RN - Women's Health Office, Columbia Memorial Hospital

Department/Unit: AMCOM - OBGYN - CMH

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)
Salary Range: $83,200.00 - $
RN - Full Time Women's Health Office Columbia Memorial Hospital Hudson, NY

Our Ob/Gyn outpatient practice located in Albany, NY is seeking an RN to join our dynamic Women's Health team! We offer a friendly team‑oriented work environment centered on efficient, compassionate patient care. We are looking for a candidate excited to provide compassionate and capable patient and clinician support for outpatient procedures and other needed care.

Under the supervision of the Nursing Supervisor and/or Nurse Manager, the RN provides nursing support to primary and subspecialty providers. The RN works collaboratively with the health‑care team in planning, directing, providing, and evaluating patient care. The RN is defined within the department to provide patient care, triage, consultation, and referral among team members.

• Completes organized and quality documentation as required by the department.
• Facilitates the utilization of resources to meet patient outcomes (case management).
• Provides age‑appropriate direct patient care from preparation of patients through the end of the office visit, including diagnostics, venipuncture, administration of medications, assisting with procedures, and assistance of physicians as needed.
• Performs procedures including hysteroscopies, cystoscopies, excision of vulvar lesions, insertion and removal of IUDs, endometrial biopsies, first trimester terminations, and miscarriage management.
• Performs telephone triage including coordination of care and documentation.
• Schedules tests and procedures as indicated within the division and obtains prior authorizations as needed.
• Works with other departments inside and outside of AMC to coordinate multidisciplinary care.
• Participates in the patient throughput process in the clinic as indicated and needed (including vital signs, updating medical records, performing diagnostic procedures, assisting the physician and practitioners, facilitating teaching, end‑of‑appointment coordination of care).
• Works with division physicians, administrative staff, and Nurse Manager to assure compliance with regulatory conditions, policies, and procedures.
• Delegates daily tasks to appropriate clinical staff and ensures completion of tasks.
• Reviews and triages incoming test results as indicated within the division.

• Associate’s degree from a state‑accredited Registered Nursing program.
• NYS current RN licensure.
• Previous nursing experience in an ambulatory care setting or at least one year of nursing experience obtained outside an ambulatory care setting.
• Procedural sedation, operating room, Labor & Delivery, Ob/Gyn, or Maternity Services experience is preferred but not required.
• BLS required.
• ACLS required to be obtained after hire.

This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, 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.

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.