Oncology Clinical Trials Nurse

Overview

Essen Health Care is the largest privately held, multispecialty medical group in New York, providing high-quality, compassionate care to some of the state’s most vulnerable and underserved residents.

Founded in 1999, we’ve grown from a single primary care office into a network of 50+ locations offering urgent care, primary care and specialty services, from women’s health to endocrinology and psychiatry. We also provide nursing home support, care management, and in-home care through our Essen House Calls program. Guided by a Population Health model, our team of 500+ providers deliver care in-person, at home, or via telehealth, ensuring patients get the support they need when and where they need it.

We’re looking for talented, motivated individuals to join our growing team. Whether you’re a medical provider, administrator, or operations professional, there’s a career here for you. Join us in making a real difference in the health of our community.

Job Summary

Job Summary: The Nurse Practitioner will be part of Essen growing medical professionals. Your primary responsibility will be to provide advanced primary and/or specialty care to our patients. Responsibilities will include but not limited to, performing physical exams, recording patient medical history, creating care plans and administering diagnostic test. A gastroenterology nurse practitioner uses specialized skills to focus on the diagnosis and treatment of issues related to the digestive tract under the supervision of a physician. As a GI nurse practitioner, your responsibilities may involve clinical work, research, patient care, and education. Your duties also include obtaining a health history, preparing equipment for surgeries, assisting physicians with procedures, such as colonoscopies, endoscopies, and conscious sedation, communicating with nutritionists for diet assessment and recommendations, managing medication, and other traditional nursing tasks. As a gastroenterology nurse practitioner, you meet the qualifications to work in a hospital, private practice, and other in- and out-patient medical facilities.

Responsibilities

Examines, diagnoses and treats patients

Ensures fulfillment of Essen Health Care commitment for ensuring quality care

Diagnoses and treats variety of diseases in general practice

Collects, records and maintains accurate patient information

Documents items such as: past medical, family, and social history, review of systems, examinations, medications, allergies, assessment and plan

Orders or executes various tests, analyses, and diagnostic images to provide information on patient's condition

Analyzes reports and findings of tests and of examination, and diagnoses condition

Administers or prescribes treatments

Orders lab and imaging tests to determine and manage an immediate treatment plan

Vaccinates patients to immunize patients from communicable diseases

Advices patients concerning diet, hygiene, and methods for prevention of disease

Consult with appropriate medical specialist when necessary; refer patient to subspecialists within network

Qualifications

Master s Degree in a Nurse Practitioner Program: Family or Adult Geriatrics

Current New York State License as a Nurse Practitioner.

National Board Certification require

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC)

Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) is a plus

EMR/EHR experience a plus

New Grads are Encourage to Apply (experience with GI preferred but not required)

Salary: $135,000-$150,000

Salary may reflect bonuses and incentives

Equal Opportunity Employer

Essen Health care is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to work in and serve an ethnically diverse population.

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