Primary Care APP

Responsibilities of the Nurse Practitioner, in collaboration with licensed physicians, shall assist and supplement the primary physician staff in the delivery of primary health care. Qualifications / Job Requirements:
Education / Skills Required:
* Must be a certified Nurse Practitioner from an approved NYS program with specific training and/or experience performing general family practice medicine. Must have current ACLS, ATLS, BLS and PALS Certification and fulfill Nurse Practitioner continuing education and recertification requirements.
* Requires knowledge of family practice medicine, knowledge of medical equipment and instruments pertinent to medical care, knowledge of common safety practices including Universal Precautions, knowledge of age specific health care maintenance needs, requires skills in identifying symptoms of illness and disease processes common to family practice medicine and organizing diagnostic and treatment regimens accordingly, skill in communicating effectively with patients, family, staff, supervising physician and consulting physicians, requires high degree of organizational skill.