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NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities

Nurse Practitioner (Adult Health or Family Health)

17 days ago

Commack

Duties Description PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: In a clinical setting, the incumbent will provide diagnostic and therapeutic medical care and services under the direct supervision of a licensed physician. Typical duties will include: • Caring for the acute and chronic medical conditions of adults with developmental disabilities - many of whom have behavioral problems and psychiatric illness in a residential setting, • Works with Psychiatrist to review his consultations of patients with treatment team. Provides psychiatric medication data for the behavior Support Plan (BSP) in a timely manner to be reviewed by the Behavior Management Committee (BMC), • Provides counseling and education to individuals and works with family members as needed., • Works with psychologists on informed consent determinations, • Participates on the Emergency Response Team, • Participates in Medical On-Call to provide 24/7 access to clinicians for the campus and for the community to a lesser extent, • Participation in committee work as needed, • Knowledge of BLS with AED resuscitation, • Ordering appropriate treatment regimens and maintaining monthly orders using the e-prescribing system and working with the contracted long term care pharmacy, • Performing annual medical assessments and physical exams on assigned individuals including the ordering and interpretation of routine, diagnostic tests as required, • Maintain medical records in an established format (problem-oriented) with progress notes accurately reflecting current medical issues and treatments, • Updating the supervising physician/Medical Director on acute problems or unresolved chronic issues affecting the health and well-being of the individuals served, • Initiate any outside consultations with sub-specialists as needed and work with these consultants to obtain needed tests and procedures; assist in the preparation of court documents when obtaining consent for invasive treatments, • Instruct unit personnel and individuals (where applicable) on specific treatment procedures. This will not include answering any questions about specific diagnoses or proposed treatments, • Participating in multidisciplinary team meetings as required – This involves presentation of patient cases and discussion of on-call., • Maintaining a leadership role in applying the Sunmount policies that apply to medical issues, particularly the blood borne pathogen and infection control policies. This will include assisting the infection control/compliance officer in training and enforcing all aspects of the blood borne pathogen policy LinkedIn: Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Any permanent Nurse Practitioner On or before the date of filing your application, you must be certified and currently registered as a Nurse Practitioner in a specialty** practice area by the New York State Education Department Requirement for prescribing medication: You must meet the current requirements as prescribed by the New York State Board of Nursing. • Specialty area must coincide with the scope of practice performed by an incumbent; this denotes the appropriate parenthetic. Additional Comments This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS). HELPS Program titles may be filled via a non-competitive appointment. This means that you do not need to take an exam to qualify, but you do need to meet the minimum qualifications of the title. At a future date (within one year of permanent appointment), employees hired under NY HELPS are expected to have their permanent non-competitive employment status converted to permanent competitive status. You will not have to take an exam to gain permanent competitive status. • Please note that the salary range posted is representative of full-time rate. Part-time rates will be prorated based on hours worked. The starting salary for this title reflects the increased hiring salary, geographic pay differential and Downstate adjustment. Posted Hiring Salary includes the sum of the statutory hiring rate for PS&T Grade 24 ($91,298), Increased Hiring Salary ($23,954), Geographic Pay Differential ($40,000), and Downstate adjustment ($4,000)., • If you are currently a New York State employee serving in a permanent competitive qualifying title and eligible for a transfer via Section 70.1 of the Civil Service Law, you may be appointed to this title as a permanent competitive employee., • Preference will be given to OPWDD employees impacted by closures. If you are being impacted by closure, please indicate this on your resume/cover letter., • The assignment of PS&T employees will be made in accordance with any agreed upon Memorandum of Understanding between PEF and the local DDSO regarding the posting of job vacancies, • All OPWDD employees must be eligible and maintain eligibility for full and unconditional participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Continued employment will depend on maintaining eligibility., • Employees on long term leave can bid on positions but must be able to report to work within fourteen (14) days and be able to perform the essential functions of their positions with or without reasonable accommodation (RA). forms. NYS offers Incredible Benefits • Savings programs such as the U.S. Savings Bond and the College Savings Plan., • Voluntary pre-tax savings programs such as Health Care Spending Account and the Dependent Care Advantage Account offer employees options to pay for uncovered health care expenses or dependent care expenses., • Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) an assessment and referral service that connects employees with local service providers and support services to address their personal needs., • Life insurance and Disability insurance., • The New York State Deferred Compensation Plan is a voluntary retirement plan that offers employees the option to invest a part of their salaries for retirement on a tax-deferred basis., • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program. Paid Holidays and Leave • Thirteen (13) paid holidays each year., • Thirteen (13) days of paid vacation leave initially., • Five (5) days paid personal leave each year., • Thirteen (13) days of paid sick leave each year (PEF/CSEA), which may carry over from year to year., • Up to three (3) days professional leave each year to participate in professional development events. Health Care Coverage Employees and their eligible dependents can choose from a variety of affordable health insurance programs. Employees are provided family dental and vision plans at no extra cost. Retirement Program Participate in The NYS Employees’ Retirement System (ERS), which is recognized as one of the best-managed and best-funded public retirement systems in the nation. Professional Development and Education and Training NYS offers training programs and tuition assistance to eligible employees to maintain and increase their professional skills and prepare them for promotional opportunities. For more information, please visit . Additionally, the Public Service Workshops Program (PSWP) offers certain professional training opportunities for PEF represented and M/C designated employees that may grant continuing education credits towards maintaining professional licensure. For more information, please visit . OPWDD is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer dedicated to creating and sustaining a culture of inclusion. We believe that we are most effective in managing and improving our service system with a diverse team of employees. With such a large workforce, we rely on the collective individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, self-expression, ideas and talent that our employees bring to their work. This speaks to our culture and is a key part of our successes. As we continuously recruit people for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that applicants bring in terms of their education, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

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