Nurse Practitioner-Surgery Services-Breast
Company: NYC Health + Hospitals
Location: New York
Posted on: March 14, 2025
Job Description:
Marketing StatementLincoln Medical and Mental Health Center is
one of New York City's premier acute care hospitals. Located in
Downtown Bronx, Lincoln is a teaching hospital renowned for its
Centers of Excellence, and a recognized industry leader in the
implementation of state-of-the art medical technology and best
practices. Our team of highly trained and caring medical
professionals is dedicated to providing the highest quality health
care that is safe, compassionate, culturally competent and
patient-centered. Comprehensive services are offered in three major
primary care areas: Medicine, Pediatrics, and Women's Health in
addition to more than eighty (80) specialty services. At Lincoln,
the safety and comfort of our patients is our number one
priority.At NYC Health + Hospitals, our 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.Visit us at www.nyc.gov/html/hhc/lincoln.Job
DescriptionPurpose of Position:Under general supervision, serves as
a licensed, independent practitioner responsible for planning,
coordinating, delivering, and managing comprehensive health care
services in a health care setting. Ensures patient and
family-centered quality care to improve outcomes and patient
experience, in accordance with applicable NYC Health + Hospitals
policies and procedures, state and federal rules and regulations,
and nursing standards of care.Examples Of Typical Tasks
- Provides continuous comprehensive 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.
- Consistent with the established nursing practice, differentiate
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.
- Evaluate and interpret patient data, in order to plan and
implement appropriate nursing interventions.
- Consult 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.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate 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.
- Provide 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, records, and
maintains a system of relevant documentation.
- Performs other related duties, as directed.Department Of
Surgery-BreastThe Nurse Practitioner, under the supervision of the
assigned Attending Physician, performs diagnostic and therapeutic
tasks and renders varied medical services to provide comprehensive
patient care.Essential Duties
- Elicits a detailed and accurate history and performs an
appropriate physical examination on patients in an outpatient
setting.
- Develop an assessment and a therapeutic plan, and render
ongoing patient care based on this plan.
- Orders and interprets appropriate laboratory tests, X-rays,
EKGs, and other diagnostic procedures. Writes prescriptions
according to protocols established by the service and in compliance
with state and other governing bodies.
- Assists the attending surgeon and/or resident surgeons with
breast examinations.
- Performs other specific procedures including, but not
necessarily limited to drawing blood specimens for testing, blood
counts, urinalysis, pap smears, bacteriologic smears, gram stain
culturable material(s), administering oxygen, incisions, and
drainage, wound care and debridement, assists with soft tissue
biopsies, starting intravenous solutions, administering intravenous
medications, and other therapeutic procedures for which the
clinician has received specific supervised training and
evaluation.
- Initiates consultations and refers patients for special testing
according to hospital protocols.
- Participates in the ambulatory breast center practice to
observe and record pertinent progress of patients, updates and
summarizes charts, writes orders and progress notes, and notifies
the Physician of changes in the patient's condition, when
appropriate.
- Takes appropriate precautions while maintaining patient and
staff confidentiality.
- Takes appropriate precautions to ensure patient safety.
- May perform other duties, as assigned.Minimum Qualifications
- A 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); and
- Current certificate as a Nurse Practitioner issued by the
NYSED; and
- Holds, or obtains through facility orientation, a valid and
current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) through the
American Heart Association (AHA).Department PreferencesDepartmental
Preference: Strongly prefer National Board Certification in the
specialty in which you are assigned.How To ApplyIf you wish to
apply for this position, please apply online by clicking the "Apply
Now" button or forward your resume, noting the above Job ID #,
to:Lincoln Medical & Mental Health CenterHuman Resources
Department234 Eugenio Maria De Hostos Blvd, (East 149th Street),2nd
Floor, AnnexBronx, NY 10451Attn: Recruitment UnitNYC Health and
Hospitals offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Comprehensive Health Benefits for employees hired to work 20+
hrs. per week
- Retirement Savings and Pension Plans
- Loan Forgiveness Programs for eligible employees
- Paid Holidays and Vacation in accordance with employees'
Collectively bargained contracts
- College tuition discounts and professional development
opportunities
- Multiple employee discounts programs
Keywords: NYC Health + Hospitals, New York , Nurse Practitioner-Surgery Services-Breast, Healthcare , New York, New York
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