Family Medicine NP Resident

Core Job Responsibilities

• Obtains complete or interval patient history
• Performs assessments via observation, interview and examination, as indicated.
• Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic studies.
• Obtains appropriate laboratory specimens.
• Identifies patient risk factors.
• Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources.
• Provides counseling and education of patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources.
• Provides care in the context of promoting age and culture-appropriate informed choices, shared decision-making and the right to self-determination.
• Provides accurate and timely documentation of assessment and patient care plan.
• Affirms treatment and/or plan of care are consistent with established protocols as well as patient preferences.
• Affirms appropriate consent forms are signed and dated.
• Refers patients to appropriate services that exceed those of the clinic or scope of practice of the practitioner.
• Affirms the maintenance of adequate patient health records.
• Completes rotations with specialty populations in healthcare, most likely in rural and underserved areas.
• Participates in an interprofessional team-based clinical practice training model.
• Adheres to all organizational policies and procedures.
• Follows established medical and specialty protocols.
• Executes all tasks and behaves in a manner consistent with a culture of compliance, safety, and high reliability.
• Presents behavior supporting the organization's mission, goals, and core commitments.

Education/Experience Requirements

• REQUIRED: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and Family or Adult Gerontology Primary Care nurse practitioner program within the past 18 months prior to the start date of the program.
• MASTER'S DEGREE OR HIGHER IN NURSING.
• PREFERRED: Prior experience with electronic health records.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• REQUIRED: Current NYS License
• NATIONAL CERTIFICATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER (ANCC) OR AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS (AANP).