Nurse Practitioner Nursing Home ID-3212
Job Summary:
The Nurse Practitioner will be part of Essen growing medical professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to provide advanced primary and/or specialty care to our patients. Responsibilities will include but not limited to, performing physical exams, recording patient medical history, creating care plans and administering diagnostic test.
Responsibilities include:
- Examines, diagnoses and treats patients
 - Ensures fulfillment of Essen Health Care commitment for ensuring quality care
 - Diagnoses and treats variety of diseases in general practice
 - Collects, records and maintains accurate patient information
 - Documents items such as: past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment and plan
 - Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition
 - Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition
 - Administers or prescribes treatments
 - Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan
 - Vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases
 - Advises patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease
 - Consult with appropriate medical specialist when necessary; refer patient to subspecialists within network
 - Providing care to patients in the Nursing home
 
Job Requirements:
- Master's Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program: Family or Adult Geriatrics
 - Current New York State License as a Nurse Practitioner.
 - National Board Certification require
 - American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
 - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
 - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)
 - Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) is a plus
 - EMR/EHR experience a plus
 - New Grads are Encourage to Apply