Advanced Practice Provider, Neurosugery

10100 Children's Hospital; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan and retirement benefits

Life, AD&D, disability coverage

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Children's National Hospital in Washington, DC seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (NP/PA/CNS) to deliver evidence-based care within the Neurosurgery team. The APP will assess, plan, and manage patient care, coordinating with physicians, nursing, and care teams, with a focus on family-centered care.

The role requires relevant advanced practice credentials, state licensure, and DEA as applicable, with leadership responsibilities and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of clinical specialty and services.
• Demonstrates clinical leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assesses and monitors patient status using evidence-based practice.
• Develops and implements detailed plan of care.
• Writes orders, prescribes therapy, and coordinates home care as needed.
• Identifies changes in patient status via exam, labs and tests.
• Leads multidisciplinary patient care and educators the team.
• Acts as a clinical resource for staff and families.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Leadership

Communication

Education

Nurse Practitioner Masters/Doctorate

Physician Assistant Masters/Doctoral

Clinical Nurse Specialist Masters/Doctorate

Job description

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10257 Neurosurgery Pay Range $110,052.80 - $183,414.40

About the Role

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is credential by the medical staff and functions within their scope of practice in their jurisdictional area and in accordance with organizational medical staff bylaws. They are responsible for providing evidenced-based care for the management of patients, including assessment, implementation and evaluation of a detailed plan of care, which incorporates diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. The APP demonstrates competency in providing age-appropriate care to patients as defined by certification and training and provides family centered care to meet family needs, including psychological support, education and discharge planning in conjunction with other related disciplines. The APP initiates, participates and collaborates with divisional and organizational multi-disciplinary staff to provide and support evidence-based education, quality improvement and research. They participate in professional and organizational activities that contribute to improving patient care, the scientific knowledge base of advanced practice, program operation, and individual professional development. The APP provides leadership within their respective clinical area through participation in division projects and mentorship of others. They contribute to department and organization wide initiatives, representing advanced practice and promoting the role of the advanced practice provider.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum Education Master's Degree Nurse Practitioner Master or Doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required. Physician Assistant Master or Doctoral degree of Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required. Clinical Nurse Specialist Master or Doctorate degree in the clinical specialty area in which they practice from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required.
• Minimum Work Experience 0 years Minimum of 0 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (Required)

Required Skills/Knowledge

Strong knowledge of clinical specialty and services. Demonstrates clinical leadership skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
  • 1. Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice
  • 2. CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
  • 3. DEA (Required)
• Physician Assistant
  • 1. Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice
  • 2. CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
  • 3. DEA (Required)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • 1. Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice
  • 2. If prescribing controlled substances: CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
  • 3. DEA (Required)
• Nurse Practitioner
  • 1. Active national certification with governing body such as PNCB, ANCC, or AANPCB
  • 2. BLS certification (Required)
• Physician Assistant
  • 1. Active national certification with NCCPA
  • 2. BLS certification (Required)
• Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)

Functional Accountabilities

• Clinical Assesses, diagnoses, and monitors clinical status of each patient utilizing evidenced based practice and medical knowledge.
• Develops appropriate plan of care.
• Writes patient care orders, prescribes therapy, and provides necessary home care orders as needed.
• Identifies significant changes in patient status using physical exam, lab values, diagnostic tests, and patient/family input.
• Differentiates between normal and abnormal findings.
• Performs procedures as needed after obtaining appropriate credentialing.
• Participates in and/or leads multidisciplinary patient care.
• Is a clinical resource for patient, parents and the interdisciplinary team.
• Appropriately communicates and escalates clinical/administrative issues.
• Collaborates with nursing, medicine, and other members of the healthcare team to regularly ensure quality patient care.
• Administrative Serves as a clinical preceptor to NP, CNS or PA students.
• Acts as a clinical resource for staff in patient care issues.
• Provides formal/informal educational presentation to staff on areas of expertise.
• Participates and leads quality improvement initiatives in their department.

Benefits That Support You

• Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, prescription, infertility, and transgender health services.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation accrual from day one, sick leave, holidays, and a personal day.
• Financial wellness support, including a 401(k) plan and healthcare and dependent care spending accounts.
• Employer-paid life, AD&D, and long-term disability coverage, with optional supplemental plans.
• Additional perks, including tuition assistance, fitness resources, employee assistance, commuter benefits, and more.

Why Join Us

• Nationally Recognized Excellence - Consistently ranked among the Top 10 Children s Hospitals in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
• Leading Pediatric Care - One of the largest and most comprehensive children s hospitals in the country, offering nationally ranked specialties and cutting-edge treatments.
• Innovation & Research - A premier academic medical center with a strong commitment to pediatric research, education, and advancing the future of child health.
• Mission-Driven Culture - Dedicated to providing family-centered care while fostering a collaborative, supportive environment for clinical teams.

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications.

Children s National Hospital is an equal opportunity employer that evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

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Please note that it is the policy of Children s National Hospital to ensure a ‘drug-free’ work environment: a workplace free from the illegal use, possession or distribution of controlled substances (as defined in the Controlled Substances Act), or the misuse of legal substances, by all staff (management, employees and contractors). Though recreational and medical marijuana are now legal in the District of Columbia, Children s National and its affiliates maintain the right, in accordance with our policy, to enforce a drug-free workplace, including prohibiting recreational or prescribed marijuana.