Clinical Nurse I : C4 / C3W : Infectious Disease / Secure Unit

Clinical Nurse I : C4 / C3W : Infectious Disease / Secure Unit at Albany Medical Center summary :

The Clinical Nurse I works in the Secure Unit, delivering and coordinating patient care for individuals with infectious diseases. This role involves assessing, planning, and managing care to ensure compassionate and competent treatment throughout the patient's stay, including transitions to discharge. Nurses in this position are part of the Nursing Professional Advancement Pathway, with opportunities for professional advancement from novice to expert.

Department / Unit : Secure Unit - C3W

Work Shift :

Day (United States of America)

The Registered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements and manages the needs of assigned patients throughout the episode of care with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery and coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team. S / he assures that competent, compassionate patient care is uniformly provided to customers including referring facilities, hospital staff and patients in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.

• Registered Professional Nurses that participate in the Nursing Professional Advancement Pathway (NPAP) must progress from novice to competent within a specialty. Nurses are eligible to apply for advancement to proficient or expert status as outlined in the NPAP.

Hourly Min= $33.00

Hourly Max= $33.99

The Registered Professional Nurse assesses, coordinates, plans, directs, implements and manages the needs of assigned patients throughout the episode of care with a focus on progress toward discharge, including during transitions within the acute care stay. The Registered Professional Nurse is responsible for the delivery and coordination of patient care provided by the caregiving team. S / he assures that competent, compassionate patient care is uniformly provided to customers including referring facilities, hospital staff and patients in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community settings.

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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.

Keywords :

Registered Nurse, clinical nursing, patient care, infectious disease, healthcare, nursing advancement, acute care, patient assessment, care coordination, health services