Nurse Practitioner - Oncology - Mount Sinai Chelsea - Full Time Days

About the role

The Mount Sinai Health System is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) who has earned a separate certification as an NP through advanced clinical nursing education in a distinct specialty area of practice. Nurse practitioners are independent practitioners who diagnose, treat, and prescribe for a patient's condition that falls within their specialty area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Affords comprehensive health histories and physical examinations to assess the health status of patients/families.
• Initiates and orders therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations, and laboratory examinations, prescribes medication regimens, interprets findings, and alters the plan of care according to accepted standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Provides health promotion, maintenance, disease prevention, and management of acute/chronic illnesses education and counseling.
• Documents findings and plan of care in the patient's medical record.
• Consults with physicians according to established standards, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients served in assigned areas.
• Initiates referrals to specialty services and fosters continuity of care.
• Participates in team meetings and conferences to enhance an interdisciplinary approach to care delivery.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
• Develops the plan of care based on the diagnoses and individual patient needs.
• Records, reports, and interprets the client's responses to the plan of care.
• Performs a patient record review with the collaborating physician in a timely fashion but not less than every three months if utilizing a collaborative practice agreement.
• Completes the Focused Professional Practice Proctoring Evaluation (FPPE) or the Ongoing Professional Practice Proctoring Evaluation (OPPE) as required by Medical Staff for continued credentialing status.
• Practices as a member of the allied health staff according to the rules and regulations of the Medical Staff and the bylaws of the Hospital Staff.

Qualifications

• At least two years of nursing experience in area of specialty practice applied for.
• Nurse Practitioner experience of at least one year preferred.
• Licensure: New York State License with current registration as a registered nurse.
• State Certification: Certified by the New York State Department of Education as a Nurse Practitioner with current registration as follows:
• Graduate of New York State registered Nurse Practitioner Program or equivalent.
• Certified as a Nurse Practitioner by a national association via examination.
• Completed a pharmacy component of not less than the required semester hours or the equivalent AND has been instructed in New York State and Federal Laws relating to prescriptions and recordkeeping (3-hour course).
• Has a Collaborative Practice Agreement with a physician and designated protocols if less than 3600 hours experience as a practicing Nurse Practitioner.
• Has a Collaborative Relationship with a physician based on employment in clinical practice in the NP role at Mount Sinai Hospital.
• If there is a documented work history as a Nurse Practitioner with greater than 3600 practice hours.

Education

A master's degree program designed to prepare a NP to diagnose, treat, and prescribe for a patient's condition that falls within their specialty area of practice or the successful completion of an approved supplemental education program, i.e., post-Masters NP certificate.

Experience

Previous progressive experience relevant to the area of clinical practice required. For all NPs hired effective June 1, 2019, National Board Certification in Advanced Practice Nursing required. For NPs who bill for professional services, National Board Certification is required regardless of hire date. The Board Certification requirement may be deferred up to 1 year if approved by Chief Nursing Officer or designee.

Credentials

• Credentialed through the Credentialing Committee of the Medical Board with approved Delineation of Privileges.
• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) certificate and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Advanced Life Support (NALS), The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certificates as required by specialty.

Pay

$72.9912 - $72.9912 Hourly.