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RN - Journey's Pediatric Palliative Care

Albany Med Health System • Full-time • Albany, New York 12208, United States • $68,640 - $99,023 / year • 3w ago

Department/Unit:

HBD - Pediatrics

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)Salary range: $68,640 - $99,023

Registered Nurse - Full time

Journey’s Pediatric Palliative Care Consult Service

Work schedule: 8:00am - 4:30 pm (No weekends/holidays)

Location: Main Campus - 43 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY

Journey’s (Pediatric Palliative Care Consult Service) is looking for a Full time Registered Nurse. This individual supports the mission of the Journey’s program through care coordination, family support and advocacy. The nurse collaborates with other community service providers as well as various medical providers to provide the support needed to maintain and care for the medically compromised child.

This individual supports the bereavement role of the Journey’s Chaplain and Social Worker, supporting families experiencing perinatal loss, neonatal loss or the loss of a child. The RN assists in the care of the child during outpatient clinic visits and will occasionally accompany the Journey’s provider on home visits. The RN will also provide support out-patient during inpatient hospitalizations or outpatient appointments and procedures.

The Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Medical Center is the only state-of-the-art facility that provides comprehensive care for children in northeastern New York and western New England.

Our Albany Medical Center team of more than 140 physicians has extensive training and experience in 40 subspecialties of pediatric medicine and attends to all your children’s healthcare needs. Our physicians serve as faculty members at Albany Medical College, which gives patients and their families’ access to some of the most innovative treatments available today.

Under the direction of the practice physician and/or advanced practice provider (APP) and the supervision of the Nurse Manager (RN) and/or Nurse Supervisor (RN), the RN may provide direct patient care, patient triage (in-person and telephonic), assessment, planning, directing and evaluating of a patient’s specific care plan and clinic visit. Able to work effectively within a team of multi-specialty professionals.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

Obtains and accurately record patient’s vital signs; reports abnormal values to treating provider
Obtains and documents a patient’s history (Medical, Surgical and Social) and focused physical assessment, related to the clinic visit and as dictated by clinic procedure
Administers medications and treatments to patients in clinic, under the direction of a physician or APP
Participates in in-office procedure, as related to clinic specialty, under the direction and supervision of a Physician or APP and documents results in EHR
Performs review and triage of incoming test results, patient requests and pharmacy renewals; facilitates call-backs to patients as necessary
Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes and contribute to Facility (AMC), New York State and National Quality data metrics
Delegates tasks deemed appropriate per licensure of LPN and/or MA
Adheres to AMC’s regulatory agency (The Joint Commission) and internal compliance policies
Orientation and education of newly hired staff
Completes continuous/annual education related to Clinic specialty to maintain knowledge base on current practices
Provides education to patients related to their visit and overall health and wellness

Minimum Qualifications:

Associate’s degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
NYS current RN licensure to practice professional nursing is required
Current CPR certification required
Certification in specialty, Ambulatory setting preferred
Excellent customer service and communication skills
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from physicians, patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting. Familiar with computer software.
Effective Written and Verbal Communication Skills
Working Knowledge of MS Word and Excel
Experience with electronic health record preferred
Ability to give medications via all routes and ability to calculate medication doses

Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!

Albany Medical is an equal opportunity employer.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that:

Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.

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