Job Information
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Nurse Practitioner II in New York, New York
- Job Type: Officer of Administration
- Bargaining Unit:
- Regular/Temporary: Regular
- End Date if Temporary:
- Hours Per Week: 35
- Standard Work Schedule:
- Building:
- Salary Range: $140,000.00 - $190,000.00
Position Summary
The Department of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is seeking to recruit an experienced Nurse Practitioner for the Neurology Consult service at NYP-Westchester Hospital, under the direction of Igor Zilberman, MD, NYP-Westchester Neurology Site Director, and Alyssa Bautista, MD, Director of Hospitalist Neurology Program. The Nurse Practitioner will be a member of the Hospitalist Neurology Program in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. The Nurse Practitioner will perform initial neurological consultations and follow-up consultations on inpatients and Emergency Department patients in collaboration with an on-site neurologist who is also a member of the Hospitalist Neurology Program in the Department of Neurology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
The Neurology Consult team provides advanced neurologic care at NYP-Westchester Hospital, a 288-bed facility that is part of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. It has a busy Emergency Department, cancer center, maternity center, breast health center, two cardiac catheterization labs, and a state-designated stroke center. As a New York State Department of Health-designated Primary Stroke Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester has a highly skilled and dedicated stroke team ready 24/7 to immediately assess and treat Emergency Department and inpatients experiencing symptoms of a stroke.
The Neurology Consult team provides a full range of inpatient and Emergency Department consultative services for diseases such as stroke, neuromuscular disorders (including myasthenia gravis crises and Guillain-Barre syndrome), paraneoplastic syndromes, inflammatory vasculitis, headache and other disorders.
The Neurology Consult team collaborate closely with our neurology and neurosurgery colleagues at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York City.
Responsibilities
This is a full-time clinical position that includes providing initial Neurology Consultation and follow-up care in the inpatient and emergency medical setting, calling and conferring with primary teams, all under the supervision of an attending neurologist. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Render direct patient care including but not limited to obtaining patients' history, performing comprehensive and targeted physical examinations, ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests.
Document all patient/caregiver encounters.
Participate in family meetings, counsel and instruct patients and their caregivers.
Participate in daily multidisciplinary team meetings.
Primary Patient Care duties - 80%
Administration - 10%
- Other duties as assigned - 10%
Minimum Qualifications
- Requires a Master's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus five years of related experiences
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in Critical Care, emergency department care, and/or inpatient neurology care.
Other Requirements
- New York State NP and RN license
- Able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran
Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
Minimum Salary: 31200.00 Maximum Salary: 31200.00 Salary Unit: Yearly