Nurse Practitioner-SICU/TICU - Mount Sinai Hospital-Full Time - Day

About the role

The position involves providing comprehensive care to patients in the SICU and TICU at Mount Sinai Hospital. Responsibilities include assessing health status, initiating and ordering procedures, educating patients, and maintaining 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 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.

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:
• Graduate of New York State registered Nurse Practitioner Program or equivalent.
• Certified 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.
• Or 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.

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.