What We Provide

• Personal and financial wellness programs  

• Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement  

• Internal mobility and advancement opportunities   

• Interdisciplinary network of colleagues through the VNS Health Social Services Community of Professionals 

What You Will Do  

• Manages and provides full scope of advanced nursing practice for targeted patient populations. Evaluates patient responses to therapy / interventions. Ensures revision of the inter-professional plan of care as necessary to achieve quality outcomes. 

• Identifies need for new/revised clinical protocols. Collaborates with physicians and others within the practice to develop protocols and provides training as appropriate. 

• Manages and provides comprehensive advanced nursing care including physical examination, comprehensive history, screening for physical and/or psychological conditions, emergent interventions, pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, ordering treatments and DME, preventative health maintenance activities, care management, referrals, discharge planning, counseling and patient education. Establishes a treatment plan based on clinical findings and. Determines when further evaluation by collaborating physician, specialist or emergency care is warranted. 

• Collaborates with patients, families, primary care physicians and other team members to provide assessment and care planning. Assesses, plans, and provides intensive and continuous care management across client settings. 

• Manages and provides clinical services in compliance with standards of Patient-Centered Medical Home standards, meaningful use of medical record data, HEDIS and QARR quality of care measurements. 

​ Licenses and Certifications:

• Current ANCC or AANP certification as an adult, family or geriatric nurse practitioner , required .  

Education:

• Master’s degree of Science in Nursing, or other graduate degree from a nurse practitioner educational program registered by the New York State Education Department as qualifying for NP certification (licensure) , required .  

Work Experience:

• Minimum of two years of experience as a nurse practitioner utilizing full scope of practice , preferred.  

• Clinical home care experience or two years managerial experience , preferred.  

• Demonstrated knowledge of Hedis and QARR quality measures, ICD-10 and CPT coding for reimbursement of services , required .  

• Bilingual skills, as determined by operational needs