- Requisition no: 515499
- Work type: Full Time
- Location: Medical Center
- School/Department: Medicine
- Grade: Grade 105
- Categories: Research (Lab and Non-Lab), Health/Clinical
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit: n/a
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary: n/a
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Salary Range: Commensurate with experience
Position Summary
Nurse Practitioner for the Lung Transplant program is responsible for the management of care to a specified group of patients. Duties are a combination of clinical, administrative and teaching responsibilities, as well as providing direct patient care.
Responsibilities
- Conducts relevant physical exams, documenting pertinent positive and negative findings.
- Writes prescription(s) according to New York State and federal law.
- Assesses and documents patient response to treatment and interventions.
- Identifies a diagnostic impression and/or formulates a differential based on the subjective and objective data obtained.
- Conducts review of patient records in collaboration with peers and physician colleagues to determine quality and appropriateness of care provided.
- Formulates a goal directed plan that includes health maintenance, anticipatory guidance and appropriate medical and nursing interventions according to established protocols/practice agreement.
- Engages in ongoing peer review and utilization review activities, competency evaluations and Medical Board reviews.
- Obtains and documents subjective history as appropriate to chief complaint or reason for visit.
- Provides and documents health teaching that is oriented to the appropriate problem and/or developmentally age-appropriate health maintenance or anticipatory guidance issues.
- Generates an evaluation summary report for presentation at the multidisciplinary selection meetings.
- Participates and presents at patient educational seminars.
- Performs discharge teaching when needed.
- Performs additional relate duties as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus one to two years of experience
- Current NY State NP or PA license
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in coordination of care of transplant patients
Other Requirements
- Participation in the medical surveillance program
- Contact with patients and/or human research subjects
- Potential bloodborne pathogen exposure
- Successful completion of applicable compliance and systems training requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
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Applications open: Jun 24 2021 Eastern Daylight Time
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