Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Instructor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

About the role

Location: Stony Brook, New York. The Department of Pediatrics at Stony Brook Children's Hospital is seeking Clinical Instructor/Nurse Practitioner faculty for the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine. The position will be full-time, faculty, academic at the Clinical Instructor level. Stony Brook Medicine is Long Island's premier academic medical center, integrating education, research, and patient care across Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, five Health Sciences schools, and numerous community-based settings. Stony Brook Children's offers advanced pediatric specialty care with over 180 specialists in 30 specialties.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive care to patients in the Pediatric Emergency Department in collaboration with an Attending Physician.
• Provide education to staff nurses.
• Confer with patients to obtain accurate information for records, explain procedures, allay fears, and elicit cooperation and engagement in plan of care.
• Ensure execution of provider-established plan of care including follow‑up visits, specialist consultations, diagnostic lab work, imaging studies, and/or procedures.
• Contribute to patient care through patient and family education, population health management, encouraging patient self‑management, distributing resource literature, and providing community service recommendations and referrals as needed.
• Maintain liaison with physicians and practice administration to ensure efficient and effective patient care services.

Requirements

• Master's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Nursing or completion of a course for Nurse Practitioner.
• NYS NP license or eligible for NYS NP license and certification as a Pediatric or Family Nurse Practitioner.
• At least one year of clinical experience working in Pediatrics.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to carry out assignments independently.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of clinical experience working in Pediatrics (preferred).

Skills

• Communication
• Organizational
• Interpersonal
• Independent work ability