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Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) for Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) at the David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care

Hours : 12h days with varying shifts

We Are:
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will join a team of over 900 NPs and PAs across MSK who are dedicated to delivering compassionate, expert and comprehensive cancer care to patients and families. The APP will work with members of an interdisciplinary peri-operative team to manage the care of adult patients recovering from Interventional Radiology procedures.

You will:
Collaborate with physicians and healthcare team members to provide care for the surgical patients post PACU thru the discharge process
Ensure the delivery of exemplary care and foster an environment that centers on the needs of patients and their families
Serve as a patient flow coordinator and facilitate this flow according to a predetermined criteria
Manage patients throughout their post-operative recovery
Participate in process improvement initiatives, implementation of patient education, and clinical support programs

You Are:
*Capable of anticipating and balancing the needs to multiple stakeholders
*Resourceful, securing and deploying resources effectively and efficiently
*An effective communicator
*Openly relatable and comfortable with diverse groups of people
*Adaptable in approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

You Have:
Qualifications needed for an NP candidate are:
Current New York State (NYS) RN and NP licenses/registrations
Critical care experience preferred
NYS prescriptive privileges (or eligibility)
3+ years of related clinical experience
Related National NP certification
BLS certification

Qualifications needed for a PA candidate are:
Graduate from an accredited PA program
Critical care experience preferred
NCCPA certification
Active NYS license or be qualified for state licensure
A minimum of 3 years of related experience as a PA is preferred
BLS certification