Description
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Temporary
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 20
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: 40000-46800
Position Summary
Columbia Primary Care at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CIUMC) is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. The Primary Care Nurse II will report directly to the Practice Manager or Director of Nursing, Columbia Primary Care. This ambulatory nursing position will serve as a key member of the patient care team to support the pediatric and/or adult populations we serve. The Primary Care Nurse II performs nursing duties consistent with NYS nursing scope of practice related to the support of the day-to-day clinical operations of the assigned practice. These duties include, but are not limited to, medication/immunization administration, point of care testing (POCT), clinical information abstraction, maintenance of infection prevention and control procedures, and patient education that can be in person, via our patient portal, or by phone. This experienced RN will perform telephonic, electronic, and in person nursing assessments consistent with the NYS nursing scope of practice. The Primary Care Nurse II will also work on population health initiatives within Columbia Primary Care to address health care gaps and promote positive health outcomes for the patients of the assigned practice(s). The Primary Care Nurse II will work closely with multiple providers as well as other clinical and administrative staff to deliver an excellent patient experience that contributes to positive health outcomes for patients and a work culture of kindness, collaboration, integrity, accountability, and excellence.
Responsibilities
Administrative/Operations
- Executes nursing interventions by collaborating with the care team and following the standards of care established by Columbia Primary Care.
- Assesses and systematically collects data related to patient health status and works with the care team to develop the plan of care.
- Utilizes data to continuously meet care coordination needs across settings in conjunction with the patient, family and/or other care providers.
- Assumes responsibility and accountability for effectively managing nursing care of individual patients.
- Documents nursing assessment and interventions to reflect comprehensive and integrated approach to patient care.
- Identifies learning needs of the patient and families, educates by adapting to patient and family learning style utilizing the teach-back method.
- Provides care that is safe, ethical, patient- and family-centered, culturally congruent, and evidence-based.
- There are skills and responsibilities that are common across Columbia Primary Care. The Registered Nurse (RN) may perform any or all these skills and responsibilities:
- Telephone, My Chart and in-person triage (for symptom management) under minimal supervision as appropriate.
- Review and act on test results (lab, x-ray).
- Review and manage communications from internal and external customers inclusive of in basket messages, updating immunizations, updating health maintenance items.
- Provide patient education through multiple avenues inclusive of in-person, by telephone or video.
- Execute delegation protocols.
- Assist with medication management (e. g., medication renewals) inclusiv
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