WPHPA - Practice Registered Nurse

Job Summary The Registered Nurse (RN) provides and coordinates the care of patients, families, and significant others in the ambulatory care setting by assessing, planning, and intervening in actual or potential health problems, including evaluation of the patient's response to care. These responsibilities also include patient, family, and significant other education and health maintenance strategies. The RN is a member of a designated health care team and collaborates, coordinates, and guides team members in planning patient care and achieving goals. The Registered Nurse demonstrates knowledge of the principles of human growth and development over the lifespan and the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to his or her age, specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described by standards, policy, and procedures. Essential Functions Understand and adhere to the WPH Performance Standards, Policies, and Behaviors. Perform clinical, technical, service, and administrative tasks. Systematically and continuously assess patient physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health status to determine patient care and educational needs. Provide and/or delegate patient care according to the care goals. Set priorities based on patient need. Triage all sick and walk‑in patients. Establish therapeutic and supportive relationships with patients and families. Act as a resource person. Coordinate client care including referral back to primary provider. Assess needs and initiate referrals (VNS, Social Work). Conduct telephone triage. Process prescription requests according to procedure. Communicate normal and abnormal test results in collaboration with provider, including appropriate follow‑up. Perform therapeutic treatments and procedures. Assist with procedures. Administer oral/IM/IV/SQ/Inhaled medications. Coordinate delegates and/or provide all other patient care activities. Coordinate in‑patient admissions and ER referrals. Act as a patient advocate. Document according to standards of care. Promote and ensure patient safety in accordance with state and federal guidelines. Participate in the department’s performance improvement activities. Provide presentations to care team members. Ensure all staff participates as a member of the patient care team, participates in daily huddles, and attends regular scheduled practice team meetings. Attend in‑service and continuing education programs. Demonstrate a professional, courteous, and respectful attitude in dealing with patients, families, and significant others. Inform and educate patients and families to enable participation in their care and decision‑making. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, patient responses, and outcomes to care. Collaborate with team members to make necessary changes to the patient plan of care. Communicate pertinent information and changes in patient status to appropriate members of the care team and other health care providers. Perform all other related duties as assigned. Qualifications BSN required or MSN with 1–3 years of prior nursing experience in a health care setting preferred. Preferred knowledge of current nursing, medical, and health trends and practices in rendering patient care. Registered Nurse, New York – New York State Board of Nursing. Certifications & Licenses Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association, required upon hire. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association, required upon hire for all RNs working in the Cancer Center or Center for Advanced Medicine & Surgery (CAMS). Equal Employment Opportunity Statement White Plains Physician Services, P.C. is an equal employment opportunity employer. White Plains Physician Services, P.C. will recruit, hire, train, transfer, promote, lay off, and discharge associates in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, gender, actual or presumed disability, history of disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic predisposition or carrier status, pregnancy, military status, marital status, or partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Location & Compensation City/State: White Plains, New York Department: WPS CAMS Heart and Vascu_1 Work Shift: Day Work Days: 80 Scheduled Hours: 8:30AM‑5PM Hours Per Pay Period: 80 Pay Rate/Range: $54.60 – $65.50 (rate is the hiring rate and may vary based on shift differential, experience, education or other factors) #J-18808-Ljbffr 2624 White Plains Physician Services, P.C.