Adult STAT RN, 36 hours/week, Night Shift

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Department/Unit:Critical Care Support Services
Work Shift: Night (United States of America)
Salary Range: $74,484.00 - $122,907.00 The STAT team is a group of critical care trained professional nurses who are available 24/7 for any issue within the hospital and medical college. STAT nurses provide specialized care to all patients, employees, and visitors requiring acute medical attention at AMCH and Albany medical college. The team members also contribute their knowledge educating staff, patients, and families to recognize clinical deterioration and how to make a proactive assessment and observation for patients at risk for deterioration. STAT team members give MOCK code training for nurses and ancillary staff to help facilitate better outcome in code situations. Hourly Range: $35.81 - 59.09
STAT Nurses respond to : Code stroke, Code Thrombectomy, Code STEMI, Code 10, Anesthesia Emergency, Code Blue, Code Malignant Hyperthermia, Code Pink and Rapid Response pages. As well as any employee with questions about Hospital policies, procedures, or patient care. STAT nurses use problem focused physical exam to evaluate and treat patients according to protocols. Stabilize decompensating patients on the floor and in ICUs. Manage ICU patient on floor. Facilitate movement of patients to higher level of care when needed. Use the chain of command when resolving issues. Assisting visitors and staff to ED after a code gray. Administer IV push medications on applicable floors (ex. Cardizem, Amiodarone, Hydralazine)
Utilizes the Clinical Emergency and Rapid Response Adult Protocol and ACLS to patients including but not limited to the following: Oxygen Desaturation Increased work of breathing Chest pain Cardiac arrhythmias Acute Rales Acute Bleeding Symptomatic Hypertension Lethargy Lethargy with depressed respiratory status Hypoglycemia Anaphylaxis.
Education Requirements: Graduate of a professional academic nursing program. Holds current RN Registration to practice in the State of New York.
Experience: A minimum of three (3) years recent Intensive Care clinical experience in specific patient populations served. BLS/ACLS certified.
Communication Skills: Communicates effectively with patients, family members, employees, and others. Listens actively and verifies and clarifies messages. Seeks the input of others to achieve consensus. Applies problem solving, negotiating, and conflict resolution skills into communication. Utilizes Chain of Command, as needed, to reach optimum outcomes. Reads and interprets documents such as Quality Reports and Hospital Policy and Procedures. Ensures that patient care is documented on established forms.
Reasoning Ability: Identifies problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions. Solves practical problems and deals with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists. Interprets a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
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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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Location:
Austerlitz
Job Type:
FullTime

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