Nurse Practitioner Intern

POSITION: Nurse Practitioner Intern

LOCATION: Sutphin Health Center

DEPARTMENT: Primary Care

Status: Unpaid  (For Credit or Experience only)

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

The Nurse Practitioner provides continuous and comprehensive health care which entails the coordination of all services necessary for health promotion, maintenance, rehabilitation and the prevention of disease and disability.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Perform initial medical assessments including baseline history specific to HIV illness


• Provide health promotion and disease education specific to the needs of the AIDS client


• Provide and facilitate health maintenance activities


• Provide health education including but not limited to education about HIV, opportunistic infections, prophylaxes, and medication adherence


• Assess clients' needs and provide counseling about medical needs


• Provide well care, sick call, monthly physical examinations, facilitation and monitoring of hospitalizations and post-hospital follow-up care


• Diagnose, manage and treat common illnesses and acute conditions


• Work collaboratively with the clients' primary care providers and other specialties to ensure the client's medical and psychiatric needs are met


• Facilitate the Comprehensive Care Planning process


• Present client cases to the inter-disciplinary team for conference and care planning


• Prepare reports and statistical forms


• Supervise staff nurses


• Prepare lesson plans for structured group activities


• Initiate and participate in research related to the health care of AIDS clients, as assigned


• Participate in continuing education programs appropriate to practice


• Participate in morning rounds


• Perform all related duties, as assigned, or unrelated duties, as requested, during emergencies


• Assumes joint responsibility for ADHC services as need

The above is intended to describe the essential job functions, the general supplemental functions and the essential requirements for the performance of the job it is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all the job functions           

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Licensed to practice as a NYS Nurse Practitioner.  Licensed and currently registered as a Registered Nurse in the State of New York.  2 to 4 years of management experience as a Nurse practitioner with. Experience and knowledge of HIV/AIDS client needs.