• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: M-F
• Building: 1111 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY
• Salary Range: $130,000 - $160,000

Position Summary

The Department of Neurology at Columbia University is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the department's outpatient general neurology clinical practice. The practice serves patients with a variety of disorders including headache/migraine, vestibular disorders, MS, neuromuscular disorders, dementia, movement disorders, stroke, epilepsy, and others neurological concerns.

The Nurse Practitioner will work with the attending physicians in the group and be expected to ramp up his/her own schedule of patients over the course of the first year.  Education and training in general and subspecialty neurological care will be provided as necessary.

This position will involve working at a new, large multi-specialty medical practice in Westchester White Plains, adjacent to New York City.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will primarily be responsible for:

• Outpatient care including independently managing established patients by history and physical exam, reviewing and interpreting diagnostic tests, formulating an impression and plan including education, medication management, ordering follow up tests, making referrals to other specialties as necessary.
• Assist with prescription renewals, prior authorizations, disability paperwork, and returning phone calls. This will include cross-coverage with other NPs/MDs during vacations
• Inpatient evaluation and care may occur as needed.
• Document, code, and bill as appropriate.
• Other related duties as requested/required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires a Master's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus 5 years of experience.
• New York State NP and RN license
• Able to meet New York-Presbyterian Hospital credentialing requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in an academic outpatient setting is beneficial
• Neurological training and experience is beneficial.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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