Nurse Practitioner – School Health

Nurse Practitioner/School Health Center

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center has a full time, permanent opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner (PNP or FNP) for our School health center. The Nurse Practitioner will provide primary health care to students, ages 2-12 with emphasis on illness prevention and health education. The successful candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate, diagnose and treat student-patients and staff while maintaining the highest quality standards of care.

Responsibilities:

Obtain complete history of patient, recording elements of past history, family history, review of health habits, environmental, and occupational data
Conduct physical examination for the diagnosis and treatment of acute or chronic medical and reproductive health problems
Order and schedule tests, including laboratory and special exams in consultation
Follows-up on abnormal laboratory test results
Maintains the accuracy and completeness of all patient records.
Complete progress and procedure notes, and discharge summaries
Provides follow-up and health maintenance care including appropriate adjustments of medication in accordance with established protocols for NPs
Provides additional clinical support programmatically as needed

Tagged as: NP, school health