Nurse Practitioner-Pediatrics-Pre Admission Testing - Part Time/Fulltime

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Job Responsibility

• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients.
• Interprets laboratory and test results.
• Performs daily patient rounds.
• Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
• Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts.
• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions.
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests.
• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations.
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care.

Job Qualification

• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required.
• Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015.
• Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required.