Lead Nurse Practitioner

Position Summary

The School-Based Health Center (SBHC) Lead Nurse Practitioner at Children's Aid serves as both a clinical provider and site leader within a network of school-based health centers. They provide primary, acute, and reproductive healthcare services to students while supporting the health and wellness goals of the school community.

Essential Duties

• Provide comprehensive primary, acute, and reproductive healthcare services to pediatric patients within the School-Based Health Center (SBHC) program in collaboration with the supervising physician.
• Obtain and document patient medical, developmental, and psychosocial histories and conduct physical assessments and screenings in accordance with clinical standards and NYSDOH guidelines.
• Assess patient health status, identify normal and abnormal findings, and recognize deviations in growth and development to support appropriate treatment planning and referrals.
• Order, interpret, and follow up on routine diagnostic tests, screenings, referrals, emergency visits, clinic visits, and hospitalizations as appropriate.
• Provide treatment for minor illnesses and injuries and seek collaborative physician consultation when clinically appropriate.
• Administer routine immunizations in accordance with NYSDOH standards and maintain site eligibility within the Vaccines for Children Program.
• Provide outpatient follow-up care and guidance to patients and families, including telephone triage and support related to ongoing medical concerns.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and legible medical documentation in accordance with organizational, regulatory, and Medicaid standards.
• Demonstrate clinical competency in providing appropriate age care to the populations served across the SBHC network.
• Provide day-to-day clinical and operational leadership for the SBHC site and serve as a resource to staff involved in patient care and service delivery.
• Collaborate with the SBHC Program Manager, administrative staff, and supervising physician to support efficient site operations and high-quality patient care.
• Supervise medical clerical staff and contribute to performance management and evaluation processes.
• Support site productivity goals and ensure effective coordination of daily clinical operations and workflows.
• Participate in the review, implementation, and continuous improvement of medical protocols, workflows, and quality assurance practices.
• Promote and support the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Core Values through daily practice and leadership.
• Ensure compliance with NYS DOH, NYC DOHMH, HIPAA, HITECH, OSHA, infection control, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Partner with the SBHC Program Manager to support ongoing quality assurance activities, emergency preparedness requirements, environmental surveys, audits, and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain required statistical reporting and documentation to support compliance and operational oversight.
• Participate in after-hours on-call coverage on a rotating basis.
• Maintain current clinical knowledge and participate in ongoing professional development and training opportunities to support evidence-based patient care.
• Ensure all patients, families, visitors, and colleagues are treated with dignity, professionalism, and respect.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited university required.
• Certified as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Board Certified via the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners, or the American Nursing Association.
• Current license to practice professional nursing and as a nurse practitioner in the State of New York.
• Continuing Education Unit Accreditation Maintenance.

Key Competencies

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
• Works effectively and enthusiastically with children and adolescents, families, professionals, and other personnel from a wide range of cultural, social, and economic backgrounds.