Advanced Practice Clinician

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus: $12K

Personal and financial wellness programs

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

VNS Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide clinical leadership and manage advanced nursing care delivery. Located in New York City, this role involves collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, ensuring patient-centered medical home standards, and supporting quality care outcomes. Candidates must hold a valid RN and NP license in New York and possess a Master's degree from an accredited program. This position offers a competitive salary range of USD $109,900.00 - USD $146,500.00 per year and various wellness programs.

Qualifications

• New York State RN and Nurse Practitioner licenses are required.
• Master’s degree or equivalent from an NP program is required.
• Minimum two years experience as a nurse practitioner preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical leadership and manages service delivery.
• Collaborates with teams to ensure quality patient care.
• Manages comprehensive advanced nursing care.

Skills

Advanced nursing practice

Patient assessment

Clinical protocol development

Care management

Bilingual skills

Education

Master’s Degree of Science in Nursing

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.

Sign on bonus: $12K.

In the field position (Manhattan).

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

• Manages and provides full scope of advanced nursing practice for targeted patient populations. Evaluates patient responses to therapy / interventions. Ensures revision of the inter-professional plan of care as necessary to achieve quality outcomes.
• Identifies need for new/revised clinical protocols. Collaborates with physicians and others within the practice to develop protocols and provides training as appropriate.
• Manages and provides 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. Establishes a treatment plan based on clinical findings and. Determines when further evaluation by collaborating physician, specialist or emergency care is warranted.
• Collaborates with patients, families, primary care physicians and other team members to provide assessment and care planning. Assesses, plans, and provides intensive and continuous care management across client settings.
• Manages and provides 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.

About Us

VNS Health has been committed to meeting the needs of New Yorkers for over 130 years. We’re one of the largest nonprofit home‑ and community‑based health care organizations in the country, and today, more than 11,500 team members work together to make a difference in the lives of more than 99,000 patients and members on any given day.