Clinical Nurse II, Post Cardiothoracic Surgery, Days
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: East Chatham
Posted on: November 2, 2025
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Job Description:
Department/Unit: Post Cardiothoracic Surgery - C8 Work Shift:
Day (United States of America) Salary Range: $83,200.00 -
$93,184.00 Implements physician orders, administers medications,
starts IVs, performs treatments, procedures and special tests, and
document treatment as required by company policy and
local/state/federal rules and regulations. Orders, interprets, and
evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients'
conditions. Assesses and evaluates patient needs for, and responses
to, care rendered. Applies sound nursing judgment in patient care
management decisions. Provides primary and emergency care for
occupational and non-occupational injuries and illnesses.
Administers over-the-counter and prescription medications as
ordered. Collaborates with the nursing team to create a Plan of
Care for all patients. Directs and guides ancillary personnel and
maintain standards of professional nursing. Qualifications:
-Graduate of a professional academic nursing program in which a
Diploma, Associate Degree or Baccalaureate Degree is conferred Must
hold current NYS Registered Nurse license Obtains and maintains
certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) Previous experience as a
PCA or other nursing assistance preferred Ability to improve job
performance through continuing education Possesses knowledge of
quality concepts, principles, and problem-solving tools and
techniques and demonstrates ability to apply in support of
departmental and patient care quality improvement. Unit
Description: -The Post-Cardiothoracic Surgical Unit consists of 27
beds with 7 private rooms and 10 semi-private rooms. The patient
population served consists of males and females both acute and
chronically ill medical and surgical cardiothoracic patients. The
primary disease focus includes patients with cardiac disease, and
medical and surgical patients requiring telemetry monitoring. The
age of the patients ranges between young adult (18 years) and
geriatric (90 years) with the majority of the patients between the
ages of 55-75 years of age. Primarily, the patients have undergone
cardiac or thoracic surgery. A subset of our population includes
patients who present with a cardiac diagnosis or have undergone a
diagnostic, interventional, or surgical procedure and requires
telemetry monitoring post-procedure. Continuous pulse oximetry is
available and provided to patients based on meeting specific
monitoring criteria as outlined in the unit policy. Patients with
known or suspected cardiac or thoracic disease that are considered
stable may be admitted as well as other medical/surgical patients
as bed availability permits. 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.
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