Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Day Shift

Description:

RN Clinical Lead – Albany Internal Medicine

If you are looking for an RN Clinical Lead position in Albany, this could be your opportunity.  Here at St. Peter's Health Partner's, we care for more people in more places.  This position is located at 4 Palisades Drive Albany, NY.

Position Highlights:

• Recognized leader: Magnet Hospital in the Capital Region

• Quality of Life: Where career opportunities and quality of life converge

• Advancement:  Strong orientation program, generous tuition allowance and career development

• Work/Life:  Monday – Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm Office Hours

Summary 

RN Clinical Lead – the practice of the profession of nursing as a registered professional nurse is defined as diagnosing and treating human responses to actual or potential health problems through such services as case finding, health teaching, health counseling, and provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being, and executing medical regimens prescribed by a licensed physician or other licensed health care provider. Additionally this position requires collaboration with manager and providers to ensure clinical protocols and processes are followed and manage clinical coverage appropriately. 

Job Duties and Responsibilities 

This description is intended to only provide basic guidelines for meeting job requirements.  Responsibilities, knowledge, skills, abilities and working conditions may change as needs evolve.  These responsibilities are subject to change at any time. 

• Brings patient to exam room, takes appropriate vital signs and documents in electronic medical record. 
• Notifies provider regarding patient in need of intervention. 
• Identifies patients with ED, Hospital Admission or specialty consults and obtains records. 
• Review and reconcile medication list to ensure accurate and complete list in electronic medical record (EMR) available for provider review and submission. 
• Records patients’ chief complaint in EMR. 
• Complete referrals and tracks patients' compliance. 
• Review prescriptions electronically and send prescriptions to providers for review and submission. 
• Obtains prior authorization for diagnostic testing and medication and enters into EMR. 
• Responds to patient's concerns appropriately using AIDET communication. 
• Acknowledge- Greet the patient by name. Make eye contact, smile and acknowledge family or friends in the room. 
• Introduce – Introduce yourself with your name, skill set, professional certification, and experience. 
• Duration- Give an accurate time expectation for tests, physician arrival, and identify next steps. When this is not possible, give a time in which you will update the patient on progress. 
• Explanation- Explain step-by-step what to expect next, answer questions, and let the patient know how to contact you, such as a nurse call button. 
• Thank You- Thank the patient and/or family. You might express gratitude to them for choosing your hospital or for their communication and cooperation. Thank family members for being there to support the patient. 
• Educates patients on procedures and obtains patient consent as directed by provider. 
• Performs pre-visit planning and reviews quality metrics. 
• Retrieves telephonic clinical information from patients who call into the office. 
• Triage calls and provide advice to patients. 
• Submit to provider for review and guidance as necessary.  
• Follow up with patients within same business day. 
• Documents clinical guidance and patient response in patient’s medical record. 
• Monitors task list and completes tasks assigned by provider in a timely manner based on urgency. 
• Uses Universal Precautions with all encounters, and follows procedure for handling occurrences involving exposure to blood or other body fluid. 
• Educates patients regarding medication, testing procedures and home care techniques. 
• Ensure proper labeling, handling and documentation for patient specimens.  
• Follow up with patient regarding test results based on advice given by provider.  
• Ensures that patient exam rooms are stocked and cleaned at all times. 
• Routinely rotates and checks for expiration dates on all medical supplies. 
• Reviews supplies and notifies designated colleagues of ordering supplies prior to supply depletion. 
• Performs mandatory in-service training including but not limited to OSHA and harassment. 
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment including disinfecting patient care areas and equipment.