Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certified - Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Austin

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Summary:

Job Summary:

We are searching for a Nurse Practitioner -- someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. In this position, you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The nurse practitioner (NP) works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the NP assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice nurse, the NP is responsible for education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

A twenty-four-bed high acuity medical-surgical unit caring for acute and complex pediatric patients.  This will be a dynamic role and the ideal APP candidate would need to be interested in gaining experience treating a broad array of problems in a team-based setting. The unit will cohort a wide variety of conditions namely neurologic, cardiac, and oncologic. In addition, this unit will treat such conditions as renal failure and DKA.  Common treatments will include epilepsy monitoring, chemotherapy, anticoagulation, dialysis, BIPAP/CPAP, and tracheostomy care. The APP will be managing daily care inpatient care needs including diagnosis, treatment, and procedures. Facilitating collaboration, communication, and coordination with health care team members caring for hospitalized patients. Supporting safe transitions of patient care within and from the hospital to the community.

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Qualifications:

Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children’s, unless approved for a medical or religious exemption

• Master’s degree in nursing required
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required
• FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP from the Texas Board of Nursing required
• PNP-AC strongly preferred

Responsibilities:

• Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
• Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers
• Consistently serve as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other healthcare professionals
• Consistently apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
• Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice
• Participate in departmental Quality Improvement program annually
• Obtain a comprehensive health, developmental, and family history on patients as documented in the patient’s medical record
• Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients
• Identify and document patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients