RN - Maternal Fetal Medicine, Women's Health Office

Maternal-Fetal Medicine Registered Nurse

Our Women's Health Office located in Albany, NY is seeking an RN to join our dynamic Women's Health team in our high-risk Maternal Fetal division! We offer a friendly team-oriented work environment centered on efficient, compassionate patient 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:

• Obtains and accurately record patient's vital signs; reports abnormal values to treating provider
• Obtains and documents a patient's history (Medical, Surgical and Social) and focused physical assessment, related to the clinic visit and as dictated by clinic procedure
• Administers medications and treatments to patients in clinic, under the direction of a physician or APP
• Participates in in-office procedure, as related to clinic specialty, under the direction and supervision of a Physician or APP and documents results in EHR
• Performs review and triage of incoming test results, patient requests and pharmacy renewals; facilitates call-backs to patients as necessary
• Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes and contribute to Facility (AMC), New York State and National Quality data metrics
• Delegates tasks deemed appropriate per licensure of LPN and/or MA
• Adheres to AMC's regulatory agency (The Joint Commission) and internal compliance policies
• Orientation and education of newly hired staff
• Completes continuous/annual education related to Clinic specialty to maintain knowledge base on current practices
• Provides education to patients related to their visit and overall health and wellness

Minimum qualifications:

• Associate's degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
• NYS current RN licensure to practice professional nursing is required
• Current CPR certification required - American Heart Association
• Excellent customer service and 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.
• Previous nursing experience in an ambulatory care setting or at least 1 year of nursing experience obtained outside an ambulatory care setting
• NST and/or Fetal Heart Monitoring training/certificates are highly desired
• Labor & Delivery, Ob/Gyn, or Maternity Services experience is preferred but not required
• 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 give medications via all routes and ability to calculate medication doses

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System! Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.