Department/Unit: Float Pool
Work Shift: Float Pool_12_Night
Salary Range: $72,072.00 - $74,229.26
The Med Surg Float Pool Nurse provides essential patient care across various departments, including medicine, post-surgical, and emergency care settings.
As a Clinical Nurse, you will assess, coordinate, plan, direct, implement, and manage patient care throughout their time in the hospital, ensuring smooth transitions and a focus on discharge readiness. Your role will play a critical part in delivering competent and compassionate care to a diverse group of patients, referring facilities, and hospital staff, in both inpatient and outpatient environments.
Hourly Range: $36.73 - $60.93
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement physician orders, administer medications, initiate IVs, perform treatments and procedures, and document care as per policy and regulations.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to assess patients' conditions comprehensively.
- Continuously assess and evaluate patient needs, tailoring care based on their responses and requirements.
- Exercise sound judgment in managing patient care decisions and provide immediate care for injuries and illnesses.
- Administer both over-the-counter and prescription medications as needed.
- Collaborate with the nursing team to design and implement individualized care plans.
- Guide and direct ancillary staff, maintaining high standards of professional nursing practice.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program with a Diploma, Associate Degree, or Bachelor’s Degree.
- Current NYS Registered Nurse license is required.
- Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) must be obtained and maintained.
- A minimum of 1-3 years clinical RN experience is required, with at least 1 year in Telemetry or ICU settings.
- A commitment to continuing education for professional development.
- Knowledge of quality improvement principles and the application of problem-solving techniques in patient care.
Thank you for considering a career with Albany Medical Center. We are an equal opportunity employer and support a diverse workforce.
This position may require access to sensitive information regarding patients and partners, consistent with HIPAA and other regulations. Workforce members must ensure that access to such information is based on a need to know and maintained securely.