Clinical Director, Gastroenterology

Overview

The Division of Gastroenterology within the Department of Medicine at One Brooklyn Health (OBH) is seeking a Clinical Director for the GI service line. In this role, the candidate will be responsible for the provision, coordination and assurance of high-quality GI services including comprehensive nursing care using nursing process and appropriate standards of care for the OBH patient population.

Responsibilities

• Plans and organizes care to meet patient needs and ensure appropriate clinical resource utilization as per OBH protocols
• Assess the health of patients through conduction of health history reviews and physical examinations
• Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations, and laboratory examination, prescribes, and alters medication regimens, interprets findings, and alters plan of care according to practice agreement and protocols
• Educates and counsels patients and staff in the areas of health, maintenance, disease prevention and management of illness
• Documents care visit in the EMR / patient medical record
• Works collaboratively with patients and physicians on care plan
• Performs medical chart reviews with physicians in a timely fashion as identified by the Chief of GI
• Works collaboratively with nursing and other members of the interdisciplinary teams and specialty care teams (as needed) on patient care plans and to ensure timely communications
• Works collaboratively with nursing and other members of the interdisciplinary teams and specialty care teams (as needed) on patient care plans and to ensure efficient workflow/ patient turnover time in the endoscopy unit for both outpatient and inpatient procedures
• Facilitates the continuity of care across the care continuum for patients, identifying and removing barriers to access and care and successfully navigating patients to their needed procedures and appointments
• Manages population health outreach to achieve quality goals such as colorectal cancer screening and other high priority clinical outcomes
• Participates in designated activities related to professional nursing standards and regulations of relevant outside agencies
• Participates in the development and revision of interdisciplinary and nursing standards, patient, and family education materials
• Assists in the preparation, implementation and evaluation of research protocols and maintenance of research patients, if applicable.
• All other duties as requested.
  
  

Qualifications

Education:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing, required.
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program, required.
  
  

Other Qualifications

• Has been instructed in New York State and Federal Laws regarding prescriptions and record keeping AND has completed a pharmacy requirement of no less than the required semester hours, required.
• Minimum two (2) years of nursing experience in GI services, required.
• Minimum one (1) year of nurse practitioner experience, required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to problem solve, critical thinking and leadership knowledge and ability to demonstrate teamwork.
  
  

Licensure, Certifications

• Current registration as Professional Nurse in New York State and Registration as Nurse Practitioner in New York State
• Board Certification as an Adult or Family NP, required
• BLS certification, required
• DEA certificate, required
• ALS, PALS, NALS, NRP certificates as needed by specialty
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Position requires prolonged periods of standing, reaching, walking throughout the working day.
• Position will be required to stoop, bend, lift, and carry items weighing up to 25 pounds.
  
  

The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and can be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., site, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of One Brooklyn Health (OBH).

OBH is an equal opportunity employer, it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, military status, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability or handicap or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.