Nurse Practitioner

Job title - Nurse Practitioner
Location - Purchase, NY 10577
Shift - Monday-Friday/8:30 am-5:00 pm
Duration - 01+ years

Job description:
Staff nurse practitioner is responsible to provide primary health care for the students of the college under the supervision of a licensed physician, to perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and work in collaboration with the Medical Director, or in the Director's absence, a staff physician or refer to local Urgent Care or hospital emergency room as needed.

Specific duties include:
Provide primary medical care for the students of Purchase College. This entails eliciting the history of the present illness/complaint, including past medical, developmental, psycho-social history as warranted and performing a physical examination to further inform the diagnosis.
Record the relevant information in the patient chart.
Order and perform in-house diagnostic tests and those done at a commercial lab.
Order and facilitate other diagnostic tests and consultations with specialists as needed.
Inform patients of results and counsel them as to interpretation, needed treatment and follow-up.
Based on diagnosis, prescribe medication as appropriate, counsel and educate patient about their medical problems and medication.
Perform in-house procedures, e.g., nebulizer treatments, wound care/dressings, venipuncture, ppds and injectables among other procedures provided at Health Services.
Assist in coordinating functions of the department.
Attend and participate in weekly staff meetings and in-service webinars when offered.
Participate in continuing education programs relevant to college health.
Implement policies and decisions as directed by the Medical and/or Administrative Directors and follow established protocols.
Assist in development of sources of medical information for staff and patients.
Participate in college community activities (e.g., student/staff outreach programs and professional development, college committee work) as time allows.