Nurse Practitioner - FlexStaff- NICU

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Career Site is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to perform comprehensive patient assessments, develop and communicate plans of care, and coordinate interdisciplinary care. The role includes daily rounds, prescribing orders, interpreting labs, and contributing to discharge planning within a hospital setting.

Requirements include a Master's in NP, NY NP and RN licenses, and a collaborative practice agreement or attestation, along with current BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program is required.
• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State is required.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State is required.
• Collaborative practice agreement or attestation per NYS goals is required.

Responsibilities

• Take initial patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Initiate, document, and communicate the plan of care and follow up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• Perform daily patient rounds.
• Write orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Interpret laboratory and test results.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other care providers to ensure quality patient care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts at discharge.
• Inform patients of post-discharge care instructions.
• Perform related duties as required; all essential functions.

Skills

Patient assessment

Communication

Interprofessional collaboration

Documentation

Education

Master's degree in NP program

National Board Certification

New York NP license

New York RN license

Tools

BLS

Job description

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, followup, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Requirements

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Interprets laboratory and test results.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.
• Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.
• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required.
• Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015.
• Current BLS certification, required

Additional Salary Detail

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).