Nurse Practitioner

Summary:

Brown University Health employees are expected to successfully role model the organization's values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence as these values guide our everyday actions with patients, customers, and one another.

In addition to our values, all employees are expected to demonstrate the core Success Factors which tell us how we work together and how we get things done. The core Success Factors include:

• Instill Trust and Value Differences

• Patient and Community Focus and Collaborate

Key Responsibilites:

• You will play a key role in developing a robust outpatient pulmonary practice, while supporting inpatient services through pulmonary consults and ICU-based consultative care.

• Hybrid role with a mix of outpatient clinic and inpatient consult service

• Opportunity to shape and grow a community pulmonary program

• Build and grow a comprehensive outpatient pulmonary clinic alongside physician partner

• Evaluate and manage a broad range of pulmonary conditions

• Develop referral relationships with primary care and specialty providers

• Partner in initiatives with BHMG Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep leadership on referral pathways for subspecialty referrals

• Ensure timely access and high patient satisfaction

• Anticipate up to 7-8 outpatient sessions weekly, depending on inpatient needs and outpatient sick visit demand

Inpatient Pulmonary and ICU Consultative Care:

• Provide inpatient pulmonary consultations for hospitalized patients

• Deliver ICU consultative services, including patients with respiratory failure and those requiring mechanical ventilation 

• Collaborate with hospitalists, surgeons, and other specialists in multidisciplinary care

• Develop and participate in shared billing model 

 

Clinical Excellence and Operations

• Maintain high standards of evidence-based, patient-centered care

• Participate in call coverage as required. You will be expected to cover at least one with a goal of no more than two weekends per month. You will be expected to evaluate new pulmonary consults and newly mechanically ventilated patients in person on the weekends; phone coverage is permissible at your discretion and as reflected in the incentive structure.

• Contribute to clinical protocols, pathways, and program development

• Engage in quality improvement and institutional initiatives

Minimum Qualifications:

• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s degree from an accredited advanced practice program. Must be certified by the ANCC or AANP. Current licensure as a nurse practitioner in the State of Rhode Island is required.

• Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

Pay Range:

$127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement:

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location:

LPG-Newport-20 Powel Ave - 20 Powel Ave Newport, Rhode Island 02840

Work Type:

M-F 8a - 5p

Work Shift:

Day

Daily Hours: 

8 hours

Driving Required:

No