Nurse Practitioner, Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease

Job description

Department/Unit: Neurology General Work Shift: Day (United States of America) Salary Range: We are seeking a compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our growing team of dedicated professionals at the Albany Med Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease! This is a great opportunity to join our multidisciplinary team to make a profound impact on advancing care for dementia patients in the region. The Nurse Practitioner will work in close collaboration with the MDs, nurses, social workers, and other team members to deliver compassionate and top quality patient centered care for our dementia patients. The Nurse Practitioner will work with physicians to evaluate and manage all clinical patient needs. The Nurse Practitioner will contribute to programmatic development, outreach, patient navigation, and quality initiatives of the department. The Albany Med Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease provides advanced and subspecialized dementia care for patients throughout the region including the monoclonal antibody infusion treatments as well as comprehensive case management support. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include: Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care for individual patients Assesses patient/family needs and provides education Promotes wellness and recommends community resources to meet patient and family needs Promotes/provides staff education Incorporates evidence-based research into clinical practice Knowledgeable of reimbursement procedures and documentation requirements With the support of the Center social workers, provides case management for patients and their families Serves as a resource person for the nursing staff May mentor new APPs Works in collaboration with other services (radiology, apheresis, laboratory) to coordinate care for dementia patients undergoing monoclonal antibody infusion treatments Qualifications Master's Degree of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program - required Able to quickly master all aspects of a computerized medical recordkeeping and billing system. Must project a professional image and earn the confidence of others. Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written skills. Must be HIPAA compliant at all times. NP - Nurse Practitioner – Licensed Upon Hire - required ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support Upon Hire - required BCLS - Basic Life Support Upon Hire - required Physical Demands Standing - Constantly Walking - Constantly Sitting - Rarely Lifting - Frequently Carrying - Frequently Pushing - Occasionally Pulling - Occasionally Climbing - Occasionally Balancing - Occasionally Stooping - Frequently Kneeling - Frequently Crouching - Frequently Crawling - Occasionally Reaching - Frequently Handling - Frequently Grasping - Frequently Feeling - Constantly Talking - Constantly Hearing - Constantly Repetitive Motions - Constantly Eye/Hand/Foot Coordination - Constantly Thank you for your interest in Albany Medical Center! Albany Medical Center is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Medical Center, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Medical Center policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification. Thank you for your interest in Albany Med Health System!​ Albany Med Health System is an equal opportunity employer. This role may require access to information considered sensitive to Albany Med Health System, its patients, affiliates, and partners, including but not limited to HIPAA Protected Health Information and other information regulated by Federal and New York State statutes. Workforce members are expected to ensure that: Access to information is based on a “need to know” and is the minimum necessary to properly perform assigned duties. Use or disclosure shall not exceed the minimum amount of information needed to accomplish an intended purpose. Reasonable efforts, consistent with Albany Med Health System policies and standards, shall be made to ensure that information is adequately protected from unauthorized access and modification.