Albany Medical Center Looking for LPN – Cardiology Office at Schenectady, New York Full Time
Department/Unit:
HBD – Medicine Cardiology
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
LPN – Full Time Cardiology Office – Albany, NY Work schedule: Monday – Friday
Our Cardiology outpatient practice located in Albany, NY is seeking an LPN with excellent attention to detail and clinical reasoning skills to join our dedicated team of healthcare providers!
The Cardiology department has approximately 20 providers, of which 4-6 providers see patients during any given clinic. The role of the LPN in Cardiology is to provide patient care and support providers for patient visits in the clinic.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Provides nursing support to all providers in the clinical setting including specialty physicians who utilize clinical site Greets and rooms patients Patient check in (vital signs, weight, height), performs electrocardiograms and point of care testing Medication administration and appropriate documentation; obtains accurate medical/surgical histories and updates medication lists Medication prior authorizations and patient call backs providing information as directed by RN/NP/PA/MD Maintains clinical supply/inventory Maintains compliance and regulatory standards expected in the department Assists Registered Nurses with patient care tasks
Education Requirements: Graduate of a Licensed Practical Nurse academic nursing program. Current NYS Registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Obtains and maintains certification in Basic Life Support (BLS).
Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center!
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.
