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Are you looking to take your career to new heights with a leader in healthcare? SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is one of the nation's leading metropolitan medical centers. As the only academic medical center in Brooklyn, we serve a large population that is among the most diverse in the world. We are also highly-ranked by Castle Connolly Medical, a healthcare rating company for consumers, among the top 5 leading U.S. medical schools for training doctors.

Bargaining Unit:

UUP

Job Summary:

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

• Independently medically evaluate and triage/treat patients (employees, students, contractors, volunteers) coming to the Student and Employee Health Services office.
• Discuss cases with on-duty physician and/or Medical Director when appropriate.
• Prescribe medications, coordinating care, counseling, and provide appropriate patient education as required.
• Order, perform, and monitor test results; provide timely discussion of diagnostic tests with employees, students, contractors, volunteers, etc. 
• Initiate and manage treatment, including sick visits, work related injuries, immunization as well as return-to-duty visits.
• Perform pre-employment and annual assessment physical examinations on all new and current hospital employees, in compliance with the New York State 405.3 health code. This may include, when necessary, performing history, TB, mask-fitting, administration of vaccines, drawing blood, PPD placement/reading/Quantiferon Gold testing. 
• Collaborate with RN's regularly and during hospital outbreaks (i.e. viral or bacterial infection such as TB, measles, etc.)
• Work closely with the Director of Employee Health Services, and with the Student/Employee Health Office Manager, staff assistants and administrators.

Required Qualifications:

• New York State Registered Nurse Licensure with Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Master of Science Degree in Nursing. 
• BCLS and ACLS certification.
• Evidence of participation in ongoing education. 
• Successful full credentialing at University Hospital Brooklyn. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Work Schedule:

Salary Grade/Rank:

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 info@goer.ny.gov.

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 ada@downstate.edu