Overview Good Samaritan University Hospital recently broke ground on its Patient Care Pavilion. This 300,000 square foot addition will be located on the northeast portion of the campus and feature a 75-bay Emergency Department 16 high-tech replacement operating rooms and three floors of private patient rooms. These expansion plans allow us to continue to provide the highest level of health care while accommodating the growing health care needs of our surrounding Long Island community. GSUH offers residency training programs in Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Podiatric Surgery and OB/GYN as well as fellowship training programs in Gynecologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. We are also sponsoring institution for the PM&R residency training program at Mercy Hospital and a major clinical campus for the NYIT college of Osteopathic Medicine. Magnet® Recognition is the highest and most prestigious distinction that a health care organization can receive for nursing. It reflects our hospital's dedication to providing the best care for patients and partnering with them and their loved ones to maintain high standards and quality of care that results in better outcomes. Job Details Job Summary: Performs a variety of functions and technical procedures necessary for patient surgical admission, assessment, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and outcome evaluation. Participates in performance improvement, research, and educational activities. Job Responsibility • Takes initial patient histories and performs physical examinations. Initiates, documents, and communicates the plan of care and follows up to ensure complete screening and preparation of patients. • Writes orders for medications, laboratory work, and diagnostic tests. • Interprets laboratory and test results. • Confers with attending physicians, residents, nursing staff, and/or other care providers to ensure optimum quality of patient care. • Completes medication reconciliation, skin attestation, VTE documentation · Upon discharge, makes note of an assessment, prescriptions, and any referrals on patient charts. • Informs patients of the necessary post-discharge care instructions. • Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions. Job Qualification • Master’s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program and National Board Certification in specialty area required. • Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in New York State, and current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in New York State, required. • Current ACLS, BLS certification, required.