Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine Nurse Practitioner

Located in:

Franklin Township, New Jersey 08873

Promotes and maintains health by providing medical services to pulmonary and sleep medical office patients under the supervision of a physician.

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides direct clinical care for patient population according to established protocols and utilizes evidence-based practice standards in collaboration with team.
• Maintains accurate and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatments, outcomes, education, referrals, and consultations consistent with organizational standards in the electronic health record (EHR).
• Participates in the performance improvement processes to meet quality of care and service standards.
• Demonstrates awareness of professional responsibility as role model to peers and members of the health care team.
• Addresses patient and family concerns and creates a therapeutic relationship to provide support.
• Provide patient education, counseling and instruction regarding patient diagnosis, medical treatments, medications, and preventative care.
• Participate in and support accreditation, compliance and regulatory activities of the organization.
• Identifies patient/family needs for community resources and refers appropriately.

The compensation range for this position is $120,000-$140,000. Compensation is based on level and requirements of the role.

Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, and location, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.

Qualifications or Education, Training and Experience

• Nurse Practitioner License
• Registration & Licensure by the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners/ Physician Assistant Advisory (or ability to obtain licensure by hire date)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Life Support (ACLS)
• Must have a minimum of 1-3 years’ experience (no new grads)
• Pulmonary and/or sleep experience preferred

Physical/Mental Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: walk, bend, sit, talk, lift, or hear. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and use hands and arms to operate general office equipment (PC, telephone, file cabinets, copier, postage meter, fax machine and printer). The employee may occasionally lift and/or move between 10 and 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. The employee may need to travel to healthcare practices.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.