Nurse Practitioner (PC)

About the role

NYC Health + Hospitals/McKinney is a 320-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility in Brooklyn with a 5‑Star CMS Rating in staffing, quality, health inspections, and overall. McKinney provides exceptional short‑term rehabilitation and long‑term skilled nursing services in a warm and comfortable setting. Residents have 24‑hour access to expert care and specialty services including Parkinson’s and Dementia Care, Hospice and Palliative care, IV therapy, wound and tracheostomy care. Among more than 600 nursing homes in New York, McKinney ranks #11 in Newsweek’s Best Nursing Homes in New York 2026 and earned high‑performance ratings for Long‑term Care and Short‑term Rehabilitation from U.S. News & World Report’s Best Nursing Homes in America 2026. At NYC Health + Hospitals, the mission is to deliver high‑quality care health services without exception. Every employee takes a person‑centered approach that exemplifies the ICARE values (Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence) through empathic communication and partnerships between all persons.

Responsibilities

• Provides continuous comprehensive primary care medical and nursing care, including preventive and supportive health care services to patients and families.
• Manages health problems and coordinates health care for various patient populations.
• Identifies and diagnoses illnesses and physical conditions, and implements therapeutic and corrective measures.
• Differentiates between normal and abnormal findings in the screening process to detect changes in health status that require physician’s intervention.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with community‑based organizations and makes referrals to consulting physicians and/or other health care professionals and community agencies, as necessary.
• Evaluates and interprets patient data to plan and implement appropriate nursing interventions.
• Consults with physicians and other health care practitioners in the evaluation of health screening findings to make prospective decisions about treatment that will best support improved outcomes and patient satisfaction.
• Formulates differential diagnosis and the plan of care based on medical history, physical exams, nursing assessment and other pertinent information.
• Identifies health and medical risks and needs.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates patient plan of care.
• Determines effectiveness and modifies as per clinical standards and practice protocols, where needed, to achieve medical and health goals.
• Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and laboratory tests.
• Identifies and may prescribe appropriate pharmacological and non‑pharmacological interventions and therapies.
• Manages a patient session schedule allowing for both scheduled and non‑emergent unscheduled visits; maintains a work schedule that ensures availability and continuity of care; ensures optimal availability and utilization of appropriate resources.
• Provides education, guidance, and direction to nursing staff and other members of the health care team to ensure quality and safe medical and nursing care is provided.
• Provides education and counseling to patients and families regarding health status, treatment and progress, medication management, disease prevention and health promotion, and maintains a system of relevant documentation.
• Performs other related duties as directed.

Qualifications

• Valid New York State license and current registration to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse issued by the New York State Department of Education (NYSED).
• Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the NYSED.
• Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association (AHA).
• Board certification is required for this position.