Nurse Practitioner - Palliative Care

NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue is America's oldest public hospital, established in 1736. Affiliated with the NYU School of Medicine, the 844-bed hospital is a major referral center for highly complex cases, with its 6,000 employees including highly skilled, interdisciplinary clinical staff. It sees more than 110,000 emergency room visits and 500,000 outpatient visits annually. Bellevue is an academic medical institution of international renown. We have served as an incubator for major innovations in public health, medical science, and medical education. Bellevue is a Level I Trauma Center delivering around-the-clock care in adult, pediatric, psychiatric and pediatric psychiatric emergencies as well as in the nationally-designated categories of cardiology, neurology, toxicology, and neonatology. In addition to providing comprehensive inpatient and outpatient state-of-the-art care Bellevue is a city-wide medical specialty referral source. Bellevue's clinical centers of excellence include: Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care; Cardiovascular Services; Designated Regional Perinatal Center and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (ICU); Comprehensive Children's Psychiatric Emergency Program; and Cancer Services.

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

Purpose of the Position:

The palliative care NP at Bellevue Hospital Center works in collaboration with our dynamic growing interdisciplinary team on our active palliative care consultation service to deliver high quality palliative care and health care services to patients in the inpatient setting. Our inpatient service includes consultations across the hospital and service to patients on the Serenity Unit, our 4 bed End-of-life care unit. NP will see patient consultations independently, coordinate care with the interdisciplinary team, manage palliative care services, interact with other clinical teams, patients and their families to ensure goal concordant care and excellent symptom management.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform palliative care bedside evaluation of patients and families
• Provide meticulous pain and symptom assessment and management
• Assist with diagnosis, treatment and management of acute and chronic health conditions
• Order or recommend and interpret laboratory and radiology tests
• Prescribe medications including controlled substances to the extent delegated and licensed
• Order treatments and medical equipment as indicated
• Consult with PC physician or designees as needed, inform primary physician of services provided and collaboration with another physician if ordered; provide written reports to primary physician upon request
• Arrange, participate in and lead patient and family meetings to share necessary medical information, complete advanced directives, and discuss goals of care
• Participate with an interdisciplinary team
• Prepare and maintain accurate patient records, charts and documents to support sound medical practice and reimbursement for services provided
• Comply with applicable laws and regulations with respect to collaborative agreements
• Initiate reimbursement for services rendered in the clinic setting
• Provide training and continuing education for staff, medical residents and students
• Adhere to the practice of confidentially regarding patients, families, staff and the organization

Minimum Qualifications
1. A valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED); and
2. Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED; and
3. Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).

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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