Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant- ICU (Per Diem, Variable Shifts)

About the role

Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities.

Responsibilities

• Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations
• Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients
• Performs daily patient rounds
• Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests
• Interprets laboratory and test results
• Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care
• Upon discharge, notes discharge summaries, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts
• Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions
• Performs related duties as required

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required
• Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required
• Has a collaborative practice agreement with designated protocols filed with NYS Department of Education OR collaborative relationship attestation as per the Nurse Practitioner Modernization Act 2015
• Current BLS certification, required