Clinical Coordinator NP - St. Barnabas : Job Details

To assist the surgeons in their clinical functions involving the care of all patients ranging in age from neo-natal through geriatric Education and License(s) Required:

• Master's degree program designed to prepare a registered nurse to provide acute/primary health care services or the successful completion of an approved supplemental education program, i.e., post-Masters NP certificate.
• Graduate of New York State registered Nurse Practitioner Program or equivalent OR is certified as a Nurse Practitioner by a national association via examination.
• Has completed a pharmacy component of not less than the required semester hours or the equivalent and has been instructed in New York State and federal Laws relating to prescriptions and recordkeeping (3-hour course).
• Has a collaborative practice agreement with a physician and designated protocols, both filed with the New York State Department of Education.

• General knowledge of blood work, IV insertion, arterial punctures, NG tubes, history and physical taking.
• Basic and advanced patient assessment skills.
• Critical care/surgical nursing experience preferred.
• Wound care experience preferred.
• Clinical teaching background required.
• BLS, ACLS and PALS certified, instructor status preferred.
• Successful completion of Advanced Trauma Life Support course within first year of employment.
• Successful completion of critical care nursing and pharmacology pre-employment tests.