Clinical Nurse I: B3: General Surgery/Trauma Position Available In Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut

Job Description:

Department/Unit:

General Surgery/Trauma-B3

Work Shift:

Night(United States of America)

Salary Range:

$68,640.00 – $70,699.20

Unit Description:

B3 is a large in-patient post-surgical unit thatis comprised of 36-private patient rooms. We care for patients fromthe Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Step-down Unit, EmergencyDepartment, and Post-Anesthesia Care Unit.

Our service populationincludes:

Trauma, Orthopedics, ENT, Thoracic, Plastics, andBariatric patients. Why work with us?

• Engaged Leadership teamthat consists of a nurse manager, assistant nurse manager and anurse clinician to educate and assist you to succeed in your roleand develop your skills from novice to expert.
• Work closely withyour preceptor/mentor through Orientation and follow-up Orientationmeetings.
• Offer Full-Time and Part-Time positions.
• Our nursesare encouraged to be involved to make changes in their environmentthrough Shared Governance, research, education and qualityimprovement initiatives.
• A career ladder offering advancement &recognition for nurses for professional growth.
• Our team workscollaboratively with the following interdisciplinary teams: 1.

Attending Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants,Residents, and Fellows 2. Patient Cara Associates and Health UnitCoordinators 3. Rapid Response / Code Blue Team 4. ClinicalSupport/ PICC Team 5. Wound Ostomy Team 6. Physical/ OccupationalTherapy 7. Case Management/ Social Work to better facilitatedischarge planning 8. Pharmacy 9. Epidemiology 10. Pastoral Care11. Patient Relations

• Opportunities for continuing education,tuition reimbursement, and certification assistance
• Access to theCollege Library, Fitness Center, Outpatient Pharmacy (locatedwithin the hospital), and discounts at Choices Café and many localcommunity partners.

Salary Range:

$34.65 – $35.69 Job DescriptionImplements physician orders, administers medications, starts IVs,performs treatments, procedures and special tests, and documenttreatment as required by company policy and local/state/federalrules and regulations. Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostictests to identify and assess patients’ conditions. Assesses andevaluates patient needs for, and responses to, care rendered.

Applies sound nursing judgment in patient care managementdecisions. Provides primary and emergency care for occupational andnon-occupational injuries and illnesses. Administersover-the-counter and prescription medications as ordered.

Collaborates with the nursing team to create a Plan of Care for allpatients. Directs and guides ancillary personnel and maintainstandards of professional nursing. Thank you for your interest inAlbany Medical Center!? Albany Medical is an equal opportunityemployer. This role may require access to information consideredsensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, andpartners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected HealthInformation and other information regulated by Federal and New YorkState statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is theminimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use ordisclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of informationneeded to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts,consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall bemade to ensure that information is adequately protected fromunauthorized access and modification.