Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

About the role

Pulse-MD Urgent Care is seeking a full-time and part-time certified Nurse Practitioner (FNP) for their Poughkeepsie and Wappingers Falls locations in New York. The practice is physician-owned and partners are involved in day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Counsel patients about drug regimens and possible side effects or interactions with other substances such as food supplements, over-the-counter (OTC) medications, or herbal remedies.
• Detect and respond to adverse drug reactions, with special attention to vulnerable populations such as infants, children, pregnant and lactating women, or older adults.
• Diagnose or treat acute health care problems such as illnesses, infections, or injuries.
• Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
• Educate patients about self-management of acute or chronic illnesses, tailoring instructions to patients' individual circumstances.
• Maintain current knowledge of state legal regulations.
• Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests, such as complete blood counts (CBCs), electrocardiograms (EKGs), and radiographs (x-rays).
• Perform care procedures such as suturing, splinting, administering immunizations, taking cultures, and debriding wounds.
• Perform routine or annual physical examinations.
• Prescribe and/or administer medications based on efficacy, safety, and cost as legally authorized.
• Treat or refer patients for primary care conditions, such as headaches, hypertension, urinary tract infections, upper respiratory infections, and dermatological conditions.

Requirements

• Must be available to work at other locations if needed.
• FNP must have either Primary Care, Urgent Care, Emergency Room, or Internal Medicine experience.
• ER or Urgent Care experience and DOT Certification preferred.

Benefits

• Full-time position with benefits and part-time with malpractice covered by the practice.
• Full-time position requires 3 twelve-hour shifts and part-time requires at least 2 twelve-hour shifts.

Pay

Salary is based on experience. Please visit our website to learn more about our practice: www.pulse-md.com.