Case management of a defined population via a multi-disciplinary plan to coordinate/facilitate patient care as needed
Health Promotion & Education • Identifies through case finding and critical analysis patient, family, and/or community deviations from health and wellbeing; advocates for initiates and/or recommends appropriate actions including the establishment of safe environments. • Collects patient healthcare data systematically and continuously using appropriate assessment techniques and instruments • Analyzes assessment data to determine health status and nursing diagnoses • Reports deviations requiring medical diagnosis and/or treatment to provider • Escalates urgent/emergent deviations to medical provider and/or emergency care • Identifies expected outcomes and anticipates unexpected or adverse outcomes as individualized to the patient • Considers needs and behaviors of specific patient age and cultural groups in all patient care activities • Assesses the patient's ability to adapt to new situations and circumstances created by changes in health status and/or environment • Identifies barriers to optimal care, e.g., physical, cognitive, language, literacy, socioeconomic, cultural, and/or behavioral • Assesses and identifies learning needs; documents and updates accordingly • Develops patient-centered plans of care that prescribe interventions to attain expected outcomes and partner with patients to set individualized goals • Educates patients and families to facilitate and promote healthy adjustment to new or changed health patterns • Implements interventions identified in the plan of care • Evaluate patient progress toward attainment of expected outcomes
Patient Experience
Minimum Qualifications: To qualify, you must have a A Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is highly preferred; a Diploma or Associates Degree in Nursing requires a minimum of one year experience in conjunction with plans to earn a baccalaureate degree required. Current Registered Professional Nurse in New York. Bachelor's degree in Nursing required. Basic Life Support Certification through the American Heart Association. Fluent written and spoken English language skills. Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support Cert
Preferred Qualifications: ACLS certification. Membership in pertinent professional organizations
Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
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