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A Nurse Practitioner is certified under section 6910 of the New York State Education Law and licensed as a registered nurse. A nurse practitioner in a specialty provides acute/primary health care in accordance with written policies approved by nursing and medical administration and manage a clinical program throughout the hospital continuum.
Job Responsibility:
Develops and implements a collaborative practice agreement in the specific clinical area and performs a periodic review of the collaborative agreement
Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of comprehensive health history and physical examination
Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations and laboratory examination, prescribes and alters medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care according to collaborative practice agreement and protocols in designated area
Provides teaching and counseling 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 as established in the collaborative practice agreement
Initiates referrals to specialty services and fosters continuity of care
Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to acute/primary health care delivery
Performs a patient record review with the collaborating physician in a timely fashion but not less than every three months
Manage a clinical specialty program for a select patient population across the hospital continuum and provide outcome data for program evaluation and performance improvement
Requirements:
Master's degree program designed to prepare a registered nurse to provide acute/primary health care services 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