Nurse Practitioner OR Physician Assistant - Cardiology, Full Time (Experience Preferred)

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health is seeking a Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant in New York to provide comprehensive patient care across admission, assessment, and follow-up. You will perform rounds, write orders, interpret tests, and coordinate with physicians and nursing staff to ensure optimal outcomes.

The role requires a master’s degree in a NP program, NYS NP and RN licenses or an equivalent PA credential, ARC-PA accreditation, and a current BLS certification.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a Nurse Practitioner program is required.
• Current NYS licenses: NP and RN; PA license required.
• Graduate of ARC-PA accredited program and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Take initial histories and perform physical examinations.
• Initiate, document, and communicate the plan of care and follow-up.
• Perform daily patient rounds and write orders for meds and tests.
• Interpret lab results and collaborate with care team to ensure quality.
• Discharge planning with documentation of care, referrals, and instructions.

Education

Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program

Bachelor’s Degree

NYS NP license

NYS Registered Professional Nurse license

Physician Assistant (PA) license NYS

Current BLS certification

Job description

Job Description

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

Job Responsibility

• 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.

Job Qualification

• 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.
• Bachelor’s Degree, required. Graduate of an accredited (Accreditation Review Committee for Physician Assistant Programs ARC-PA) program, required.
• Current license to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA) by the New York State Department of Education, 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).