Nurse Practitioner-Peds Urology - Mount Sinai Hospital (Multiple locations) - Full Time - Day

About the role

The position involves providing comprehensive care to patients with urological conditions under the supervision of a collaborating physician. This includes assessing health status, initiating and ordering procedures, prescribing medications, and maintaining patient confidentiality.

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 examinations, 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.

Requirements

• 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: Is a graduate of New York State registered Nurse Practitioner Program or equivalent OR is certified as a Nurse Practitioner by a national association via examination.
• 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.
• Certified 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.

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.
• Certified 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, physical assessment techniques, interpret and apply principles of nursing research utilization, manage and coordinate a patient caseload, work within a Collaborative Practice Agreement or Collaborative Practice Relationship Attestation as a member of the health care team in area of practice, 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, 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.

Benefits

Mount Sinai Hospital offers competitive benefits including health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time, day shift.