Nurse Practitioner

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary:
  Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard
  
  Work Schedule:
• Building:
• Salary Range:

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 Department of Anesthesiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center seeks a highly-motivated full-time Nurse Practitioner (NP) to work in the Acute Pain Management division. The Pain NP will work under direct supervision of the pain medical director to provide specialty care to acutely ill pain management patients.

I. Provide direct care to acutely ill inpatient pain medicine patients through the following activities:

• Take comprehensive history and perform physical examinations.
• Perform diagnostic testing and therapeutic procedures in accordance with training and scope of practice.
• Develop differential diagnoses.
• Evaluate and treat based on history, physical examination radiological, laboratory, and other diagnostic test results, pursuant to the practice protocols and collaborative practice agreement.
• Initiate subspecialty consultations and referrals.
• Counsel and educate patients and their families.
• Document all patient encounters in the electronic medical record.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

II. Participate in daily team rounding, periodic M&M sessions and department conferences/teaching opportunities.

III. Participate in the continuing education programs and departmental quality assurance, risk management, and compliance efforts

• Master's degree in Nursing as Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) or Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), plus five years of nursing related experience.
• ACNP or AGACNP board certification.
• Current New York State Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Registered Nurse (RN) licenses.
• AHA BCLS certification.
• AHA ACLS certification.
• Eligible for DEA certification.
• Knowledge and proficiency with computer-based programs such as electronic medical records systems.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.
• Previous Nurse Practitioner experience.

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.