Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Job title: Nurse Practitioner

Employment Type: Exempt, 30-37.5 hours per week (4-5 days/week)

Kids First Health Care

Kids First Health Care provides primary pediatric health care services in Adams County at school-based health centers and community pediatric clinics. Since establishing Colorado’s first school-based health center in 1978, we have been committed to keeping our community’s most vulnerable and at-risk children healthy, in school, and ready to learn. More information is available at http://kidsfirsthealthcare.org

Kids First Health Care offers services in designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) approved by the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Colorado Health Service Corps (CHSC). This may help employees qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Please consult your individual loan for next steps.

Job purpose

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing outpatient diagnostic, treatment, and preventive health care services; management of chronic illness; utilizing appropriate referrals and consultation to staff physician and community specialists; health education to patients. This position is a year-round position with the expectation of 4-5 work days per week.

Duties and responsibilities

Provides comprehensive health care services to all patients, including but not limited to, well-child care, acute care and chronic care.

• Provides patient and family education to promote wellness, to prevent health problems, and to maintain current health status as well as intervene in acute or chronic illness states.
• Coordinates client care with other community professionals and organizations for optimal care.
• Works collaboratively with supervising pediatrician, assistant medical director, clinic management team and other nurse practitioners.
• Works collaboratively with school and school district to determine student needs and align clinic care and offerings accordingly.
• Participates in the chart audit process as specified in the quality improvement program.
• Participates in planning of clinic provider schedule to ensure clinic coverage.
• Provides input into decision-making process by attending provider and clinic staff meetings.
• Assists in developing goals and objectives for the program including quality improvement.
• Participates in problem solving of issues and concerns affecting the pediatric/adolescent program.
• Comfort in leading a team (medical assistants, health educators and behavioral health providers) independently with alignment on organizational goals, exemplifying positive communication and respectful and inclusive behaviors of families, patients and co-workers.
• Maintains current continuing educational hours, certification, and licensure.
• Participates in call coverage 4-6 weeks out of the year to handle more urgent needs of clinic patients and vaccine related storage issues as they might arise.

Qualifications

Required

• Colorado pediatric or family nurse practitioner licensure. May be pending and completed within first year of employment.
• Board certification
• Bilingual or comfort in speaking in Spanish with patients and families.
• CPR certification
• DEA and Full Prescriptive Authority
• All Certifications and Licenses must be kept current as a condition of continued employment.

Preferred

• Minimum of 2 years experience as an NP in pediatrics.

Physical requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to install computer equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
• Light to moderate lifting is required

Standard Requirements

• Knowledge of medical principles and procedures.
• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal form.
• Ability to contribute to the development of staff by identifying learning needs and assisting with those needs.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with other providers.
• Support the mission and values of Kids First Health Care.
• Be flexible and creative, able to innovate programs and services to ensure sustainability and continued impact.
• Knowledgeable of patient and family rights and ensures an atmosphere, which allows for privacy, dignity and well-being of all.
• Comply with all safety requirements, including immunization requirements, safe work practices, established fire/safety/disaster plans, risk management, security and mandatory state reporting requirements.
• Report and/or correct unsafe working conditions, equipment repair and maintenance needs.
• Comply with employee handbook.
• Maintain a safe, clean and efficient work environment.
• Comply with other delegated functions as requested/approved by supervisor.

Direct reports

None

Compensation

$50 to $60 per hour; Annual salary of $78,000 to $93,600 for 30 hours per week; Annual salary of $97,500 to $117,000 for 37.5 hours per week; Employee benefits available at 24 hours per week

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour

Expected hours: 30 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Pediatrics
• Primary Care

Application Question(s):

• In order to work at Kids First Health Care school-based health centers, candidates for employment must pass a fingerprint-based background check. Do you agree to a background check if selected? (yes/no)

Experience:

• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner license (Preferred)
• DEA and prescriptive authority (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $78,000 - $93,600