Nurse Practitioner - ANP FNP - Primary Care - Nursing Home - Compass Healthcare Consulting and Placement : Job Details

Compass Healthcare Consulting & Placement is conducting a search for a Nurse Practitioner to join a beautiful Nursing Facility, quick commute from Manhattan and Westchester. Qualified candidate will be a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner in the state of NY, will have some working experience in Primary Care, Internal Medicine and/or Long-Term Care and will have compassion, dedication and desire to provide quality care to plan's members within the facility. Working with a Managed Care Insurance Plan, NP is responsible for creating plans of care and facilitating care to Members who live within the facility.

Nurse Practitioner for Primary Care ISNP - Nursing Home

The Nurse Practitioner plays an integral role in helping us to achieve our vision: to consistently exceed expectations and set the standard for excellence in care. We are looking for the best, brightest, most creative, and collaborative people to join our team. If you want to make a difference in your life and the lives of your colleagues and patients, we'd love to hear from you.

Shift: Full-Time, Monday through Friday with rotating remote telephonic on-call responsibility. Additional Pay for On-Call rotation.

Position is responsible for providing primary medical care and care management/coordination to a panel of assigned patients residing in the Skilled Nursing Facility. S/he will collaborate with the member s PCP and the nursing home Medical Director. S/he will conduct regular and acute visits / assessments in accordance with the Medical Staff by-laws of the Skilled Nurse Facility (SNF) and current Federal and State Health Code. S/he will work with the nursing home ICT (Interdisciplinary Care Team) members.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Managing Residents with acute changes in condition.
• Advanced care planning and chronic care management.
• Prescribing appropriate medications, including controlled substances in accordance with NYS law.
• Ordering, reviewing, and following up with treatments and diagnostic testing.
• Communicating with other nursing home staff on a regular basis and as needed to discuss changes in resident conditions.

The ideal candidate will:

• Ideally have 2+ years of clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner
• Clinical background in adult, family, or geriatric specialties
• Have an ability to assess resident needs and make sound clinical decisions
• Have excellent problem solving and decision-making skills
• Prior experience working in a long-term care or skilled nursing facility setting (preferred, but not required)

Required Qualifications:

• Ideal candidate must possess a graduate degree of a Nurse Practitioner program.
• Must have a minimum of two years full time experience as a Nurse Practitioner, preferably in clinical geriatric care.
• Ability to work independently, develop a differential diagnosis and initiate treatment.
• Board Certification from AANP or ANCC.
• Current DEA Certificate, BCLS.

Competitive Salary $140,000 - $160,000, with additional generous compensation for weekend remote on-call duties & Excellent Benefits!

Qualified Candidates Please Apply Now for Immediate Consideration!