We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Nurse Practitioner on the Palliative Care Service. To qualify you must have a Masters Degree in Nursing, New York State Nurse Practitioner licensure with Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner certification plus a minimum of 5 years of acute care experience. At least one year of experience as a Palliative Care NP is required. Critical care experience as an RN or an NP is preferred. Excellent organizational and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team are a must. Flexibility with changing team goals and program development required. The successful candidate will be responsible for management of patients referred to the Palliative Care Service, functions as part of an interdisciplinary palliative care consultation service providing assessment and treatment to patients who are referred for consultation. Responsibilities include physical assessment and management of pain and other symptoms, discussion of goals of care with patients and their families, advance directives and coordination of care planning with the primary team and outside agencies. Other responsibilities include education, both formal and informal to nursing and other disciplines, standards development, committee membership and participation in other opportunities to expand the service.
NYU Langone Medical Center provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. And just as our employees invest so much in us, we invest in our employees. We're pleased to have one of the most competitive compensation packages not only among New York's hospitals and healthcare institutions, but within the corporate sector as well. We begin with exceptional medical, dental, and drug coverage. We enhance this basic coverage with comprehensive wellness programs, and supplement those with retirement investment and benefits plans, and generous paid time off allowances. Add to that a very attractive tuition program, and you';ll see just some of the ways that NYU Langone Medical Center demonstrates our commitment to our employees. NYU Langone Medical Center is an equal employment/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital/or parental status, age, national origin, citizenship, disability, veterans status, or any other classification protected by applicable Federal, State, or Municipal Law. We require applications to be completed online.
