KCC-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner FT/Days

JOB SUMMARY:
Job Summary: Provides advanced nursing care and physician support during the treatment of pediatric patients. Job Duties: Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions. Obtains patient history, screens patients to ensure appropriate physical/mental development, administers immunizations, orders tests or scans, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medicines and outlines and monitors courses of treatment. Partners with physicians in the development of care plans, and advises physician in changes of patient status. Assists patients in the management of chronic illnesses and promotes health and wellness. Performs school or extra-curricular physical examinations. Adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Monitors and ensures accuracy of patient medical records. Experience and Education: Performs work with a high degree of latitude. Handles the most complex issues. Possesses expert knowledge of subject matter. Requires an advanced degree in nursing (MSN or DNP), RN and NP licensure, and 2 to 4 years of related experience. Reports to: Typically reports to a department head. Competencies: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills. Problem-solving skills. Attentiveness. Interpersonal skills.

PERFORMANCE DIMENSIONS AND TASKS

Essential Function

1. Clinical Services
a. Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions.
b. Partners with physicians in the development of care plans, and advises physician in changes of patient status. Assists patients in the management of chronic illnesses and promotes health and wellness.
c. Performs school or extra-curricular physical examinations. Adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care. Monitors and ensures accuracy of patient medical records.
d. Provides care to infant, child, or adolescent patients in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of medical conditions.
e. Performs procedures as qualified by training, specialty and protocol with supervising physician oversight and approval.
f. Obtains patient history, screens patients to ensure appropriate physical/mental development, administers immunizations, orders tests or scans, diagnoses illnesses, prescribes medicines and outlines and monitors courses of treatment.
g. Performs physical examinations, or those assessments pertinent to the reason for the visit, in order to provide a patient data base and/or basis for a therapeutic or health maintenance plan.
h. Orders appropriate laboratory tests, x-rays, etc. and comparable procedures, under established protocols.
i. Diagnoses and treats common illnesses and injuries under established protocols.
j. Practices in accordance with Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s Medical Staff bylaws and guidelines.
k. Records health, social and other pertinent problems and data in the medical records.
l. Orders routine medications and treatments under established protocols for acutely and chronically ill patients under the supervision of the physician and established protocols.
m. Works with other staff in the establishment, evaluation and monitoring of treatment programs.
n. Follows all policies and procedures (medical and fiscal) when completing medical charts, billing forms and other required paperwork.
o. Reviews protocols and patient care activities with supervising physician annually.
p. Reviews all referrals with supervising physician where appropriate.
q. Participates in quality assurance and utilization review.
2. Quality Focus
a. Maintains high quality by self-monitoring patient care activities, staying up to date in area of specialty/practice and participating in Mee Memorial Healthcare System’s quality improvement programs.
b. Acts as a resource person for “triage” questions, patient case management, and assessment.
c. Provides staff and patient education as needed.
d. Enhances the professional practice by participation in problem solving with management, nursing and clerical staff.
e. Serves as a member of selected committees as assigned.
f. Notifies management of instrument and/or procedural problems within specified timeframes.
g. Works cooperatively with management and staff to ensure optimum patient flow and to provide that patients are attended in an efficient and timely manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education:
• Completion of Accredited Nurse Practitioner program

Skill Requirements:
Ability to communicate effectively. Competencies: Ability to work as part of a team. Oral and written communication skills.
Attentiveness. Interpersonal skills
Licensing and Certification Requirements:
• Requires an advanced degree in nursing (MSN or DNP), RN and NP licensure, and 2 to 4 years of related experience. Current License as Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner with the Board of Registered Nursing in the State of California.
• Required passing of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Boards exam
• Successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program of study which conforms to the Board’s educational standards set forth in the California Code of Regulations Section 1484 for California graduates only.
Or
• Current certification by one of the following boards: the American Nurses Credentialing Center or American Academy of Nurse Practitioners or Pediatric Nursing Certification Board or National Certification Corporation for the Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties, or American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
• Current AHA BLS certified
• Current AHA ACLS certified (if submitting privileges for inpatient setting)

Physical Demands:
• Must be able to sit and stand/walk for 12 hours per day.
• Must be able to bend, push/pull and lift up to 50 pounds.

DISCLAIMER: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.