Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- Structural Heart (Outpatient, Experience Preferred)

Northwell Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwell Health seeks a qualified clinician to perform admissions assessments, plan patient care, and coordinate rounds with physicians and nurses. The role emphasizes high-quality patient care, documentation, and discharge planning.

Two tracks are described: Physician Assistant with NYS PA license and NCCPA certification, or Nurse Practitioner with NYS NP and RN licenses, plus a collaborative practice arrangement. BLS is required for both paths.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited program and ARC-PA accreditation.
• Current New York PA license and NCCPA certification are required.
• BLS certification is required.
• Alternative NP track requires NP master's degree and NY NP license.
• Collaborative practice agreement or attestation is required.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up for screening and preparation.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Writes orders for medications, labs, and diagnostic tests.
• Interprets laboratory and test results.
• Confers with physicians, residents, nursing staff and other care providers for quality care.
• Notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and referrals on patient charts.
• Informs patients of necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• Performs related duties; essential functions noted under applicable laws.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care planning

Communication with care team

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

ARC-PA accredited program

Current NYS PA license

NCCPA certification

BLS certification

Master’s Degree in NP program

NYS NP license

RN license NYS

Collaborative practice attestation

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

• 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.
• Current NCCPA Certification from the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), required.
• Current BLS certification, required.

OR

• 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).