Nurse Practitioner (PC)

New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals Gouverneur in New York, NY is seeking a licensed nurse practitioner to deliver comprehensive primary care services. This role involves planning, coordinating, and managing patient care in a high-quality hospital-based setting with a focus on patient-centered outcomes.

The position requires NYS nursing licensure and NYSED registration, an active NP certification, and BLS. The department emphasizes teamwork, ongoing education, and adherence to clinical standards.

Qualifications

• Must hold NYS license and current NYSED registration as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Current NYSED Nurse Practitioner certification is required.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide continuous, comprehensive primary care medical and nursing care.
• Coordinate care and refer to consulting physicians and community services as needed.
• Educate patients and families about health status, treatment and preventive care.
• Develop and implement patient plans of care and monitor outcomes.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests and adjust treatment plans accordingly.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient education

Communication skills

Education

New York State Nursing License

New York State Nurse Practitioner Certification

BLS Certification

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur is a 295-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating, located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side neighborhood. Gouverneur offers enhanced, cutting edge healthcare services in a state-of-the-art space.It provides 24-hour care for individuals in need of sub-acute care, long-term care or hospice care which include services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and vocational rehabilitation. Gouverneur is an academic affiliate of NYU School of Medicine and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.

From more than 600 Nursing Homes in New York, Gouverneur ranks #2 in the State, and #1 in New York City, in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026.

At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Work Shifts

4:00 P.M – 12:00 A.M

Responsibilities

1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED); and
2. Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED; and
3. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Duties & Responsibilities

Purpose of Position:

Under general supervision, serves as a licensed, independent practitioner responsible for planning, coordinating, delivering and managing comprehensive primary care services in a health care setting. Ensures patient and family centered quality care to improve outcomes and patient experience, in accordance with applicable NYC Health + Hospitals policies and procedures, state and federal rules and regulations and nursing standards of care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provides continuous comprehensive primary care medical and nursing care, including preventive and
supportive health care services to patients and families.

2. Manages health problems and coordinates health care for various patient populations. Identifies and diagnoses illnesses and physical conditions, and implements therapeutic and corrective measures.

3. Consistent with the established nursing practice, differentiates between normal and abnormal findings in the screening process to detect changes in health status that require physician’s intervention.

4. Develops and maintains partnerships with community-based organizations and makes referrals to consulting physicians and/or other health care professionals and community agencies, as necessary.

5. Evaluates and interprets patient data, in order to plan and implement appropriate nursing interventions.

6. Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners in the evaluation of health screening findings to make prospective decisions about treatment that will best support improved outcomes and patient satisfaction.

7. Formulates differential diagnosis and the plan of care based on medical history, physical exams, nursing assessment and other pertinent information. Identifies health and medical risks and needs.

8. Develops, implements, and evaluates patient plan of care. Determines effectiveness and modifies as per clinical standards and practice protocols, where needed, to achieve medical and health goals.

9. Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests. Identifies and may prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and therapies.

10. Manages a patient session schedule allowing for both scheduled and non-emergent unscheduled visits; maintains a work schedule that ensures availability and continuity of care; ensures optimal availability and utilization of appropriate resources.

11. Provides education, guidance, and direction to nursing staff and other members of the health care team to ensure quality and safe medical and nursing care is provided.

12. Provides education and counseling to patients and families regarding health status, treatment and progress, medication management, disease prevention and health promotion, records and maintains a system of relevant documentation.

13. Performs other related duties, as directed

JOB DETAILS

$151,682

Position type: Full-Time

Department: MEDICINE SERVICE PRIMARY CARE

Category: Nursing

Posted: Sep 21, 2026

LOCATION

227 Madison Street

New York, NY 10002

NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur

227 Madison Street

New York, NY 10002

East Broadway (F)

Grand St (B,D)

15 minutes walk from nearest station to the hospital.

ABOUT NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation, annually serving more than a million New Yorkers in more than 70 patient care locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our mission is to care for all, without exception.