A Nurse Practitioner is certified under section 6910 of the New York State Education Law and licensed as a registered nurse. A nurse practitioner in a specialty provides acute/primary health care in accordance with written policies approved by nursing and medical administration and manage a clinical program throughout the hospital continuum.

Responsible For

Patient care as outlined within collaborative practice agreement.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

1. Clinical Practice

a. Develops and implements a collaborative practice agreement in the specific clinical area and performs a periodic review of the collaborative agreement.

b. Assesses the health status of patients/families by means of comprehensive health history and physical examination.

c. Initiates selected therapeutic and diagnostic procedures, consultations and laboratory examination, pr...