Job Summary
Job Description
Full-time NURSE PRACTITIONER (NPs) needed.
The nurse practitioner will work with the attending consultant to conduct consultations throughout the Children's Hospital. For the position, an enthusiastic, self-sufficient individual with strong organizational skills and exceptional interpersonal talents who can interact with patients, families, physicians, and researchers is required.
Schedule: Full Time
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Work collaboratively with health care providers in planning for patient care and makes referrals to other disciplines as indicated.
- Evaluate and document patient's responses to the plan of care.
- Conduct telephone consultations, laboratory follow-up and triage of walk-in patients with referral to appropriate providers.
- Diagnose and prescribe appropriately as indicated by the patient's assessment findings.
- Advise and serve as a clinical resource for healthcare providers, and non-medically trained staff.
- Assist with interviewing and mentoring newly hired nurse practitioners.
- Participate in the development, review and revision of nurse practitioner agency specific practice guidelines.
- Audit peer practice to assure overall quality of patient care.
- Support and contribute to quality assurance and incorporate findings into practice.
- Maintains student confidentiality and sensitivity.
- Provide direct patient care clinical sessions.
- Conduct a health history and perform a problem-specific examination as indicated by the patient's reason for visit.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Identify and manage common health problems, both acute and chronic in accordance with approved guidelines.
- Prescribe an appropriate plan of care in a variety of modalities to meet wellness and illness including, but not limited to medications, nutrition, exercise and traditional nursing treatments.
SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
- Ambulatory care experience
- 1-3 years of appropriate experience.
- Master's Degree in Nursing.
- NYS Nurse Practitioner license and certification in Family Health or Adult Health; NYS Registered nurse license preferred.
- Current NPI number and DEA certificate.
Pay and Benefits:
- Full caseload for a busy and fulfilling schedule.
- 150k-160k/year.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Professional liability insurance.
- Employee assistance program for mental health support.
- Minimal paperwork.
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