Nurse Practitioner - Podiatry (31045)

Physician Affiliate Group of New York • Brooklyn, NY

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About The Position

Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) is hiring a Nurse Practitioner - Podiatry at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health. The role is part of the Podiatry Service within the Department of Surgery. South Brooklyn Health is a redesigned healthcare campus with the Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hospital and an outpatient Health & Wellness Institute. The hospital maintains academic affiliations with SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine.

The Nurse Practitioner will work with podiatric physicians, surgical staff, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to provide care for patients with foot and ankle conditions in outpatient clinics and inpatient settings. The position includes patient evaluation and management, collaborative treatment planning, wound care, diagnostic testing, perioperative evaluation, limb salvage initiatives, patient education, and coordination of consultations and follow-up care. The role also involves collaboration with podiatry residents and other healthcare professionals to support continuity of care.

The advertised annual base salary is $135,406, based on a 40-hour work week. The employer estimates the annual total value of the compensation package at $148,946, including base salary, a 401(k) contribution, and other factors; this total value is illustrative and not guaranteed. PAGNY describes its mission as providing accountable, responsive, quality care with sensitivity to the needs of New York City's diverse population and is an equal opportunity employer committed to equitable hiring practices and a supportive workplace.

Requirements

• Current New York State registration and licensure as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Current National Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Interest in wound care and limb preservation.
• Ability to work independently within a collaborative hospital environment.
• Ability to work effectively in both inpatient and outpatient environments.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in podiatry, wound care, vascular surgery, general surgery, or diabetic foot management.
• Experience managing complex wounds and postoperative surgical patients.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with podiatric physicians, surgical staff, and multidisciplinary healthcare teams to provide comprehensive care for patients with foot and ankle conditions.
• Evaluate and manage patients in outpatient podiatric clinics and inpatient settings.
• Develop treatment plans in collaboration with podiatric attending physicians.
• Perform wound assessments, dressing changes, and appropriate bedside procedures.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies, diagnostic imaging, and other appropriate tests.
• Provide preoperative and postoperative patient evaluations.
• Participate in multidisciplinary limb salvage and wound care initiatives.
• Educate patients about diabetic foot care, chronic wounds, peripheral vascular disease, and other foot and ankle conditions.
• Coordinate inpatient consultations and follow-up care.
• Collaborate with podiatry residents and other healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care.

Benefits

• 401(k) company contribution: immediately vested 3% of base earnings, with an additional 7% company contribution after one year of service; no employee match is required.
• Annual Continuing Medical Education (CME) reimbursement.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, holiday, and CME days.
• Medical, prescription, and dental coverage.
• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) coverage equal to three times salary, up to $250,000, at no cost to the employee; voluntary employee-paid coverage is also available.
• Medical malpractice coverage, equivalent to occurrence-based, at no cost to the employee.
• Healthcare and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Pre-tax employee-paid contributions for commuting expenses.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time