Nurse Practitioner Hospital 35 Hours New

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HSS is consistently among the top-ranked hospitals for orthopedics and rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report. As a recipient of the Magnet Award for Nursing Excellence, HSS was the first hospital in New York City to receive the distinguished designation. Whether you are early in your career or an expert in your field, you will find HSS an innovative, supportive and inclusive environment.

Working with colleagues who love what they do and are deeply committed to our Mission, you too can be part of our transformation across the enterprise.

Emp Status

Regular Full time

Work Shift

Compensation Range

The base pay scale for this position is $146,288.95 - $162,038.95. In addition, this position will be eligible for additional benefits consistent with the role. The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be determined based on various factors, including but not limited to: scope of role, level of experience, education, accomplishments, internal equity, budget, and subject to Fair Market Value evaluation. The hiring range listed is a good faith determination of potential compensation at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future.

What You Will Be Doing

Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner, Diabetes- Full-Time

The Physician Assistant (PA) Or Nurse Practitioner (NP) Is An Advanced Practice Professional (APP). Hospital For Special Surgery (HSS) PAs And NPs Are Committed To Personalized, High-quality Healthcare And Are Held To The Same Legal And Ethical Standards Of Care As Physicians. Autonomously And In Collaboration With Healthcare Professionals And Other Individuals, The PA Or NP Provides a Full Range Of Primary, Acute, And Specialty Healthcare Services, Including

• Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, infections, and injuries
• Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays
• Prescribing medications and other treatments
• Managing patients' overall care
• Counseling
• Educating patients on disease prevention and positive health and lifestyle choices
  
  

HSS PAs or NPs serve pediatric and adult patients in an extensive range of practice settings throughout the hospital and its local and regional ambulatory sites.

The diabetes PA or NP position is an integral component of HSS commitment to promote quality care to our patients with endocrine illness. The diabetes PA or NP diagnoses, treats, and manages endocrine issues across multiple care settings including the pre-surgical screening, inpatient hospitalization, post-operative care settings, as well as non-operative care settings such as the infusion center. This includes providing urgent and emergent first responder roles to endocrine emergencies in patients hospitalized at HSS.

In addition, the Diabetes PA or NP will assist in providing follow up care for established patients as well as educate and elevate the practice of other members the interdisciplinary team regarding endocrine conditions.

The Diabetes PA Or NP Role

• Provides clinical consultation, assessment, diagnosis, and management of endocrine issues across multiple care settings.
• Manages patients with endocrine issues including acute and chronic glycemic control.
• Manages insulin pumps to optimize glucose control
• Educates clinical staff—physicians & surgeons (MDs), physician assistants (PAs), nurse practitioners (NPs), registered nurses (RNs), etc.—on diabetes complication prevention, and identification and treatment of endocrine issues
• Identifies contributing factors to endocrine issues and suggests environmental and pharmacological modifications to optimize surgery and ensure post-operative success
• Educates the patient, the patient’s family, and any other support persons on care techniques regarding endocrine conditions
• Creates best practice for hyper/hypoglycemia prevention and increases the socialization of the best practices for HgA1C management regarding surgical optimization
• Staff Meetings
• Unit-Based Training; In-services
• RN Orientation
• Review of Endocrine-related policies, protocols, and guidelines
• Ensures proper endocrine equipment and supplies
• Participates in inpatient, outpatient, and perioperative committees
• Liaises with New York Presbyterian Hospital Diabetes Service as needed
  
  

This PA or NP position is based at the main hospital in the Upper East Side of Manhattan (New York, NY). This is a full-time position with a 3-day workweek. 1 workday can be telehealth. This position requires a motivated PA or NP who is able to function autonomously within established practice protocols and/or a collaborative agreement.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner

• Master’s or Doctoral degree from an accredited school of nursing
• FNP Preferred
• Licensure as an NP and RN in the state of NY
• Board certification as an Nurse Practitioner
• DEA
• AHA BLS/ACLS certified
• Infection Control Certificate
• One (1)+ years of related experience as an NP in both inpatient and outpatient settings and experience in diabetes care, required
• Experience managing insulin pumps strongly preferred
• Experience with an EMR (preferably Epic)
  
  

Physician Assistant

• Physician assistant degree from accredited school
• NY State Licensure
• NCCPA Board certification
• DEA
• Infection Control Certificate
• Child Abuse Recognition Course
• AHA BLS/ACLS certified
• One (1)+ years of related experience as an NP in both inpatient and outpatient settings and experience in diabetes care, required
• Experience managing insulin pumps strongly preferred
• Experience with an EMR (preferably Epic)
  
  

Position & Unit Accountabilities

• Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff – Adheres to & promotes HSS mission and values. Adheres to and promotes the HSS mission and values, HSS Standards of Care and Code of Conduct practices. Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Promotes a professional atmosphere. Promotes a professional atmosphere through courteous communication, cooperation, and respect for patients, families, visitors and members of the health care team.
• Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Incorporates patient rights into plan of care. Incorporates patient rights into the plan of care and in conjunction with the health care team.
• Participates in Education - Communicates clearly/explains procedures. Communicates clearly, explains all procedures, treatments, and medications to patient and family and answers questions within the scope of clinical practice.
• Participates in Education - Annual Mandatory In-services. Completes annual Joint Commission, State and Hospital mandated in-services.
• Participates in Education - Participates in the development & upgrading of standards. Participates in the development and upgrading of interdisciplinary and nursing standards, and patient/family education materials and programs as relevant to expertise and practice.
• Participates in Education - Provides nursing consultation and educational programs. Act as a resource by providing consultation and educational programs to nursing and medical staff as requested and indicated.
• Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Assists in developing & monitoring patient outcomes. Assists in developing and monitoring patient outcomes per clinical indicators established within practice pattern for purposes of QA/PI.
• Participates in Education - Initiates and enhances professional growth and development. Initiates and enhances professional growth and development by keeping current with changes in the healthcare environment, legislative changes, and with participation in Hospital, local, national and international educational meetings.
• Professional Development - Publishes/disseminates new practice standards. Publishes/disseminates new practice standards through scientific and professional publications and presentations.
• Clinical Leadership & Collaboration - Identifies patterns and trends. Identifies patterns and trends in the needs of patients and caregivers within the specialty that may indicate a need for further analysis and possible change in practice.
• Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Attendance. Maintains satisfactory attendance record.
• Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Punctuality. Reports for duty punctually.
• Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Staff meetings. Attends staff meetings and/or acknowledges meeting minutes.
• Upholds Standards/Expectations of HSS Staff - Time management. Manages time appropriately to meet patient, department and Hospital needs.
• Assessment & Diagnosis - Performs physical examination. Performs physical examination, including disease specific exams (eg neuro, etc) and correctly identifies abnormalities.
• Maintains Documentation & Manages Information - Documents in the electronic health record. Documents all assessments, findings, progress and care of patient in the electronic health record.
• Assessment & Diagnosis - Reviews patient record. Obtains and reviews patient record and medical history, extracting relevant data.
• Assessment & Diagnosis - Orders appropriate diagnostic tests. Orders appropriate diagnostic tests, reviews results and identifies findings requiring intervention or follow-up.
• Upholds Patient Rights/Organizational Ethics - Demonstrates cultural competency. Recognizes, respects and adapts to social, cultural and religious beliefs of patients, families and practices in the provision of care to promote shared decision making with the patient.
• Ensures the Continuum of Care (NP) - Collaborates to coordinate care. Collaborates with physicians, peers and other members of the health care team to facilitate and coordinate care to an established patient population from initial assessment to discharge.
• Assessment & Diagnosis - Plan of care. Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to assess, develop, implement, and coordinate plan of care based on findings and patient needs.
  
  

Non-Discrimination Policy

Hospital for Special Surgery is committed to providing high quality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service to our community in a safe and healing environment. Consistent with this commitment, Hospital for Special Surgery provides care, admits, and treats patients and provides all services without regard to age, race, color, creed, ethnicity, religion, national origin, culture, language, physical or mental disability, socioeconomic status, veteran or military status, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law or by accreditation standards.