Clinical Care Coordinator - NP

Clinical Care Coordinator - NPThe Clinical Care Coordinator – NP will be responsible for working along Dr. Zeeshan Sardar, MD, in the dynamic and innovative academic practice at NYP/Columbia University Medical Center and the Och Spine Hospital.Rapidly growing departments offer collaborative practice opportunities to establish an ambulatory care practice and participate in the development of new clinical services in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery.Responsibilities include treating patients at the Och Spine Hospital with Orthopedic, Neurological Spine, Rehabilitation Medicine and Pain Management issues in both the inpatient and outpatient settings and/or other situations. The role involves working independently or collaboratively with the Attendings, Fellows, and Resident staff as well as the nurses, therapists, social workers, and other support personnel who take part in caring for orthopedic spine surgery patients.Additional duties include care coordination for patients needing non-operative treatment, assisting in managing pre-operative care across other practitioners to optimize patients for surgery, obtaining relevant consultations from other services and following up on the information, peer-to-peer consults to obtain surgical pre-authorization for testing or surgeries for all spine surgical patients, rounding independently and/or with attendings on all orthopedic inpatients, chart preparation according to protocol and orders appropriate x-rays for office hours using the Electronic Medical Record, complying with Meaningful Use Measures, evaluating and diagnosing patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs, administering injections/prescribing appropriate pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities, monitoring effectiveness of prescribed intervention, removing/applying dressings, sutures, staples, slings and/or braces, seeing post-op patients for wound checks and post-op care and notifying attending of findings if abnormal, reviewing post-operative discharge instructions with patients including regarding wound care and pain management, returning patient phone messages at designated times throughout the day; documenting action taken in the Electronic Medical Record (EPIC), triaging incoming telephone calls; instructing patient and family regarding treatment instruction, then documenting action taken in the Electronic Medical Record (EPIC), overseeing appointment bookings and ensuring emergency situations are scheduled appropriately, sending patient prescription requests to pharmacy and documenting action in the Electronic Medical Record (EPIC), managing and overseeing all spine attending in-basket tasks in EPIC, filling out necessary forms, i.e. disability forms, workman's comp, handicap parking as needed; assisting with patient correspondence as needed, i.e. letters of medical necessity, school notes, insurance inquiries, etc., assisting patients in meeting health needs by identifying potential or existing problems, exploring available alternatives and providing support to the patient and family members to make an informed decision regarding health care, facilitating the patient's transition within and between healthcare settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, discharging and home care including visiting nurse referrals, formulating patient care protocols and critical pathways, assisting with development; participating in design and implementation of clinical research trials, and participating in accordance with hospital policies.Minimum Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience plus five years of experience, New York RN licensure, New York Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), or New York Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure and/or New Jersey Nurse Practitioner (NP) licensure, National Certification & DEA required, ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examination, ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload, work within a collaborative agreement/protocols with a physician and health care team, and demonstrate leadership ability to manage patients and interact effectively with peers and physicians.Preferred Qualifications include MS in Nursing preferred; other master's degrees considered, clinical doctorate; prior experience in management of adults with orthopedic diseases in an orthopedic spine practice, physical medicine and rehabilitation practice or pain management practice, CPR/AED certification, experience with phlebotomy and spinal injections; bilingual (Spanish/English).Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / VeteranColumbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.