About the Role
Functions as a senior-level healthcare provider with an independent outpatient schedule, contributing to the education and training of nurse practitioners, department QA & QI initiatives, and operational strategy optimization.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for direct patient care on an outpatient and/or inpatient service.
- Cares for complex patients within specialty consistent with education, training, and practice protocols, policies, and procedures.
- Trains and orients new nurse practitioners, providing education on new equipment and techniques.
- Develop and implement Quality Assurance and Quality improvement initiatives.
- Contributes to the optimization of operational strategies.
- Contributes to improvements in workflows and patient care services.
- Evaluates new and/or established patients by obtaining comprehensive and focused health histories and performing physical examinations.
- Orders labs, imaging, diagnostic testing, and consultations, and interprets results to develop patient care plans.
- Prescribes medications and therapeutic interventions following accepted standards of care and practice guidelines.
- Performs therapeutic and diagnostic procedures depending on department and training.
- Enters patient information into medical records according to documentation best practices.
- Counsels and educates patients and their support systems on disease management, prevention, and health promotion, ensuring culturally competent care.
- Confers with specialists, physicians, residents, nursing staff, and other healthcare providers to ensure continuity of care and optimize patient outcomes.
- Assists in the preparation, implementation, and evaluation of research protocols when applicable.
- Performs related duties and responsibilities as determined by patient and practice needs.
Requirements
- A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in specialty at the nurse practitioner level.
- Evidence of strong leadership potential.
Skills
- Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral).
- Team oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals.
Location
- Upper East Side
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Master’s of Science Degree in Nursing
Salary/Compensations
- $158,700.00 - $177,300.00
About the Company
- Cornell welcomes students, faculty, and staff with diverse backgrounds from across the globe to pursue world-class education and career opportunities, to further the founding principle of “any person, any study.”
Equal Opportunity
- No person shall be denied employment on the basis of any legally protected status or subjected to prohibited discrimination involving, but not limited to, such factors as race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual’s genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
- Cornell University embraces diversity in its workforce and seeks job candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff of all identities and backgrounds.
- We hire based on merit, and encourage people from historically underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.
- Consistent with federal law, Cornell engages in affirmative action in employment for qualified protected veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRRA) and qualified individuals with disabilities under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.
- We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.
