Nurse Practitioner-Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit/PICU-Mount Sinai Hospital- Full Time - Night

About the role

This position is for a Nurse Practitioner in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Mount Sinai Hospital. The role requires a New York State license with current registration as a registered nurse and state certification as a Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of comprehensive health history and physical examination.
• Initiates and orders selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations and laboratory examination, prescribes medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care according to accepted standards of care and practice guidelines.
• Documents findings and plan of care in the patient's medical record.
• Consults with physician according to established standards, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Maintains patient/employee confidentiality in the management of information.
• Develops the plan of care based on the diagnoses and individual patient needs.
• 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

• Education: Master's degree program designed to prepare a NP to diagnose, treat, and prescribe for a patients condition that fall within their specialty area of practice or the successful completion of an approved supplemental education program, i.e., post-master's 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.
• 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.

Skills

Ability to perform history taking, ability to perform physical assessment techniques, demonstrate and complete documentation of competency in specialty specific procedures according to established standards as part of initial orientation and annual performance review with collaborating physician or appropriately credentialed designee, ability to interpret and apply principles of nursing research utilization, ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload, physical stamina and manual dexterity to perform a variety of tasks and skills in area of assignment, excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills, creative problem solving and excellent critical thinking and leadership.

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