Location: Fresh Meadows,NY, USA
Description Housing Works requires employees working in our Health Services division to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, unless approved for a legal accommodation. If you need an accommodation for any reason, including related to this job requirement, please contact Human Resources.Job candidates should be aware that scammers may pose as employers and create fake job postings in order to extract personal information from individuals for financial gain. Housing Works will never ask job candidates for personal information, such as social security numbers or bank account details, over the phone. If you suspect that a job posting may be fake or wish to confirm that a job posting from Housing Works is genuine, please contact us at ...@housingworks.org Housing Works was founded in 1990; With a long-term commitment to AIDS advocacy. Housing Works established New York State's first harm reduction-based, OASAS-licensed outpatient drug treatment program. Other services include Health Home care management, behavioral health, and syringe exchange programs. A pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Housing Works operates 10 high-end thrift shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn and a much-loved Bookstore Cafe in Soho. For more information, visit www.housingworks.orgHousing Works fights for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services. Benefits:We have three comprehensive healthcare plans to choose from based on your priorities and budget. Housing Works covers most of the plan; you pay a portion, based on your salary. Staff begins accruing PTO immediately for a total of up to 30 days earned in the first year. We offer employees an educational benefit. This money is available for tuition loan reimbursement, tuition costs, and text books.Housing Works provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements. Housing Works complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Housing Works also does not request prior salary information during the hiring process. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.This position is included in a bargaining unit of Housing Works' New York City employees represented by a labor union known as the Retail Wholesale and Department Store Union ( RWDSU ). Accordingly, the RWDSU has the exclusive right to bargain over the terms and conditions of employment related to this position and this position may become covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (a CBA ) between Housing Works and the RWDSUCompensation Range: $135K - $145k annually commensurate with experienceOverview: The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive medical evaluation, education and management for clients that present for routine, preventative, acute and chronic disease health care services at the site. The nurse practitioner will coordinate all of the services necessary for health promotion, maintenance, rehabilitation and the prevention of disease and disability.Responsibilities:Working with a team of RNs, LPNs and Medical Assistants the on-site medical provider has a critical role in assessing the suitability of new admissions to this set up where individuals are mostly isolated in hotel rooms with twice daily observation.Assess If the individual is able to perform ADLs and is medically stable, the medical provider will also assess on which floor the resident should be placed according to the seriousness of their symptoms. In general, residents manage their own medication.The provider will round more frequently on residents who are under more frequent observation or who are identified as being newly sick by the nursing staff.Interventions are limited in this setting. Patients needing continuous oxygen and IV fluids are referred back to the ERThe medical provider will determine when calling EMS is appropriate.The medical provider will be required to give and take sign-out from the team on the adjacent shifts.They will work with the team to enter data as required by DHS and for our own internal monitoring.They will be required to prescribe medication when appropriate for residents who need their ongoing medications refilled and if additional medications are indicated for new problems.Collaborates effectively with other health care providers in planning interventions to best meet patients' needs in a timely manner and to promote the continuum of care.Prescribes appropriate laboratory and diagnostic procedures related to patients' health status and facilitates appropriate treatment interventions predicated on results of these proceduresPerforms direct patient care procedures in accordance with agency policies and procedures, acceptable standards of practice, and in accordance with approved delineation of privilegesApplies infection control measures according to Health Center Policies and Procedures.Maintains professionalism and adheres to client confidentiality. Minimum Requirements Current, valid license to practice medicine in the State of New York including DEA license and CPR, requiredExperience is harm reduction principles is preferred.