Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Clinical Instructor, Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will work with physicians and nurses in the practice to provide medical treatment plans for Cardiothoracic patients in the hospital and outpatient setting. Will collaborate with nurse managers, clinical nurses, discharge team, and medical staff to plan, implement and evaluate pertinent change in practice and health care delivery. Will facilitate patient movement through the system and efficient use of resources through interdepartmental collaboration. Will coordinate coverage for time off unit, time off, and off-hours; and will write orders which are in accord with current guidelines. This position is in an outpatient setting.

Job Duties & Essential Functions:

• Take patient history, perform a physical examination and make an assessment and diagnosis based on this information, as well as, initiate, review and revise treatment plans and record and present data in a manner meaningful to the supervising physician.
• Provide patient care services to the medical practice.
• Assist physician with interventional treatments, respond to incoming phone messages from patient and make call backs to patient reporting response to attending physician.
• Make referrals to other healthcare providers and/or consult the physician for further definitive therapy.
• Perform Physical examinations; identify health problems based on findings.
• Order and evaluate appropriate non-invasive diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Instruct and counsel patients on health care, health maintenance, medical problems, treatment plans, nutrition or other related issues as appropriate.
• Perform all other duties as assigned by management.

Schedule:

10-hour shifts / 4 Days a week, with alternating days off and no major holidays or weekends.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Nurse Practitioner: Current NYS RN license. Master's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Nursing Practice or completion of a course for Nurse Practitioner and certification as a Nurse Practitioner in adult health and/or family health nurse practitioner. Excellent communication skills.

Physician Assistant: NYS license and certification as a Physician Assistant. Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from an accredited school of Physician Assistants. Excellent communication skills.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working in a fast-paced medical practice. Experience with EMR.

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Tracey Erickson at 631-638-2326

Special Notes:
Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description

Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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