Department/Unit: Elective Orthopedics - B3W

Work Shift: Staffing Options Program

Job Description Summary: As a Registered Nurse, you will play a vital role in fostering a compassionate and caring environment for patients, families, and colleagues through kindness and active listening. You will be recognized as a key contributor to the success of our mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement physician orders and administer medications.
• Start IVs and perform treatments, procedures, and special tests, ensuring documentation as per policies.
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to assess patients' conditions thoroughly.
• Evaluate patient needs and responses to care provided.
• Apply sound nursing judgment in managing patient care.
• Provide primary and emergency care for various injuries and illnesses.
• Collaborate with the nursing team to create comprehensive Plans of Care for all patients.
• Guide and direct ancillary personnel while maintaining professional nursing standards.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduate of a professional academic nursing program with a Diploma, Associate Degree, or Baccalaureate Degree.
• Current NYS Registered Nurse license required.
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) is necessary.
• 1-3 years of clinical RN experience in Med-Surg or Progressive Care is preferred.
• Excellent communication, prioritization, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Knowledge of quality concepts and problem-solving techniques with the ability to support quality improvement in patient care.

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to sensitive information associated with Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including HIPAA Protected Health Information. Workforce members are expected to limit access to information based on a "need to know" basis and ensure the minimum necessary information is accessed to perform assigned duties. Additionally, it is required to protect information from unauthorized access and modification.