Primary Care Nurse Practitioner | Day Shift, Full-Time

Mount Sinai Medical Center; New York (NY); On-site; USD 88,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner certified under section 6910 of the New York State Education Law to provide acute and primary health care across the hospital continuum under collaborative practice protocols.

You will develop and implement practice agreements, assess patient health, initiate medications and diagnostics, educate patients, document care, and collaborate with physicians and care teams to improve outcomes and advance nursing practice.

Qualifications

• Master's degree program designed to prepare a registered nurse to provide acute/primary health care services or the successful completion of an approved supplemental education program, i.e., post-Masters NP certificate
• Previous progressive experience relevant to the area of clinical practice

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a collaborative practice agreement in the specific clinical area and performs a periodic review of the collaborative agreement.
• Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of comprehensive health history and physical examination.
• Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations and laboratory examination, prescribes and alters medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care according to collaborative practice agreement and protocols in designated area.
• Provides teaching and counseling in the areas of health promotion, maintenance, disease prevention, and management of acute/chronic illnesses.
• Documents findings and plan of care in the patient's medical record.
• Consults with physician as established in the collaborative practice agreement.
• Initiates referrals to specialty services and fosters continuity of care.
• Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to acute/primary health care delivery.
• Performs a patient record review with the collaborating physician in a timely fashion but not less than every three months
• Manage a clinical specialty program for a select patient population across the hospital continuum and provide outcome data for program evaluation and performance improvement.

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner certified under section 6910 of the New York State Education Law to provide acute and primary health care across the hospital continuum under collaborative practice protocols.

You will develop and implement practice agreements, assess patient health, initiate medications and diagnostics, educate patients, document care, and collaborate with physicians and care teams to improve outcomes and advance nursing practice.