Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has a career opportunity for a Full time Nurse Practitioner in our Oncology inpatient unit.

Schedule: 4 days/wk -8:00am - 4:30pm

Provides acute/primary health care in accordance with written policies approved by nursing and medical administration. Responsible for patient care as outlined within collaborative practice agreement. Develops and implements a collaborative practice agreement in the specific clinical area and performs a periodic review of the collaborative agreement.

• Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of comprehensive health history and physical examination.
• Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations, and laboratory examination, prescribes and alters medication regimens, interprets findings and alters plan of care according to collaborative practice agreement and protocols in designated area.
• Educates and counsels in the areas of health promotion, maintenance, disease prevention, and management of acute/chronic illnesses.
• Documents findings and plan of care in the patient's medical record.
• Consults with physician as established in the collaborative practice agreement.
• Advocates for patients/families and supports patients' rights.

Requirements:

• Currently a Nurse Practitioner in the State of NY (Masters Degree-Advanced Practice)
• Minimum of 1-2 years Oncology advanced experience.
• Current BLS, ACLS

Jamaica Hospital, a 424 bed fully accredited community teaching hospital with a Level I trauma center and a large network of community based ambulatory care and the largest voluntary hospital ambulance fleet serving the City 911 system. This hospital provides general medical, pediatric, and psychiatric emergency services, ambulatory care on and off campus, ambulatory surgery and a board spectrum of diagnostic and treatment services.

E/O/E

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $143,273.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Oncology

Weekly schedule:

• 5x8

Work setting:

• Inpatient
• In-person

Education:

• Master's (Preferred)

Experience:

• Oncology: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)
• Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)

Work Location: In person