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Posted: 26-Jul-22
Location: Kingston, New York
Salary: Open
Categories:
Allied Health
Job Summary:
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be working closely with patients and addressing their health needs and providing care in the office. The NP will also be required to educate patients on preventive health practices and the treatment of illnesses. The NP will partner with referring physicians and other healthcare professionals to treat patients of all ages with various medical conditions and disease processes.
Responsibilities:
- Provides comprehensive health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, or referral services to individuals and families
- Assesses individual needs; anticipates problems; follows up on concerns
- Practices evidence-based medicine and adhere to the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
- Leads and participates in multidisciplinary health care team to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment plans
- Recommend diagnostic testing and procedures; presents findings and recommendations to referring physicians upon request
- Consults with physicians or specialists regarding patient treatment plans at a level of complexity that exceeds the Family Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice
- Prepares and operates a wide variety of medical equipment, including EKG, pulse oximetry, arterial pressure monitoring devices, and administers diuretics or other medications under physician evaluation
- Completes records on admission, transfer, and discharge; maintains all required records in accordance with clinic/hospital policies
- Prepares patients for examination, treatment, and study by physicians or other health care personnel, including assistance with procedures such as injections, venipunctures, etc. in accordance with physician orders
Qualifications/ Requirements:Professional nursing experience preferred. Possession of a valid license and current registration, issued by the New York State Department of Education as a Registered Professional Nurse and possession of current certification as a Nurse Practitioner, with prescription writing privileges, issued by the New York State Department of Education in a specialty area of practice.
Education:
Master's degree or doctorate in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
About Us:
HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley operates a 315-bed healthcare system comprising HealthAlliance Hospital: Mary's Avenue Campus and HealthAlliance Hospital: Broadway Campus in Kingston, NY, and Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville, NY. It also operates Mountainside Residential Care Center, an 82-bed facility in Margaretville. As Ulster County's largest employer, HealthAlliance is committed to attracting the best-qualified medical and support staff; providing outstanding, responsive, coordinated, compassionate patient- and family-centered care; excelling in clinical outcomes and patient experiences; and ensuring patient rights, privacy and respect are honored at all times, while improving the overall health and well-being of the diverse communities it serves. For more information, visit hahv.org About WMC Health Network: WMC Health is a 1,900-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla, New York, with 10 hospitals on seven campuses spanning 6,200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12,000 people and has nearly 3,000 attending physicians. From Level 1, Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers, the region's only acute care children's hospital, an academic medical center, several community hospitals, dozens of specialized institutes and centers, a state of the art Telemedicine program, skilled nursing, assisted living facilities, homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State, today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.
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WMC Advanced Physician Services PC
