Job Information
Albany Medical Center RN - Internal Medicine Office in Albany, New York
Department/Unit:
HBD - Internal Medicine
Work Shift:
Day (United States of America)
Salary range: $68,640 - $99,023
Registered Nurse
Internal Medicine Office
Work schedule: Monday – Friday
Albany, NY
We are seeking a dynamic RN - Case Manager to join our Internal Medicine outpatient practice team!
The RN will be working alongside the physicians to ensure that case management goals are met and ensuring our high-risk patients are receiving exceptional care. The RN is responsible for triaging change in status, follows up coordination of care for post hospitalization, ER, and urgent care events.
Under the direction of the practice physician and/or advanced practice provider (APP) and the supervision of the Nurse Manager (RN) and/or Nurse Supervisor (RN), the RN may provide direct patient care, patient triage (in-person and telephonic), assessment, planning, directing, and evaluating of a patient’s specific care plan and clinic visit. Able to work effectively within a team of multi-specialty professionals is essential.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:
Assesses need for home care services and provide referral if appropriate.
Ensures follow-up appointments are made in a timely manner.
Coordinates referrals to specialists.
Collaborates with agencies/resources in the community to coordinate care.
Actively participates in meetings and attend regional conferences to gain information needed to meet measures required by NCQA, PCMH, CPC, and CMS.
Demonstrates consistent proactive problem solving and critical thinking to improve PCMH.
Triages patient calls.
Enters lab orders for patients.
Provides patient education – injections, glucometer use.
Clinical resource for LPNs/MAs.
Checks AEDs every morning and document on log in RN office.
Assists providers and staff with various clinical tasks.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate’s degree of a state accredited Registered Nursing program is required
NYS current RN licensure is required
Minimum of 2 years of clinical RN experience is desired
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.
Albany Med is the centerpiece of medicine, research, and medical education in New York’s CapitalRegion and is the area's largest private employer with more than 10,000 employees.
Albany Med offers excellent career opportunities in a wide range of roles in both patient care andadministration. We value all our staff members and offer outstanding employee benefits including:
Excellent health care coverage (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-health-%20benefits/) with lower copays at most Albany Med providers.
A wide array of services and programs to support emotional, physical, and mental wellbeing (http://albanymedcareers.com/benefits/employee-advantages/)
Anchored in the state’s historic capital city, Albany Med offers a full range outpatient and inpatient careand is home to the region’s largest hospital, only Level 1 trauma center, and only children’s hospital. Thedowntown campus also offers opportunities at Albany Medical College.
Albany Med partners with Columbia Memorial Health, Saratoga Hospital and Glens Falls Hospital to form the Albany Med Health System, serving more than three million people over 25 counties.