• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Salary Range: $130,000 - $168,000

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 Licensure, DEA, and board certification. 

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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