LPN - Neurosurgery Office

Department/Unit:

HBD - NSR - Neurosurgery General

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Salary Range:

$54,690.00 - $82,035.00
Salary range: $27/hr. - $39.44/hr.
LPN – Full Time
Neurosurgery Office - Albany, NY
Work schedule: Monday – Friday
Our Neurosurgery 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 Department of Neurosurgery comprises world-class neurosurgeons providing increasingly diverse and complex surgical care to patients with a wide range of neurological conditions, ensuring that Albany Medical Center offers the most advanced neurosurgical services available in the region. Our department offices are located at the main campus in Albany as well as in Saratoga, but our providers service a wide area including Latham, Clifton Park, Delmar, Saratoga, Valatie, and Catskill. Our administrative and clinical teams work collaboratively to meet the needs of our patients and their families.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Obtains and accurately records patient’s vital signs

• Documents components of patient’s history

• Communicates in an open and appropriate manner with patients, visitors and staff

• Participates in in-office procedures under the direction and supervision of a licensed healthcare provider

• Performs diagnostic CLIA waived testing

• Performs venipuncture to obtain blood for lab testing

• Prescription call-backs per scope of practice

• Preps patient’s chart for pertinent clinical information

• Maintains inventory of supplies, and keeps patient examination rooms stocked

• Adheres to AMC’s regulatory compliance issues

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent is required

• Current NYS Registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse

• Obtains and maintains certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Previous experience in a patient care setting preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from physicians, patients and their family members or other employees within the work setting

Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!​

Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer.

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. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.