Clinical Nurse II - D2E: CCU, 36 hrs/week-Nights
Company: Albany Medical Center
Location: Rensselaer
Posted on: January 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Department/Unit: Coronary Care Unit - D2E Work Shift: Night
(United States of America) Salary Range: $83,200.00 - $93,184.00
The CCU is a 17-bed cardiac critical care unit with each room
having invasive monitoring capabilities. The patient population
consists of adult patients (age 18 and older) experiencing actual
or potential life-threatening cardiac dysfunction. One of the
services provided by credentialed RPN’s in this unit is continuous
EKG monitoring for potentially life-threatening dysrhythmias and
the implementation of emergency measures in the absence of a
physician according to the American Heart Association’s Advanced
Cardiac Life Support (AHA-ACLS) Guidelines. Other services provided
include monitoring and care of patients with Impella ventricular
assist devices, Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps, Pulmonary Artery
Catheters, TVPs, and Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy. CCU ICU
nurses require or will develop the following skill sets: Implement
physician orders, administer medications, starts IVs, performs
treatments, procedures and special tests, and document treatment as
required by company policy and local/state/federal rules and
regulations. CCU nurses will also order, interpret, and evaluate
diagnostic tests to identify and assess patients' conditions,
assess and evaluate patient needs for, and responses to, care
rendered. They will apply sound nursing judgment in patient care
management decisions, collaborate with the nursing team to create a
Plan of Care for all patients, and direct and guide ancillary
personnel and maintain standards of professional nursing. -
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. 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.
Keywords: Albany Medical Center, Troy , Clinical Nurse II - D2E: CCU, 36 hrs/week-Nights, Healthcare , Rensselaer, New York
