• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $130,000.00 - $150,000.00

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) for the Direct-to-Procedure (DTP) program plays a crucial role in streamlining patient access to endoscopic services across three key locations. This position involves evaluating patients for clinical appropriateness, ensuring pre-procedure readiness, and facilitating timely scheduling. The NP significantly contributes to enhancing access, efficiency, and quality in the delivery of gastrointestinal (GI) procedural care.

• Location: The One at Westchester (with responsibilities across Westchester, Milstein (Main Campus), and 51st Street in Midtown)

Responsibilities

Preoperative Duties:

• Conduct comprehensive preoperative clinical reviews of open-access referrals, applying established criteria to confirm procedural indication and patient suitability for the open-access pathway.
• Collaborate closely with consultants and referring providers to coordinate necessary preoperative medical management and address clinical concerns.
• Develop and provide individualized modifications to bowel preparation instructions, considering comorbid conditions (e.g., chronic anticoagulation, diabetes, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), morbid obesity).
• Identify and address risk factors for suboptimal bowel preparation (e.g., chronic constipation, opioid use, history of poor preparations) and implement strategies to optimize procedural success.
• Provide thorough patient education regarding prep instructions, addressing questions and concerns.
• Serve as a key medical liaison to referring providers, ensuring seamless communication and care coordination.
• Offer clinical expertise and support for prior authorization requests.

Postoperative Duties:

• Review procedure and pathology reports. Under the guidance of an MD, effectively communicate results to referring providers and patients through written correspondence, telephone communication, and in-person consultations when clinically indicated.
• Ensure timely and accurate updates to the Health Maintenance module in the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system to reflect follow-up recommendations.
• Facilitate appropriate referrals for patients requiring further consultation or management from other specialists (e.g., Colorectal Surgery, Interventional Gastroenterology, GI Motility services, and General Medicine).

General Duties:

• Represent the DTP Program at external events, meetings, and conferences as designated by the Clinical Director.
• Participate in research activities and clinical protocols pertinent to the DTP Program and patient outcomes.
• Conduct outreach initiatives to referring clinics and community-based organizations to promote program services and foster collaborative relationships.
• Foster a collaborative working relationship with all members of the multidisciplinary team, including medical leadership, RNs, patient navigators, fellows, and ambulatory front-end staff.
• Provide post-procedural follow-up care at The One.
• Perform additional related duties as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing or equivalent education and experience, plus one to two years of nursing experience.
• Current New York State (NYS) NP license (or proof of application) and RN license, as well as board certification.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Availability for a full-time, five-day work week schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish.
• Prior clinical experience in Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, or General Surgery.
• Proficiency with the Epic electronic health record (EHR) system.

Other Requirements

• Medical clearance and 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

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