Nurse Practitioner Fellow

Job Title

Nurse Practitioner Fellow role at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week:
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range: $80,000 - $95,000

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

The General Ob/Gyn Division in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Columbia University is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join our dynamic Fellowship Program. The Nurse Practitioner Fellow (NPF) will spend clinical and administrative time across multiple divisions within the Ob/Gyn department, including General Ob/GYN, Urogynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Family Planning, and Integrated Women’s Health. The NPF will assist in providing compassionate, patient-centered care for women seeking routine gynecologic and obstetrical care.

Clinical responsibilities include completing patient intakes, obtaining all pertinent demographic and clinical information from referring physicians and/or patients, providing patients with appropriate reference and resource materials, and meeting and orienting new patients. The position will also involve assisting attending physicians with office visits and procedures as needed. Our goal is to ensure that the NPF can see patients independently and develop a patient panel by the end of the Fellowship.

• Deliver patient-centered care under the supervision of experienced physicians and senior APPs in the outpatient Women’s Health clinic.
• Conduct comprehensive gynecological and obstetric assessments, including routine prenatal care, family planning, and menopause management.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures such as Pap smears, IUD and Nexplanon management, endometrial biopsies, and colposcopies.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans for patients with chronic conditions such as PCOS, endometriosis, and other gynecological disorders.
• Provide education and counseling to patients on reproductive health, contraception options, prenatal and postpartum care, and menopause management.
• Advocate for women’s health and wellness through patient education, community outreach, and participation in health promotion activities.

• Attend and actively participate in didactic sessions, case conferences, and multidisciplinary team meetings.
• Engage in scholarly activities including research projects and quality improvement initiatives.

• Work collaboratively with physicians, other APPs, nurses and staff to provide holistic and coordinated care.
• Build a referral network across the medical center to serve patient needs ensuring seamless coordination with other specialties.

• Work closely with the physicians to provide high-quality, comprehensive patient care.
• Track lab results to confirm that patient has had appropriate follow up.
• Act as a resource for patients requesting lab results and requisitions.
• Triage patient phone calls and make clinically-related follow-up calls.
• Use EMR and optimize EMR functions with IT.
• Medication/supply tracking/expiration date follow-up.

• Conduct review of patient records in collaboration with peers and physician colleagues to determine quality and appropriateness of care provided.

• Administers care in accordance with safety, environmental and infectious control principles and regulations identified by the institution and legislative bodies.
• Practices in accordance with legal parameters as delineated by collaborative agreement/practice protocols to include ordering and/or administering medication, intravenous fluids, blood and blood products.

• Demonstrates an awareness and knowledge of patient's rights and responsibilities while receiving care within the institution.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the referral mechanism when a patient believes these rights have been violated.

• Serves as a resource person and participates in staff development programs.
• Provides patient education and counseling on health status and treatment plan.

• Assists staff in developing appropriate quality improvement study design for potential use in research.
• Participates, when appropriate, in quality improvement activities.
• Participates in approved research protocols.
• Evaluates and implements relevant research findings.

• Collaborate on clinical problems with nursing personnel, medical staff or other health care providers.
• Collaborates with other members of the interdisciplinary team to determine and achieve health goals of patients and families.
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