Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryAdvanced Practice Providers
About the job
Requirements
A master's degree (MSN) from an accredited program is required.
Active registered nurse licensure in New York State is required.
Family Nurse Practitioner board certification with prescriptive privilege is preferred.
Knowledge of psychopharmacology and medication management is required.
NYS Education Department registration as a Family Nurse Practitioner is preferred.
Current CPR and First Aid certifications are required.
At least 3 years of experience working as a Family Nurse Practitioner is required; 5 or more years is preferred.
A valid driver's license and ability to pass a Department of Motor Vehicles driving abstract screening are required.
Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities is required.
At least 2 years working with the autistic population is preferred; boarding school environment experience is also preferred.
Experience handling complex medical, emotional, and psychological situations with a holistic approach toward sustained improvement, well-being, and regulation is required.
Previous participation in research, training, or professional development activities related to child and adolescent psychiatry or special education is required.
Must be able to ambulate around campus, including hills, stairs, grass, and gravel.
Must be able to react and move quickly during student crises for student and staff safety, run across campus and throughout the school to catch or monitor an eloping student or remove oneself from an unsafe situation, and pass Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools.
Must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch, or kneel for sustained periods when implementing a hold; accommodations may be approved only if they do not impair essential job performance or create safety risks.
Responsibilities
Provide primary and urgent care services to students in the residential treatment setting, record medical histories and symptoms, and complete necessary follow-up and ongoing coordination to ensure timely, consistent care using best practices.
Diagnose health issues and oversee patient care plans and medical tests.
Prescribe and administer medication directly, and generally oversee medication administration and other treatments in accordance with best practices.
Consult and collaborate with the dining team to ensure adherence to specialized dietary requirements and plans.
Consult and collaborate with internal and external healthcare professionals and families regarding student medical care.
Provide off-hours on-call medical support for crises and emergencies and ensure appropriate follow-up care.
Partner with nurses to schedule and complete specialty appointments in a timely manner.
Transport students to appointments in a company vehicle as needed.
Communicate with parents and guardians about students’ medical needs and treatment updates, and provide training to students and families to manage ongoing treatment at home as needed.
Share relevant medical information with school staff and parents or guardians as appropriate while maintaining confidentiality and complying with HIPAA.
Conduct comprehensive health assessments; develop differential diagnoses and treatment plans; order, interpret, and integrate diagnostic testing; manage medication and provide preventive care and clinical procedures as needed; coordinate care transitions, referrals, and follow-up.
Screen for behavioral health concerns, identify early signs of crisis, and provide supportive counseling and patient education using trauma-informed, patient-centered communication.
Practice within the Family Nurse Practitioner scope of practice and comply with New York State guidelines, medication safety protocols, infection control, and risk-assessment practices.
Complete accurate, timely documentation meeting Department of Health, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and organizational requirements; participate in chart audits and quality assurance; and use safe prescribing practices, including Prescription Drug Monitoring Program checks and controlled-substance monitoring.
Complete mandated reporter training.
Desired Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience working as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
Family Nurse Practitioner board certification with prescriptive privilege.
NYS Education Department registration as a Family Nurse Practitioner.
At least 2 years of experience working with the autistic population.
Experience in a boarding school environment.
Position:
Family Nurse Practitioner
Compensation:
$65.00-$75.00 hourly
Dept:
Health and Wellness
Type:
Non-Exempt
Reports To:
Director of Health and Wellness
Location:
On Site
Company Overview:
Shrub Oak International School (SOIS) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.
As a school, SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. We are a residential school located on a scenic 127-acre campus which includes multiple buildings and a working farm for student programming. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces.
Who We Are:
SOIS is a community of dedicated professionals that work together to find meaning with and for our students. We strive to make every day memorable in positive ways, and to manage students’ difficulties as a team. We are accountable, timely, and show up whenever needed to support our students and each other. We are guided day-to-day by our four core principles.
We Care
We are Innovative
We are Collaborative
We are Resourceful
Benefits: (check for FT, PT or All)
Reduced Cost Meals every shift on site (All)
Employee assistance program (EAP) (All)
Insurance coverage: Health, vision, dental, life, supplemental and pet insurance (FT)
Flexible spending account (FSA) (FT)
Generous Paid time off (PTO) (FT)
401k w/company match (FT)
Tuition/Professional development assistance (FT)
Who You Are:
You have a passion for working with the autism population and ensuring the safety and well-being of students and staff.
You get the job done and are capable of strategic thinking while simultaneously rolling up to your sleeves to lead and teach by example.
You have strong written communication skills, specifically involving documentation, progress notes, incident reports, and other related administrative tasks.
You are able to independently problem-solve and make decisions in complex medical and psychological cases.
You are able to develop and maintain solid relationships and collaborate effectively across departments.
You have an executive presence with the ability to represent the school professionally in large and small group settings.
You have a demonstrated understanding in the interplay between mental health conditions and somatic health, especially the physical side effects often cause by commonly prescribed psychiatric medications.
Job Responsibilities:
Provide primary and urgent care services to students within the residential treatment setting. Recording medical histories and symptoms and any other follow up and/or ongoing coordination that is required relative to ensuring immediate and consistent care utilizing best practice.
Ownership of the diagnosis of health issues, administering and oversight of patient care plans, and medical tests.
Directly prescribes and administers medication with general overnight of medicine administration and other treatments in accordance with best practices.
Consult and collaborate with facility dining team to ensure adherence to specialized dietary requirements plans.
Consulting and collaborating with healthcare professionals (internally and externally) and families relative to medical care of students ensuring a complete and best in class medical treatment for students.
Provide on-call (off-hours) medical support to manage crisis and medical emergencies and ensure appropriate follow-up care as needed.
Work in partnership with the nurses to ensure timely scheduling and completion of specialty appointments.
Transport students in a company vehicle to appointments as needed is required.
Communicate effectively with parents and/or guardians regarding students’ overall medical needs and treatment updates; providing training to students and their families to manage ongoing treatment for care at home as needed.
Disseminate relevant medical information to school staff and parents and/or guardians as appropriate while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA regulations
Please note: This job description is not a comprehensive list of tasks or responsibilities. Specific assignments can change within the relevant field and training of your position, with or without notice.
Competencies:
Clinical:
Comprehensive health assessments
Develop differential diagnoses with treatment plans
Order, interpret, and integrate diagnostic testing
Prescription of medication and management of medication
Preventative care
Clinical procedures as necessary
Care transitions, referrals and follow-up care
CPR
First Aid
Behavioral:
Screens for behavioral health concerns
Identification of early signs of crisis
Supportive counseling and patient education
Trauma-informed patient-centered communication
Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools (TCIS)
Safety & Compliance:
Practices within FNP scope of practice
Adherence to NYS guidelines
Medication safety protocols and infection control
Risk assessments
Completion of accurate, timely documentation that meets DOH, CMS, and organizational requirements.
Participation in chart audits and quality assurance
Ensures safe prescribing practices, including PDMP checks and controlled substance monitoring
Mandated Reporter Training
Position Requirements:
Master’s degree (MSN) from an accredited program.
Active RN licensure in NYS is required. Family Nursing board-certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive privilege is preferred; knowledge of psychopharmacology and medication management required.
NYS Education Dept registration as a Family NP is preferred; CPR and First Aid certification required.
3+ years of experience working as a Family Nurse Practitioner is required; 5 or more years is preferred.
Valid driver’s license with the ability to pass a DMV driving abstract screening is required.
Experience working with children and adolescents with disabilities is required; 2+ years working with the autistic population is preferred; boarding school environment experience is preferred.
Experience handling complex medical, emotional, and psychological situations with a holistic approach toward achieving sustained improvement, well-being, and regulation.
Previous participation in research, training, or professional development activities related to child and adolescent psychiatry or special education.
Due to the nature of work in supporting our students, all job description list the physical requirements for that position
Our campus consists of some paved areas but primarily consists of grass, gravel paths and parking lots. Additionally, many areas of our building are fully accessible, however, as a historic building some areas are only accessible by stairs.
You must be able to ambulate around the campus, including hills, stairs, grass and gravel.
Student Facing Positions:
Must be able to react and move quickly during student crisis, both for the safety of the student and for the staff.
Must be able to run across the campus and throughout the school to catch/monitor an eloping student, and/or to remove yourself from an unsafe situation.
You must be able to pass TCIS (Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Training for Schools).
You must be able to bend, stretch, sit, stand, crouch or kneel for sustained periods of time if implementing a hold.
Special Accommodations can be requested but will only be approved if the accommodation does not impact the ability to perform your position and it does not put yourself, a student, or any other staff member at risk of harm or injury.
EEO Statement:
Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation can be requested to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Requests may be approved if the position/department/school/students will not be adversely affected. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.