Clinical Nurse II- C5: Vascular Surgery Position Available In Saratoga, New York

Job Description:

Department/Unit:

Vascular Surgery -C5

Work Shift:

Night (UnitedStates of America)

Salary Range:

$72,072.00 – $74,229.26 TheRegistered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans,directs, implements and manages the needs of assigned patientsthroughout the episode of care with a focus on progress towarddischarge, including during transitions within the acute care stay.

The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the deliveryand coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team.

S/he assures that competent, compassionate patient care isuniformly provided to customers including referring facilities,hospital staff and patients in the inpatient, ambulatory, andcommunity settings.

Salary Range:

$34.65 – $35.69 Implementsphysician orders, administers medications, starts IVs, performstreatments, procedures and special tests, and document treatment asrequired by company policy and local/state/federal rules andregulations. Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests toidentify and assess patients’ conditions. Assesses and evaluatespatient needs for, and responses to, care rendered. Applies soundnursing judgment in patient care management decisions. Providesprimary and emergency care for occupational and non-occupationalinjuries and illnesses. Administers over-the-counter andprescription medications as ordered. Collaborates with the nursingteam to create a Plan of Care for all patients. Directs and guidesancillary personnel and maintain standards of professional nursing.

Minimum Qualifications Graduate of a professional academic nursingprogram in which a Diploma, Associate Degree or BaccalaureateDegree is conferred Must hold current NYS Registered Nurse licenseObtains and maintains certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) andAdvanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Minimum of 1-3 years ofprevious clinical RN experience in Med-Surg or Progressive CareExcellent communication, prioritization, organizational andtime-management skills Possesses knowledge of quality concepts,principles, and problem-solving tools and techniques anddemonstrates ability to apply in support of departmental andpatient care quality improvement. ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ AlbanyMedical Center is the first hospital in the US to be verified bythe Society of Vascular Surgeons and the American College ofSurgeons as a Comprehensive Vascular Surgical Center. There are twoVascular Surgery Units at AlbanyMed. The primary disease focusincludes patients with vascular disease and other surgical patientsrequiring telemetry monitoring. The patients frequently encounteredmay be acute or chronically ill with multiple co-morbidities and/orin hypercoagulable states. The age of this population rangesbetween 18 and 90 with the majority of the patients between 45-65years. Plans of care frequently used include but are not limitedto: Carotid Endarterectomy, Lower Extremity Revascularization,Renal Stenting, and Vascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repairs.

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