What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner position at Valley View Health Center?
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner provides quality clinical services to children and adolescents within a community-
based setting that promotes healthy lifestyles, prevention of illness and injury, and management of acute and
chronic conditions. Activities involve direct patient care for children and adolescents aged 0-18 years, physical
assessment, diagnosis, treatment and referral for specialty services as needed, and follow-up. The Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner will work independently and in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master of Science in Nursing-Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Licensure/Certification: A valid license to practice medicine as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of Washington,
with no pending or previous disciplinary action from any state licensing entity. Certified Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner – Primary Care. Current DEA license unrestricted. BLS and PALS certificate required
Experience: Previous Pediatric Nurse Practitioner experience in primary care clinic or community health center
environment. Working knowledge of direct outpatient care practices in a community clinic setting or FQHC.
Working knowledge of the Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care.
Equipment/Skills:
- Must be mission focused and have a passion to work with an under-served ethnically diverse pediatric
- Skill in identifying problems and recommending solutions in a clear, concise and proactive manner,
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with staff members, patients and other
- Bilingual Spanish/English is highly preferred
- Proficient Use of Internet, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
- Uses electronic medical record software (Nextgen); develops proficiency within 3 months of training.
- Ability to communicate and work well with all cultural and ethnic populations in the community.
Physical demands: Requires full range of motion as well as good eye-hand coordination. Requires some lifting.
Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Requires working under stressful conditions.
Requires exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
Status Classification: Salary/Exempt
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Manages the care of patients in collaboration with other health professionals and members of the health
- Provides primary care for our pediatric population, including well-child exams, chronic disease
- Performance of routine developmental screenings.
- Diagnoses and treatment common childhood illnesses.
- Teaching and counseling of children and their families on issues related to health.
- Completing triage duties, ordering and interpreting the results of laboratory, x-ray and other tests;
determining and implementing courses of treatment, providing and monitoring the results of treatment
and adjusting as needed.
- Ensures that patients/clients receive quality, timely, professional care services.
- Performs all clinic procedures in accordance with training, licensure and as allowed by privileging.
- Works collaboratively with community pediatric practices, community social services providers, and public
- Complete and maintain records in accordance with procedures utilizing an electronic health record
- Completes documentation for clinic sessions in a timely manner ensuring accuracy and completeness to
- Interfaces with the entire clinical team to engage in continuous quality improvement and development of
- Attends staff and clinic meetings.
- Performs other related duties as assigned. Standards:
o Follows guidelines established at time of assignment.
o Accepts assignments willingly.
o Prioritizes workload to ensure timely completion of assignment.
o Asks appropriate clarifying questions relative to scope of assignment.
