Nurse Practitioner Jobs

Start Treatment & Recovery Centers has an immediate need for a Nurse Practitioner, a highly skilled healthcare practitioner in New York.

Position Summary:

Under the general supervision of the Vice President, Medical Services provide diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services to patients. Assist in the observation and evaluation of patients, perform case histories, conduct physical examinations, and order laboratory tests

Responsibilities:

• Instructs individuals and/or families or groups about health or defined health problems.
• Initiates treatment for patients with commonly occurring health problems that lie within the nurse specialist's scope of practice by using a systematic approach to history and physical appraisal of patients and/or families through clinical judgment of evaluated data.
• Provides anticipatory guidance, screening, and health education to patients to promote and maintain health.
• Monitors patients with stabilized long-term or chronic illness.
• Participates in research projects.
• Participates in Quality Assurance activities.
• Prescribes, coordinates, delegates, and evaluates care.
• Promotes guest relations; anticipates and responds to the needs of others; provides assistance in a courteous, quick manner; treats others with care and respect maintaining privacy, confidentiality, and dignity. Maintains a professional appearance and a clean, safe environment.
• Prescribes medications listed in the approved institutional formulary as a function delegated by the physician consultant(s) to the practice.
• Plans appropriate care utilizing community resources and acts as a liaison by relaying information necessary for continuity of care to other health professionals and agencies.

Qualifications:

• Graduation from a professional school of nursing approved by an official accreditation body.
• Knowledge of pharmaceuticals to treat disease and illnesses, including knowledge of the mechanism of action, side effects, toxic nature, and drug interactions of medications;
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to assess a patient's condition and initiate appropriate treatment.
• Ability to deal effectively with patients.
• Must become competent in the use of computerized word-processing, database, spreadsheet, and presentation programs.
• A minimum of three years of clinical nursing experience and/or two years of post-master clinical nursing experience is desirable.
• Interpersonal skills are necessary to work productively with patients, families, nursing staff, and other departments.
• Ability to perform and interpret diagnostic tests in order to determine therapeutic treatment plans.
• Meeting the basic education requirements specified above, applicants must have successfully completed all requirements for a master's degree (or equivalent), two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education in nursing, or one year of specialized experience equivalent.
• Skill in making diagnoses, selecting and providing appropriate treatment for medical or surgical emergencies (life or death or severe injury), as indicated until emergency assistance arrives.
• Bachelors of Science or higher degree programs in nursing, diploma programs in nursing, and associate degree programs in nursing. Master's degree in nursing with advanced skills in physical assessment preferred.
• Must be computer-literate and must become competent in computerized programs in use at the START.

Physical Requirements

Indoors; noisy; contaminants; disease or infections; standing; sitting; using hands-on objects, tools, or controls. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Other job characteristics – need to be exact or accurate; errors have important consequences and repeat the same task.

These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position which are reviewed in each individual case.

While performing the responsibilities of the role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position.

START is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. START encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.

START undertakes affirmative action strategies in its recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all positions.

We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need accommodations in the application process to contact: engagement at startny.org ~Correspondence sent to this email address that is not related to requests for accommodations will not be reviewed. Applicants should follow the instructions above regarding how to apply.

Benefits

• Life insurance
• Short & long-term disability
• Medical, dental, vision plans
• Pension & retirement plan
• Pet Insurance
• Vacation, personal, and sick leave
• AFLAC

Student Loan Forgiveness Programs

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• National Health Service Corp Loan Repayment