Nurse Practitioner (Pediatric Gastroenterology)

Columbia University (Staff Jobs)

Position Summary

The Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to provide clinical care in support of our Gastroenterology team and the Pediatric Intestinal Rehabilitation Program. This is a great position for a dynamic individual seeking to provide sub-specialty care to children.

At CUIMC, we are leaders in teaching, research, and patient care and are proud of the service and support we provide to our community. We apply the same rigor in our commitment to fostering an inclusive, thriving community and caring for our employees and their loved ones. We offer immediate eligibility and invest in our employees’ families through comprehensive Health and Welfare, Employee Assistance, Tuition Programs, and Retirement Benefits.

“Subject to business needs, we may support flexible and hybrid work arrangements. Options will be discussed during the interview process”

Responsibilities

• Collaborative care of children with a range of general gastroenterology diagnoses with a specialized focus on intestinal rehabilitation in children with high medical complexity.

Clinical:

• Conduct routine and urgent outpatient visits with scope of practice including collecting history, performing physical examinations, making clinical assessments and decisions.
• Assessment, management and education related to: enteral nutrition devices, including nasogastric, gastrostomy, and jejunostomy tubes
• central venous catheters including dressing changes and blood draws
• Communication with patient/families between visits (eg, acute symptom management, results discussions)
• Discharge planning and patient education for patients referred by inpatient service
• Cross-coverage of physicians and rotating phone triage shared with other NPs
• Care coordination with home care agencies including specialty pharmacies, durable medical equipment suppliers, home nursing agencies, schools.

Administrative:

• Coordinate care with members of a multidisciplinary team, other subspecialists and pediatricians.

• Develop and utilize protocols for safe delivery of patient care and efficient operations of Division.

• Order medication, nutritional products, and supplies on behalf of physician providers

• Secure insurance authorizations and approvals.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Possibility of one day remote work after a minimum of six months.

• Minimum Qualifications

• Requires Master’s degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus one to two years of related experience.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Pediatrics and/or Pediatric Gastroenterology.

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.

• Bilingual Spanish/English.

• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

• Other Requirements

• Current NYS NP License, maintain and renew when necessary (NP’s are Required to have a NYS license to qualify for the position).

• Current NYS RN License.

• NP Board Certification.

• DEA License.

• BCLS and ACLS certification.

• Able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements.

• Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

• Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.