Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

NYC Health + Hospitals; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals seeks a licensed Nurse Practitioner to plan, coordinate, and deliver comprehensive primary care services in a health care setting. You will ensure patient-centered quality care in line with policies and nursing standards.

Responsibilities include diagnosing illnesses, coordinating care, developing treatment plans, and educating patients and families. NYSED NP certification and NYS RN license are required; WHNP certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current RN registration.
• Current Nurse Practitioner certification issued by NYSED.
• BLS certification through the American Heart Association.
• WHNP Certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides continuous comprehensive primary care medical and nursing services.
• Manages health problems and coordinates health care for patient populations.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with community-based organizations and makes referrals.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient care plans and treatment.
• Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic tests; may prescribe therapies.
• Educates patients and families regarding health status, treatment and medication management.

Skills

Patient education

Care coordination

Interprofessional collaboration

Independent practice

Education

New York State RN license

Nurse Practitioner certification NYSED

BLS certification

WHNP Certification preferred

Job description

Since 1875, South Brooklyn Health has established its reputation for clinical excellence and culturally competent care. It has designations as a Certified Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Center, an Advanced Primary Stroke Center, an accredited Baby-Friendly Hospital, a U.S. News & World Report high performing hospital. The hospital's staff is as diverse as the patients they serve. Interpreter services can be provided at any time of the day or night in over 130 languages.

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.

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

• Provides continuous comprehensive primary care medical and nursing care, including preventive and supportive health care services to patients and families.
• Manages health problems and coordinates health care for various patient populations. Identifies and diagnoses illnesses and physical conditions, and implements therapeutic and corrective measures.
• 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.
• 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.
• Evaluates and interprets patient data, in order to plan and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests. Identifies and may prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions and therapies.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs other related duties, as directed.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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
• Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED; and
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

Department Preferences

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP) Certification Preferred.