Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

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Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State’s first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.org. Housing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services.

Benefits: We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.

Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Compensation Range: $135,000 - $140,000 commensurate with experience

Summary:

The Family or Adult nurse practitioner is responsible for the provision of medical care in a community health center, which is recognized as a Level 3 Patient Centered Medical Home, and which is a Federally Qualified Health Center, with a homeless program. The Family or Adult nurse practitioner will report to the Medical Director, or their physician designee. He/she will provide collaboration and supervision to the Nurse care coordinator.

Essential Functions:

• Performs complete history and physical examinations in accordance with current standards of professional practice, regulatory requirements and agency policies and procedures.
• Provides primary medical care to adults and manages acute and chronic conditions.
• Provides MAT and low threshold Buprenorphine therapy.
• Assesses patients’ conditions and age-specific medical needs; sets goals and prescribes appropriate clinical interventions to meet those goals.
• Provides complete and appropriate documentation in the electronic health record regarding clinical observations, diagnoses, treatment objectives and patients’ responses to treatment regimens. Maintains patient confidentiality.
• Collaborates effectively with other health care providers in planning interventions to best meet patients’ needs in a timely manner and to promote the continuum of care.
• Prescribes appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures related to patients’ health status and facilitates appropriate treatment interventions predicated on results of these procedures
• Performs direct patient care procedures including but not limited to venipuncture and in accordance with agency policies and procedures, acceptable standards of practice, and in accordance with approved delineation of privileges
• Participates in the development of standards of care as assigned by the Chief Medical Officer and/or Chief Operating Officer.
• Orders medical subspecialty consultation and evaluates for the need for hospitalizations and coordinates the transfer of the resident/patient.
• Provides emergency medical care as maybe required by resident/patient, staff and visitors.
• Provides patient advocacy.
• Participates in continuing education programs appropriate to the practice.
• Participates in the Quality Maintenance Program at the request of the committee.
• Participates in the meetings of the Medical Department.
• Maintains confidential case records, medical charts and files pertaining to the resident/patient.
• Provides health promotion/disease prevention education specific to the needs of MOUD patients.
• Participates in the development of patient care protocols.
• maintains the Quality Assurance Program that defines methods for the identification and selection of clinical and administrative problems, along with strategies for corrective action to better provide services in accordance with current standards of professional practice

The above is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of the job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all the job functions

Job Requirements

• Has current New York State licensure and registered as a Nurse practitioner.
• Experience in Primary Care and clinical management of persons with HIV/AIDS
• Experience in harm reduction and Buprenorphine treatment
• Certified in field of Nursing practice, Family and/or Adult Medicine and/or demonstrated expertise and experience in HIV/AIDS medicine
• Previous experience with an electronic health record, preferred
• Visual acuity and manual dexterity to interface with the computer and perform medical procedures as indicated
• Auditory acuity to handle phone calls and interact extensively with patients.
• Knowledge of HIPAA compliance
• Maintains current DEA registration
• Maintains current CPR certification
• Maintains CMEs/CEUs required for licensure
• Maintains current Infection Control certification
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required