Full-Time Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement
Job Description
Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Instructor, Orthopaedics, Joint Replacement
Location: Stony Brook, New York
Open Date:
Nov 29, 2022
Deadline:
Dec 29, 2022 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The Department of Orthopaedics is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who will serve as the Joint Replacement Center Program Coordinator, under the direction of the Physician Director of the program. This is largely an administrative position, with some clinical responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as liaison between the surgeons, office staff, physical therapists, home health services and hospital administration in order to optimize the care of the joint replacement patients.
- Assist and collaborate with hospital IT personnel and the American Joint Replacement Registry in the coordination of downloads of patient outcome scores.
- Meet with all joint replacement patients upon discharge to explain the post-op routine and to establish a relationship as the primary contact for patients until their next appointment.
- Monitor and respond to medical calls from patients to the Joint Replacement Center hotline. Most calls are related to renewals of medication and physical therapy prescriptions, slow recovery, treatment of pain, anxiety and other medical issues being experienced.
- Assist with educational seminars and the development of on-line educational tools.
- Collaborate with hospital marketing personnel on the promotion of the Joint Replacement Center.
- Other duties as assigned by the Physician Director of the Joint Replacement Center.
Qualifications
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Nurse Practitioner: Current NYS RN license. Masters Degree in nursing. Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), interpersonal and organizational skills. Active DEA license.
Physician Assistant: Certification and licensure in NYS as a Physician Assistant. Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), interpersonal and organizational skills. Active DEA license.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in community education. Orthopaedic experience.
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For questions regarding this position, please contact William Powell at (631) 444-1478.
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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In response to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) regulation requiring Hospital and Nursing Home personnel to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, candidates selected for patient care positions or positions that may come in contact with patients or patient care employees, if not already vaccinated, must be fully vaccinated or obtain the first dose of the vaccine within three (3) calendar days of acceptance of conditional job offer and must obtain any subsequent doses in accordance with the DOH vaccine protocol. Candidates who are partially vaccinated, but not yet fully vaccinated, must complete their vaccination series within three (3) calendar days of job offer or in accordance with vaccine manufacture protocol, whichever comes later. The regulation also allows for limited exemptions with reasonable accommodations, consistent with applicable law.
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