Advanced Practice Clinician

VNS Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 109,900 - 146,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal and financial wellness programs

Opportunities for professional growth

Internal mobility options

Job summary

A healthcare provider in New York is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver advanced nursing care and manage patient populations. The role involves collaboration with a healthcare team, ensuring compliance with quality measures, and fulfilling education and experience requirements. The ideal candidate must possess a Master’s Degree in Nursing and relevant certifications. The position offers a competitive salary range of approximately USD $109,900.00 - USD $146,500.00 per year, along with professional growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• License and registration as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
• Certificate and registration as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State.
• Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage full scope of advanced nursing practice for targeted patient populations.
• Collaborate with physicians to develop and revise clinical protocols.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and establish treatment plans.

Skills

Advanced nursing practice

Clinical care management

Collaboration with healthcare teams

Bilingual skills

Education

Master’s Degree in Nursing

Current ANCC or AANP certification

Job description

Overview

Provides clinical leadership to promote increased compliance with a range of quality and cost measures and standards of care. Manages service delivery of inter‑professional and para‑professional team members working on an individual case or population of cases. Acts as a key resource in providing clinical and operational guidance and support to assigned teams and other staff to achieve and enhance team outcomes. Provides advanced nursing clinical care for patients in accordance with current State and Federal rules and regulations for nurse practitioner’s scope of practice and national standards of care. Works under the supervision of the Clinical Director for the Nurse Practitioner Program.

What We Provide

• Personal and financial wellness programs
• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
• Internal mobility and advancement opportunities
• Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community of Professionals

What You Will Do

• Manage and provide full scope of advanced nursing practice for targeted patient populations. Evaluate patient responses to therapy/ interventions. Ensure revision of the inter‑professional plan of care as necessary to achieve quality outcomes.
• Identify need for new/revised clinical protocols. Collaborate with physicians and others within the practice to develop protocols and provide training as appropriate.
• Manage and provide comprehensive advanced nursing care including physical examination, comprehensive history, screening for physical and/or psychological conditions, emergent interventions, pharmacological and non‑pharmacological interventions, ordering treatments and DME, preventative health maintenance activities, care management, referrals, discharge planning, counseling and patient education. Establish a treatment plan based on clinical findings and determine when further evaluation by collaborating physician, specialist or emergency care is warranted.
• Collaborate with patients, families, primary care physicians and other team members to provide assessment and care planning. Assess, plan, and provide intensive and continuous care management across client settings.
• Manage and provide clinical services in compliance with standards of Patient‑Centered Medical Home standards, meaningful use of medical record data, HEDIS and QARR quality of care measurements.

Qualifications

Licenses and Certifications:

• License and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State required
• Certificate (license) and current registration to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of New York, with a specialty in adult health, family health or gerontology required
• Valid driver’s license, as determined by operational/regional needs may be required
• Maintains credentialed status with VNS Health Medical Care at Home and associated managed care plans required
• Maintains NPI, Medicaid and Medicare provider numbers preferred
• Maintains a collaborative practice agreement with a physician in compliance with New York State regulations preferred
• Must be certified by ANCC or another accrediting Nurse Practitioner body – in order to bill Medicare and meet credentialing requirements required
• For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners only: Current PMHNP‑BC certification required

Education:

• Master’s Degree of Science in Nursing, or other graduate degree from a nurse practitioner educational program registered by the New York State Education Department as qualifying for NP certification (licensure) required
• Current ANCC or AANP certification as an adult, family or geriatric nurse practitioner required
• For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners only: Master’s Degree in psychiatric‑mental health Nurse Practitioner required
• PhD in psychiatric‑mental health Nurse Practitioner preferred

Work Experience:

• Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse practitioner utilizing full scope of practice preferred
• Clinical home care experience or two years managerial experience preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of HEDIS and QARR quality measures, ICD‑10 and CPT coding for reimbursement of services required
• Bilingual skills, as determined by operational needs required
• For Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners only: Minimum of two years of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner utilizing full scope of practice required

Pay Range

USD $109,900.00 - USD $146,500.00 /Yr.