Clinical Coordinator III/ NP

Grade 106

• Job Type: Officer of Administration
• Bargaining Unit:
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• End Date if Temporary:
• Hours Per Week: 35
• Standard Work Schedule: Mon - Fri (9am - 5pm)
• Salary Range: 130,000.00 - 160,000.00
  
  

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Clinical Coordinator III, Nurse Practitioner will function in the outpatient setting of the Thoracic Surgery Division. Collaborating with Thoracic Surgery/ Price Center multidisciplinary team to care for and manage pre-operative and post-operative patients.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates medical and surgical management of Thoracic surgery patients in the outpatient setting.
• Assisting Thoracic surgeons in the outpatient clinic to perform comprehensive history and physical exams, develop differential diagnoses, implement plan of care and document patient’s response to care.
• Conduct pre-operative history and physical exams, as well as obtain surgical consents.
• Provide direct patient care by evaluating patients awaiting kidney transplant, as well as post kidney transplant recipients, and kidney donors.
• Collect, order and interpret lab work and diagnostic studies under agreed upon protocols.
• Order and obtain prior authorizations for medications.
• Ensure physicians meet meaningful use metrics.
• Develop practice protocols, standard of care, and patient education material for Thoracic surgical patients.
• In conjunction with the research team, monitor and provide care to patients participating in research studies, as needed.
• In partnership with Quality, Research and Education group, help develop and manage detail clinical databases to evaluate and improve patient outcomes.
• Attend professional meetings and conferences, maintain professional affiliations and enhances professional development to stay current with trends in health care administration.
• Support other functions as assigned.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum education:

• Nurse Practitioners: Master of Nursing
  
  

Minimum Related Experience

• Requires bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience, plus five years of related experience.
  
  

Minimum Licensing Requirements

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is either Masters or Doctorate prepared as a Nurse Practitioner, as well as board certified with ANCC or AANP. The Nurse Practitioner must have a valid license as a Registered Nurse and as a Nurse Practitioner
• Current, or be eligible for, a DEA license for New York State.
  
  

Minimum Certification Requirements

• BLS Certified.
  
  

Minimum Computer Skills

• Intermediate MS Office skills Must be able to successfully complete systems training requirements.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters preferred.
• ACLS preferred.
  
  

Other Requirements

Qualifications for Candidates include but are not limited to the following:

• Ability to perform comprehensive history and physical examination.
• Ability to manage and coordinate a patient caseload.
• Work within a collaborative agreement/protocol with a physician and health care team.
• Demonstrate leadership ability to manage patients and interact effectively with peers and physicians.
  
  

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

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