Advanced Practice Provider - Primary Care Shaw Metro

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

Job summary

Children’s National Hospital in Washington, DC seeks an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to deliver evidence-based care, assess and manage patient plans, and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams. The role emphasizes leadership, education, and participation in quality initiatives.

The position requires NP/PA/CNS credentials with state licensure eligibility and DEA as applicable, plus BLS. The salary range spans $110,052.80 to $183,414.40 and reflects experience and credentialing in a busy

Qualifications

• Minimum education includes NP, PA, or CNS pathways with eligibility for medical staff credentialing.
• 0 years of experience as APP required.
• Licenses and certifications must meet state requirements and DEA where applicable.
• Active national certification or state licensure as appropriate (NP/PA/CNS).
• BLS certification required for NP and PA roles.

Responsibilities

• Assesses, diagnoses, and monitors patient status using evidence-based practice.
• Develops and executes care plans with clear orders and home care instructions.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to ensure quality patient care.
• Serves as clinical resource and educator for staff and students.
• Leads quality improvement initiatives within the department.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Written & verbal comms

Clinical knowledge

Education

Master's Degree - NP

Doctoral degree - NP

Master's/Doctoral - PA

NCCPA/ANCC certification

BLS certification

Job description

Kids Are Our Everything.

Department

10140 Primary Care Shaw Metro Pro

Pay Range: $110,052.80 - $183,414.40

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.

Minimum Education

Master's Degree Nurse Practitioner

Master's or Doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required.

Physician Assistant

Master’s or Doctoral degree of Physician Assistant Studies from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required.

Clinical Nurse Specialist

Master’s or Doctorate degree in the clinical specialty area in which they practice from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required.

(Required)

Minimum Work Experience

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) Nurse Practitioner

• Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice
• CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
• DEA (Required) Or

Physician Assistant

• Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice
• CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
• DEA (Required) Or

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Clinical Nurse Specialist

• Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice

If Prescribing Controlled Substances

• CDS in state(s) of clinical practice
• DEA (Required) Or

Nurse Practitioner

• Active national certification with governing body such as PNCB, ANCC, or AANPCB
• BLS certification (Required)

Physician Assistant

• Active national certification with NCCPA
• 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.

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 is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Childrens 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. The “Know Your Rights” poster is available here: and the pay transparency policy is available here: Know Your RightsPay Transparency Nondiscrimination Poster.

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.