Family Nurse Practitioner

Bedford Stuyvesant Family Health Center • Brooklyn, NY

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Bedford-Stuyvesant Family Health Center (BSFHC), a patient-centered, team-based multispecialty practice and Federally Qualified Health Center in central Brooklyn, seeks a full-time Nurse Practitioner to provide high-quality care to patients and their families. The role focuses on general pediatrics and requires comfort treating both pediatric and adult patients. The Nurse Practitioner works closely with a team of professionals to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care and support expected outcomes and BSFHC’s mission of providing professional, courteous, high-quality care with dignity, regardless of patients’ ability to pay.

The position provides primary medical care, manages acute and chronic conditions, performs age-appropriate assessments and examinations, orders and interprets diagnostic tests, and develops and implements treatment plans. The Nurse Practitioner also provides preventive and educational services, maintains accurate electronic medical records, coordinates referrals and consultations, and participates in quality improvement and team activities. The role requires compliance with applicable laws, professional scope of practice, agency policies, and patient confidentiality 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.
• ACLS, NALS, PALS, or PEARS may be required depending on the specialty.
• Ability to relate to people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, races, sexual orientations, and gender identities or expressions.
• 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.
• Comfort treating both pediatric and adult patients.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish is a strong plus.
• 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, in accordance with professional standards, regulatory requirements, and agency policies.
• Collect assessment data 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 provide 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.
• Assess patient conditions and age-specific medical needs, establish goals, and prescribe appropriate clinical interventions.
• Prescribe laboratory and diagnostic procedures related to patients’ health status and facilitate treatment based on results.
• Provide ongoing comprehensive medical services to family members regardless of age or sex.
• Examine patients using medical instruments and equipment; formulate differential diagnostic plans and order required diagnostic testing.
• Interpret examination findings and test results and implement treatment plans.
• Determine the need for consultation and assist with medical care and treatment provided at the direction of other specialists.
• Answer patient telephone consultations with clinic staff assistance.
• Order or execute tests, analyses, and diagnostic imaging to assess patient conditions.
• Maintain accurate, detailed patient medical records, including examination observations, using the EMR.
• Administer or prescribe treatments and medications.
• Promote health by advising patients on diet, hygiene, and disease prevention.
• Write orders to inoculate and vaccinate patients against communicable diseases.
• Refer patients to medical specialists when necessary for their well-being.
• Help ensure clinical care is safe, efficient, competent, effective, and high quality.
• Prepare records and reports as required for services rendered, in accordance with established procedures.
• Attend and participate in relevant patient care reports, patient care conferences, team conferences, professional staff conferences, and other professional activities as determined by the Medical Director.
• Comply with laws applicable to the practice and practice within the scope of Family Practice, including HIPAA.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time