Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary

The primary role of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is to work collaboratively with the Advanced Cardiac Care and Transplantation team. Our team has two inpatient services, comanaging patients in the cardiac ICU and serve as the primary attending for our patients on the cardiac floor working with physicians, pediatric residents and nurse practitioners. We have several outpatient clinics throughout the week to manage patients with cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and transplant, located at MSCH and at a satellite clinic in Westchester County, NY. The NP serves as clinical coordinator. The NP facilitates the approval process with insurance plans. The NP will render direct patient care during outpatient office hours including but not limited to, obtaining patients' history, performing comprehensive and targeted physical examinations, ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests, and diagnosing/managing chronic as well as acute patient problems. The NP will be responsible for counseling/educating patients and their caregivers about the procedure, potential risks, and post-procedure care. The provider will be engaged in all aspects of patients' clinical care and work with other members of the care team to provide seamless care across all venues including outpatient, inpatient and clinical research venues. The NP is involved in indirect patient activities with the goal of improving the quality of care. The NP is expected to participate in team meetings and monthly multidisciplinary meetings.

The ideal candidate will bring a positive and caring attitude, excellent communication skills, clinical expertise, and previous experience in a fast-paced practice or hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Assists in development, implementation, and evaluation of standards of care and professional practice in collaboration with members of the health care team and in accordance with institutional policies and regulatory agency requirements.
• Perform and document comprehensive surgical, medical and psychosocial health histories, examinations (document pertinent positive and negative findings), and initiate/maintain a problem/medication list.
• Order and interpret diagnostic studies including but not limited to laboratory and imaging studies, diagnostic impression, and/or form a differential based on the subjective and objective data obtained.
• Facilitate hospital admissions, transfers, and discharges as well as coordinate appropriate inpatient and outpatient accommodations and home-care.
• Coordinates patient care activities, based on established priorities, including teaching, counseling, and discharge planning, and directs/delegates appropriately to members of the health care team.
• Perform phone triage for acute clinical issues and conduct phone assessments as required per protocol and prescribe treatment as needed.
• Performs related duties & responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires Master?s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus two years of related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pediatric Cardiology inpatient or outpatient experience.
• 1 years of related NP experience.
• Computer proficiency with the ability to quickly learn new applications.
• Possess strong organizational skills and be detail oriented.
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred.

Other Requirements

• Current NYS NP and RN License, maintain and renew when necessary. (NP?s are Required to have a NYS license to qualify for the position).
• Current NP Board Certification.
• Current DEA license.
• Current BCLS and ACLS certification.
• Able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements.