Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (NY HELPS) - 30579

About the role

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) (Acute Care) will provide primary health care in collaboration with a licensed physician. They will assess the physical and psychosocial status of residents by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests. They will diagnose illnesses, perform therapeutic measures, and conduct employee’s health examinations according to practice agreements and protocols established with the physician(s).

Responsibilities

• Provide primary health care in collaboration with a licensed physician
• Assess the physical and psychosocial status of residents by means of interview, health history, physical examination, and diagnostic tests
• Diagnose illnesses
• Perform therapeutic measures
• Conduct employee’s health examinations according to practice agreements and protocols established with the physician(s)

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Current New York State employee with one or more years of permanent, contingent-permanent, or 55 b/c service that is eligible for transfer under Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law to Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Non-Competitive
• NYS HELPS qualifications: Certification and current registration as a Nurse Practitioner in a specialty practice area by the New York State Education Department

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a long-term care setting

Licensure and Compliance Requirements

• Must maintain license and registration; failure to do so will result in removal from the position
• Cannot be listed as an excluded individual or entity on any Federal or State Medicaid and Medicare exclusion lists (or excluded from any other Federal or Federally assisted program); if listed after appointment, employment may be terminated
• May be required to become an enrolled Medicare provider, obtain a National Provider Identifier (NPI) number issued by NPPES, and actively participate to enable services to be billed through Medicare and Medicaid; if ability to bill through Medicare and Medicaid is lost, employment may be terminated

Schedule

Days off: alternate weekends / Friday & Monday

Pay

Posted salary range: $164,589–$164,589 (includes statutory job rate for PEF Grade 24, plus a geographic pay differential of $40,000, and downstate adjustment of $4,150).

Benefits

Generous benefits package worth approximately 65% of salary, including:

• Holiday & Paid Time Off
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
• Pension from New York State Employees’ Retirement System
• Shift & Geographic pay differentials
• Affordable Health Care options
• Family dental and vision benefits at no additional cost
• NYS Deferred Compensation plan
• Access to NY 529 and NY ABLE College Savings Programs, and U.S. Savings Bonds
• And many more

Additional Details

• One permanent, competitive full-time appointment, or non-competitive full-time appointment via HELPS
• Transfer candidates may be asked for their Social Security Number to verify transfer eligibility
• This position is part of the NYS HELPS program; no examination is required