Nurse Practitioner I

Columbia University Irving Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Columbia University Irving Medical Center's Department of Neurology seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Neuro-Oncology Division, delivering clinical care to adults with neuro-oncology conditions.

Under supervision of attending physicians, you will evaluate patients, coordinate chemotherapy, and work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive care across outpatient and inpatient settings, with 35 hours/week and salary range $130,000–$160,000.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing and NP licensure in New York
• NP Board Certification
• BLS and DEA Certifications
• Eligible for NYP credentialing

Responsibilities

• Take medical histories and perform examinations mainly in outpatient settings with some inpatient involvement
• Document encounters and manage charges for encounters and visits
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and workups; order/interpret tests; prescribe medications
• Oversee chemotherapy as an outpatient and during transitions between settings
• Coordinate multidisciplinary services and patient education
• Collaborate with residents, fellows, staff, social worker, and research team
• Occasional coverage for other divisions in Neurology as needed
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned

Skills

Clinical assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Documentation

Chemotherapy coordination

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Grade 105

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: 130,000.00 - 160,000.00

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Neuro-Oncology Division that provides clinical care for adults with neuro-oncology conditions, mainly primary and metastatic brain tumors. Reporting to the NP Clinical Manager and working under the supervision of the attending physicians, the NP will be responsible for the evaluation and management of neuro-oncology patients as part of collaborative NP team.

Responsibilities

• Taking medical histories and performing physical examinations with attending physicians, mainly in the outpatient setting but occasionally for inpatients.
• Documenting in the medical record and entering, as appropriate, charges for encounters. This may include:
• Collaborative visits with an attending physician.
• Visits "incident to" follow-up with an attending physician.
• Visits independent of an attending physician.
• Coordinating admissions, discharges, and workup of patients; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications and managing patients by telephone as appropriate; seeing selected patients in routine follow-up appointments, and for urgent same or next-day office visits under the supervision of an attending physician.
• Synchronization and documentation of ongoing chemotherapy as an outpatient, and during the transition from inpatient to outpatient and outpatient to inpatient.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary services.
• Coordinating and facilitating patient education.
• Collaborating with other team members including residents, fellows, administrative staff, social worker, and research team (including research nurses from the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center).
• Occasional coverage for other Divisions in Neurology depending on need.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires Master's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus four years of relevant nursing experience.
• Must have current New York State Registered Professional Nurse and Nurse Practitioner licenses.
• Must have NP Board Certification.
• BLS and DEA Certifications.
• Must be able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements, prior to starting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as a nurse practitioner/physician assistant and/or experience in outpatient care in an academic medical center.
• New graduates with strong background in ICU or neurology or oncology are welcome to apply.
• Fluency in Spanish and New Jersey/Connecticut licensures a plus.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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