Physician / New York / Locum tenens / Advanced Practice Practitioner - Days / Nights Job
Tandym Health
Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA
Brooklyn, NY, 11201, USA
- Healthcare
- Nurse Practitioner
- Physician Assistant
- Advanced Practice Practitioner
This role is for a licensed Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant providing advanced medical care in Brooklyn, New York, including patient assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management. The practitioner will work day and night shifts in both mobile and fixed locations, focusing on patients with limited access to traditional healthcare. Responsibilities include maintaining medical records, prescribing medications, ordering tests, suturing wounds, and delivering culturally sensitive care.
A medical services organization in New York City is currently seeking a licensed Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) to join their team in Brooklyn as an Advanced Practice Practitioner. In this role, the Advanced Practice Practitioner will be responsible for performing assessments and providing treatment for patients facing substantial barriers to accessing the traditional healthcare system. Day and night shift opportunities are available Responsibilities: TheAdvanced Practice Practitioner will: Maintain patient medical records and medical documentation Prescribe medication as permitted by your state prescribing authority Interview and examine patients to formulate a diagnosis Order tests to assess the nature and extent of illnesses and injuries Suggest lifestyle changes to remedy medical problems Suture wounds and be able to recognize and treat orthopedic injuries Diagnose and prescribe appropriate anti-infectives Order and administer vaccines to those eligible Consult patients in mobile units as well as in brick-and-mortar locations Provide care with cultural sensitivity and compassion while prioritizing customer service Perform other related duties, as deemed necessary Qualifications: Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree NYSAdult Gerontology, Family, or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) and/or Physician Assistant (PA) Board Certified Desired Skills: Bilingual (English and Spanish) Primary Care or Emergency Medicine background X-waiver




