Nurse Practitioner - Neurology - MSW - Full Time Part Time
Company: The Mount Sinai Health System
Location: New York
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Strength Through DiversityGround breaking science. Advancing
medicine. Healing made personal.Title: Nurse Practitioner -
Neurology - MSW - Full Time Part TimeA nurse practitioner (NP) as
described in Title VIII, Article 139 section 6910 of the New York
Education Law is a RN who has earned a separate certification as an
NP through advanced clinical nursing education in a distinct
specialty area of practice. Nurse practitioners are independent
practitioners who diagnose, treat, and prescribe for a patients
condition that falls within their specialty area of practice.Roles
& Responsibilities:
- Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of
comprehensive health history and physical examination.
- Initiates and orders selected therapeutic and diagnostic
procedures, consultations and laboratory examination, prescribes
medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care
according to accepted standards of care and practice
guidelines
- Educates and counsels in the areas of health promotion,
maintenance, disease prevention, and management of acute/chronic
illnesses.
- Documents findings and plan of care in the patient's medical
record.
- Consults with physician according to established standards,
policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide
care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and
related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in
assigned area.
- Initiates referrals to specialty services and fosters
continuity of care.
- Ability to perform history taking.
- Ability to perform physical assessment techniques.
- Demonstrate and complete documentation of competency in
specialty specific procedures according to established standards as
part of initial orientation and annual performance review with
collaborating physician or appropriately credentialed
designee.
- Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
- Work within a Collaborative Practice Agreement or Collaborative
Practice Relationship Attestation as a member of the health care
team in area of practice.Requirements:
- Licensure: New York State License with current registration as
a registered nurse.
- State Certification: Certified by the New York State Department
of Education as a Nurse Practitioner with current registration as
follows:a. Is a graduate of New York State registered Nurse
Practitioner Program or equivalent OR is certified as a Nurse
Practitioner by a national association via examination.b. Has
completed a pharmacy component of not less than the required
semester hours or the equivalent AND has been instructed in New
York State and Federal Laws relating to prescriptions and
recordkeeping (3-hour course).c. Has a Collaborative Practice
Agreement with a physician and designated protocols if less than
3600 hours experience as a practicing Nurse Practitioner.
- Has a Collaborative Relationship with a physician based on
employment in clinical practice in the NP role at Mount Sinai
Hospital. If there is a documented work history as a Nurse
Practitioner with greater than 3600 practice hours. Please note all
NPs regardless of their status will be placed on an FPPE
initially)
- Master's degree program designed to prepare a NP to diagnose,
treat, and prescribe for a patients condition that fall within
their specialty area of practice or the successful completion of an
approved supplemental education program, i.e., post-Masters NP
certificate.
- Previous progressive experience relevant to the area of
clinical practice required.
- For all NPs hired effective June 1, 2019, National Board
Certification in Advanced Practice Nursing required. For NPs who
bill for professional services, National Board Certification is
required regardless of hire date. The Board Certification
requirement may be deferred up to 1 year if approved by Chief
Nursing Officer or designee.
- Credentialed through the Credentialing Committee of the Medical
Board with approved Delineation of Privileges
- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate and Basic
Life Support (BLS) certification required through American Heart
Association.
- At least two years of nursing experience in area of specialty
practice applied for. Nurse Practitioner experience of at least one
year preferred.Strength Through DiversityThe Mount Sinai Health
System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key
drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering
exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of
Mount Sinais unrivaled record of achievement, education, and
advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to
participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System
team by:
- Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery,
education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow
opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential
- Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other
inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary
organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of
colleagues who experience discrimination
- Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors
among and between departments and co-workers
- We work hard to acquire and retain the best people and to
create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where
all feel they are valued, belong, and are able to professionally
advance. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job
title or expertise, contribute to the patient experience and
quality of patient care.Explore more about this opportunity and how
you can help us write a new chapter in our history!Who We AreOver
38,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health
System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless
coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education,
research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we
serve.Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System
combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount
Sinai with seven premier hospitals, including Mount Sinai Beth
Israel, Mount Sinai Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai
Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount
Sinai Morningside ( Formerly St Lukes), and New York Eye and Ear
Infirmary of Mount Sinai.The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal
opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil
rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people
differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age,
religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or
gender expression.EOE
Minorities/Women/Disabled/VeteransCompensationThe Mount Sinai
Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New
York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements.The
salary range for the role is $126,275.08 - $144,314.38
Annually.Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including
experience, education, and hospital need.The salary range or
contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive,
differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.
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