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Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

The Department of Ambulatory Care Services at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is seeking a full-time TH Assistant Director of Nursing / Nurse Practitioner, Dermatology. The successful candidate will: 

• Provide same-day procedures, infusion/laser referrals.


• Document all care provided in the patients' medical records.


• Develop further, maintain/manage patients care panel with participation in managed care programs and other direct patient care programs as applicable.


• On a daily basis, review all laboratory and radiology reports to identify abnormal results for urgent follow-up. Ensure that patients are contacted to arrange additional care and that their primary providers are notified.


• Participate and provide departmental and Family Medicine educational activities to medical students, allied health professional students.


• Participate in hospital and departmental health fairs, community health education events and speak to community groups, when requested.


• Attend staff meetings and, as required, write nurse practitioner protocols, in collaboration with the Medical Director.


• Stay abreast of developments in Dermatology health care.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Registered Nurse Licensure.


• New York State Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (CNP) in specialty area.


• Master of Science Degree in Nursing.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Fluency in Haitian Creole or Spanish.

Work Schedule:

Variable Days; Variable Hours (Full-Time)

Salary Grade/Rank:

SL-5

Salary Range:

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Executive Order:

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation.  If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor’s Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at [email protected].

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, criminal conviction, and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

Women, minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities and members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact Human Resources at [email protected]