NYU Langone Health

Key Responsibilities

• • Work with other dedicated attending hospitalist providers, Nurse Practitioners, and Respiratory Therapists.
• • Coordinate and oversee the care of patients being prepared for, and undergoing ventilator weaning.
• • Manage the care of respiratory diseases including acute and chronic respiratory failure, asthma, emphysema, pneumonia, lung cancers and other disorders.
• • Develop and deliver treatment plans including respiratory therapies, antibiotics, steroids and other medications.
• • Provide consulting services to other providers.
• • Provide biweekly oversight of the care of chronically ventilated residents in the Skilled Nursing Facility.
• • Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as required and credentialled; e.g. bronchoscopy, thoracentesis, ultrasound (including POCUS).
• • Interact with all persons based on the organization’s ICARE values.
• • Document care and services rendered in the medical record in a timely and accurate manner.
• • Collaborate with other members of interdisciplinary team in the care of patients and residents, including the resident and/or family during admission, interdisciplinary meetings, and patient/family education.
• • Communicate with patients, residents and their loved ones/healthcare representative(s) in an effective and compassionate manner, including change in condition and other updates.
• • Communicate with workforce members, including supervisors, through team meetings/huddles to disseminate information routinely.
• • Maintain professional competence through participation in continuing education and other appropriate learning experiences.
• • Complete all mandatory training/in-services that are assigned in a timely manner.
• • Seek career growth through Post-Acute Care applicable certifications.
• • Perform other professional activities as delegated by the Director of Pulmonary Medicine and/or the Chief Medical Officer.
• • Demonstrate safety awareness and follow protocols for fire, disaster, adverse events, infection control, and other safety practices.
• • Assist in the orientation/training of new/novice staff through unit-based education and competency.
• • Actively participate in quality assurance performance improvement activities.