Nurse Practitioner (PC/BH)
Apply NowCompany: NYC Health + Hospitals
Location: New York, NY 10025
Description:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gouverneur is a 295-bed Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) with a 5-Star CMS Quality Rating located in Manhattan's Lower East Side neighborhood. Gouverneur offers enhanced, cutting edge healthcare services in a state-of-the-art space. It provides 24-hour care for individuals in need of sub-acute care, long-term care or hospice care which include services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech and vocational rehabilitation. Gouverneur is an academic affiliate of NYU School of Medicine and Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine.
From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Gouverneur ranks #7 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York2024; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer and working in collaboration with the attending physicians, the nurse practitioner is responsible for providing medical management for geriatric and non-geriatric nursing facility residents including primary care, management of acute illness, and transition of care.
Essential Functions:
Perform services and medical management of nursing facility residents in adherence with CMS and NYS DOH requirements for the provision of medical services.
Provide medical management for geriatric and non-geriatric nursing facility residents including primary care, management of acute illness, and transition of care.
Coordinate behavioral health services for individuals with maladaptive behaviors.
Collaborate with attending physician with assigned patient case load.
Participate in cross coverage for absences of other team members.
Participate in swing shift coverage and off-site telephone coverage on a rotational basis.
Perform medical assessment for new admissions and readmissions and write orders for required medications, treatments, diagnostic studies and other necessary care and treatment.
Perform required medical visits based on resident need, facility policies and regulatory requirements.
Write timely orders and progress notes.
Initiate referrals for consultant and specialty services as required and write orders for services needed.
Write orders for rehabilitation services.
Participate in advance directives planning with the resident and representatives and write related orders.
Participate in discharge planning process and write related orders.
Facilitate the emergency discharge of residents to acute hospitals as well as planned discharges for medical treatment
Participate in interdisciplinary rounding and meetings.
Provide medical leadership for team-coordinated Quality Assurance Performance Improvement initiatives
Minimum Qualifications
A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse; and Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the New York State Department of Education; and A current certification issued by the State Education Department to prescribe medication. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
Facility / Departmental Preferences
Long term Care and/or Geriatric experience.
Experience with Post-Acute EMR
Familiarity of CMS and NYS DOH regulations regarding medical management of nursing facility residents
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
From more than 600 Nursing Homes, Gouverneur ranks #7 in Newsweek's Best Nursing Homes in New York2024; and also received high-performance ratings for Long-term Care and Short-term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report's Best Nursing Homes in America 2024.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, our mission is to deliver high quality care health services, without exception. Every employee takes a person-centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.
Job Description
Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer and working in collaboration with the attending physicians, the nurse practitioner is responsible for providing medical management for geriatric and non-geriatric nursing facility residents including primary care, management of acute illness, and transition of care.
Essential Functions:
Perform services and medical management of nursing facility residents in adherence with CMS and NYS DOH requirements for the provision of medical services.
Provide medical management for geriatric and non-geriatric nursing facility residents including primary care, management of acute illness, and transition of care.
Coordinate behavioral health services for individuals with maladaptive behaviors.
Collaborate with attending physician with assigned patient case load.
Participate in cross coverage for absences of other team members.
Participate in swing shift coverage and off-site telephone coverage on a rotational basis.
Perform medical assessment for new admissions and readmissions and write orders for required medications, treatments, diagnostic studies and other necessary care and treatment.
Perform required medical visits based on resident need, facility policies and regulatory requirements.
Write timely orders and progress notes.
Initiate referrals for consultant and specialty services as required and write orders for services needed.
Write orders for rehabilitation services.
Participate in advance directives planning with the resident and representatives and write related orders.
Participate in discharge planning process and write related orders.
Facilitate the emergency discharge of residents to acute hospitals as well as planned discharges for medical treatment
Participate in interdisciplinary rounding and meetings.
Provide medical leadership for team-coordinated Quality Assurance Performance Improvement initiatives
Minimum Qualifications
Facility / Departmental Preferences
Long term Care and/or Geriatric experience.
Experience with Post-Acute EMR
Familiarity of CMS and NYS DOH regulations regarding medical management of nursing facility residents
If you wish to apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply Now" button
NYC Health and Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees' Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs