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Stony Brook University: Health Sciences: Renaissance School of Medicine: Pediatrics

Description

The Department of Pediatrics in Stony Brook Children’s Hospital seeks faculty for the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the Clinical Instructor level.

The Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant will join physician faculty of the Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at Stony Brook Children's Hospital to provide direct care to patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in collaboration with an Attending Intensivist. The NP/PA will also be responsible for organizing the Pediatric Special Procedures (PSP) intake and recovery area and managing patients undergoing procedural sedation or general anesthesia and IV infusions of biologics and other medications. The NP/PA will be responsible for the following:

+ Provide coverage with most shifts being weekday plus, on average, one weekend shift and one-week night shift a month.

+ Provide comprehensive care to patients on the Pediatric ICU at Stony Brook Children’s in collaboration with an Attending Intensivist.

+ Comprehensive PICU care will include obtaining patient admission medical histories, performing physical examinations, ordering medications, ordering and interpreting laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, and discharging patients with complete, comprehensive discharge plans.

+ Provide care to patients on the PSP at Stony Brook Children’s in collaboration with Attending Physicians including Intensivists, Anesthesiologists, and Pediatric Subspecialists.

+ Comprehensive care of patients in the PSP will include obtaining procedural consent for sedation, prescribing medications for relief of pain and motionless procedures, recovery of patients from sedation and anesthesia, monitoring of patients during intravenous infusions, managing patients during IV infusions and responding to adverse events, and communicating with ordering physicians

+ Other responsibilities will include: providing education to staff PICU and PSP nurses; conferring with patients to obtain accurate information for records, explain procedures, ally fears and elicit cooperation, and engagement in plan of care; ensuring execution of provider established plan of care including but not limited to medicine reconciliations, diagnostic follow up visits and specialist consultations, lab, imaging studies and/or procedures; contributing to patient care through patient and family education, population health management, encouraging patient self-management, distributing resource literature and community service recommendations and referrals as needed; maintaining liaison with physicians and practice administration to ensure efficient and effective patient care.

+ For Nurse Practitioners - Assistance in the annual review Nurse Practitioner protocols.

This is a faculty academic position at the Clinical Instructor level. Individuals will be selected on the basis of their training, clinical experience, research potential, and their commitment to teaching. Faculty appointment will be commensurate with qualifications.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

**Nurse Practitioner** :

New York State Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner. DNP or Master’s Degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in Nursing, or completion of a course for a Nurse Practitioner, and certification as a Family or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Minimum of one year of clinical experience working in Pediatrics and acute care certification required.

Physician Assistant:

New York State Physician Assistant License and NCCPA certification as a Physician Assistant; Bachelor of Science (foreign equivalent or higher) for Physician Assistant with graduation from an ARC-PA accredited program. Minimum of one year of clinical experience working in Pediatrics and with complex patients required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Three or more years of clinical experience working in Pediatrics and critical care certification preferred.

Application Instructions

All application materials must be submitted online. Please use the Apply Now button to begin your application. For technical support, please visit Interfolio's Support Site ( https://support.interfolio.com/ ) or reach out to their Scholar Service Team at [email protected] or (877) 997-8807.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Janet DeLuca at [email protected] .

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 Professions, 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.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (631) 632- 6350. It can also be viewed online at the University Police website at http://www.stonybrook.edu/police .

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and creating an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

If you need a disability-related accommodation, please get in touch with the Office of Equity and Access at (631)632-6280.

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