Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

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

Job summary

NYC Health + Hospitals in Brooklyn is seeking a licensed Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive primary care. You will collaborate with physicians to plan, deliver, and coordinate patient care, and manage a schedule that ensures continuity of care.

The role requires NYS NP certification, RN license with NYSED, and BLS. The position is based at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health with a pay level around $151,682 per year.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse (NYSED).
• Current Nurse Practitioner certificate (NYSED).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through AHA.

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive primary care medical and nursing services to patients and families.
• Manages health problems and coordinates care for diverse patient populations.
• Differentiates normal vs. abnormal findings in screenings per nursing standards.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with community-based organizations and makes referrals.
• Plans and implements nursing interventions based on data and assessments.
• Consults with physicians to determine treatment plans and ensure quality outcomes.
• Formulates plan of care based on medical history and exams.
• Delivers and evaluates patient plans of care for effectiveness.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests and therapies when appropriate.
• Manages patient session schedules to ensure continuity of care.
• Educates patients and families on health status, treatment, and medications.
• Performs related duties as directed

Skills

NYS license

NP certification

BLS certification

Education

BSN

MSN

DNP

Job description

Provider Careers at NYC Health + Hospitals

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.

Work Shifts

Standard weekly hours: 37.5

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

Department Preferences

2 Clinical years as Women's Health NP Preferred.

In addition to base compensation, you may also receive the following based on the Collectively-Bargained Agreement:

An annual education differential if you currently possess an appropriate degree in nursing or an allied health discipline from an accredited college or university, as listed below:

Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Bachelors in allied health discipline = $900
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Masters in allied health discipline = $1,200
Doctorate in Education, Nursing Practice or PhD in Nursing (DNP) = $2,500

An annual certification differential of $1,878 if you currently hold an appropriate certification that is nationally recognized in the discipline or area of specialization for which you are employed.

An annual nursing experience differential ranging from $1,097 up to $9,100 for up to 10 years of experience if you have outside nursing experience as a Nurse Practitioner.

JOB DETAILS

$151,682

Position type: Full-Time

Department: GYNECOLOGY

Category: Nursing

Posted: Jul 31, 2026

LOCATION

NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital

2601 Ocean Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11235

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.