Chief Nurse Practitioner

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Location:

Upper East Side;
Brooklyn;
Lower East Side;
Midtown;
Queens;
West Side

Org Unit:
Clinical Operations

Work Days:

Weekly

Hours:

35.00

Exemption Status:

Exempt

Salary Range:$-$

* As required under NYC Human Rights Law Int  - Salary range for this role when Hired for NYC Offices

The chief nurse practitioner will oversee the clinical, educational, and administrative management of the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) staff. Has own independent outpatient schedule as appropriate with guidance from faculty and consistent with best practice. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to enhance team performance and uphold standards of care, ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.

• Responsible for direct patient care on an outpatient and/or inpatient service.
• Cares for complex patients within specialty consistent with education, training and practice protocols, policies, and procedures.
• Develop and implement Quality Assurance and Quality improvement initiatives.
• Trains and orients new nurse practitioners. Provides education and training to NPs in the utilization of new equipment features/benefits and new techniques.
• Contributes to optimization of operational strategies.
• Contributes to improvements in workflows and patient care services.
• Evaluates new and/or established patients by obtaining comprehensive and focused health histories and performing both limited and complete physical examinations as appropriate.
• Orders labs, imaging, diagnostic testing, and consultations. Reviews and interprets results to develop patient care plan. Prescribes medications and therapeutic interventions as appropriate, following accepted standard of care and practice guidelines.
• Depending on department and training, performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures.
• Enters the above in patients’ medical records in accordance with documentation best practice standards.
• Counsels & educates patients & others involved in their care on acute & chronic disease mgt, disease prevention & health promotion, considering patients age, edu level, psychosocial needs, & cultural BG to insure safe, complete, & culturally competent care
• Confers with specialists, attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other health care providers to promote continuity of care and optimize patient outcomes.
• Assists in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of research protocols when applicable.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as determined by patient and practice needs.

• Master’s of Science Degree in Nursing

Preferred minimum of five (5) year’s experience in specialty at the nurse practitioner level.

Evidence of strong leadership potential.

• Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written).
• A team oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals.
• Ability to lead by example and create a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

• NYS Registered Nurse Practitioner (NP) license and current NP registration
• NYS Registered Professional Nurse license and signed current RN registration.
• Applicable National Board Certification (such as ANCC, PNCB, etc).
• Current BLS (must be issued by American Heart Association)
• Current ACLS or PALS (if applicable)
• Infection Control Certificate

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