Nurse Practitioner (FNP or PNP)/Physician Assistant, Clinical Instructor, Neurology
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Stony Brook University: Health Sciences: Renaissance School of Medicine: NeurologyLocationStony Brook, New YorkOpen Date

Dec 09, 2024

DeadlineMar 09, 2025 at 11:59 PM Eastern TimeDescription

The Department of Neurology is seeking a Family Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient medical treatment for patients.

• Participates as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide continuity of care throughout various stages of treatment and follow-up.
• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to patients and families according to established collaborative protocols and standards of care.
• Performs physical examinations and provides preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and appropriate to patient needs.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate lab and diagnostic tests to assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
• Based on outcome of diagnostic, lab, and physical assessment findings, arranges for appropriate plan of care and follow-up.
• Records pertinent patient care findings in the medical record.
• Maintains interdisciplinary approach to planning and communicating patient care information by discussing patient data with appropriate physicians and other health care professionals.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care and makes necessary revisions in care plan.
• Seeks and provides consultative services as required.
• Through patient education and counseling, incorporates the concepts of health maintenance, prevention, and promotion into daily practice.
• Demonstrates awareness of community resources and assists staff, patients, and families to effectively utilize them.
• Identifies own learning needs and assumes responsibility for maintaining current knowledge and competency in clinical practice area.
• Educates patients, families, and professionals through the development of educational materials, in-services, formal lectures, and/or publications.
• Participates in the quality assessment/improvement program for the service.
• Perform Botox and Trigger Point injections for headache and spasticity diagnoses.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner: Masters degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Nursing. Licensed as Nurse Practitioner in New York State. Experience performing Botox and Trigger Point injections. Excellent communication skills (both oral & written), interpersonal and organization skills are required. Basic computer skills required.

Physician Assistant: Bachelors Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) from an accredited Physician assistant (PA) school, current license and certificate to practice as a Physician Assistant (PA). Experience performing Botox and Trigger Point injections. Excellent communication skills (both oral & written), interpersonal and organization skills are required. Basic computer skills required.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience treating and managing patients with neurological disorders. Experience working in a fast paced, high volume outpatient environment. Experience using EMR.

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Special Notes Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible.

Campus Description Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care. It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County. With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center. Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center's outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research. Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine. We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives. We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.

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