Family Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
The Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center (BSFHC), a Federally Qualified Health Center serving North and Central Brooklyn, is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality, innovative care to patients and their families. The role works closely with a team of professionals to develop comprehensive, patient-centered plans of care and requires comfort caring for both pediatric and adult patients. BSFHC provides affordable outpatient medical and dental services and is committed to delivering professional, courteous, high-quality care with dignity, especially to underserved populations, regardless of ability to pay. The Nurse Practitioner provides primary medical care, assesses and treats acute and chronic conditions, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, develops and implements treatment plans, and supports patients and families through health education. The position also involves maintaining accurate electronic medical records, coordinating referrals and consultations, participating in quality improvement and team activities, and complying with applicable laws and professional scope-of-practice requirements.
Requirements
- Board certification.
- Current New York State Nurse Practitioner license.
- Completion of a master's program in Adult Nurse Practitioner or Family Practice Nurse Practitioner.
- Current DEA registration if required for the specialty.
- One year of related experience with adult patients in a clinic setting.
- Comfort caring for both pediatric and adult patients.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Computer skills.
- Ability to demonstrate teamwork and effective interpersonal relations.
- Ability to foster and maintain positive working relationships within a multidisciplinary team and with clients.
- Ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, sexual orientations, and gender identities or expressions.
- Depending on the specialty, ACLS, NALS, PALS, or PEARS may be required.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual Spanish.
- Experience working in community-based health care settings.
- Experience with or understanding of EMRs.
Responsibilities
- Conduct age-appropriate patient assessments, including history taking and physical examinations, consistent with professional standards, regulatory requirements, and agency policies.
- Collect and assess patient information systematically, considering physiological, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, and cognitive status, patient and family education, family involvement, and patient advocacy.
- Consult with other clinicians as dictated by patient needs and assessment findings.
- Collaborate with physicians and other clinicians to support effective patient care consistent with quality indicators.
- Review medical records for follow-up and order diagnostic studies under established protocols.
- Provide primary medical care and manage acute and chronic conditions for patients.
- Assess patients’ conditions and age-specific medical needs, set goals, and prescribe appropriate clinical interventions.
- Prescribe laboratory and diagnostic procedures and facilitate treatment based on their results.
- Provide ongoing comprehensive medical services to family members regardless of age or sex.
- Examine patients, formulate differential diagnostic plans, and order required diagnostic testing.
- Interpret examination findings and test results and implement treatment plans.
- Determine when consultation is needed and assist with care and treatment provided by other specialists.
- Respond to patient telephone consultations with assistance from clinic staff.
- Order or perform tests, analyses, and diagnostic imaging to obtain information about patients’ conditions.
- Maintain accurate and detailed medical records, including examination observations, using the electronic medical record (EMR).
- Administer or prescribe treatments and medications.
- Promote health by advising patients on diet, hygiene, and disease prevention.
- Write orders for immunizations and vaccinations against communicable diseases.
- Refer patients to medical specialists when necessary for their well-being.
- Work to ensure clinical care is safe, efficient, competent, effective, and high quality.
- Prepare records and reports required for services rendered in accordance with established procedures.
- Attend and participate in relevant patient-care reports and conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences, and other professional activities, as determined by the Medical Director.
- Practice within the scope of Family Practice and comply with applicable laws, including HIPAA requirements.
- Maintain confidentiality of patient, client, proprietary, and protected information.
- Meet departmental performance standards and participate in compliance audits and quality improvement plans.
- Provide health teaching to patients and families and participate in developing and delivering educational programs for area health care providers.
- Perform other related duties.
Benefits
- Medical benefits.
- 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match.
- Free life insurance.
- Long-term disability coverage.
- Transportation plan.
- Generous paid vacations and holidays.
- NHSC loan repayment program of up to $40,000.
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Job Type
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