Nurse Practitioner Pediatric Med/Psych

Brown University Health; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 128,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University Health in Providence, RI seeks a Nurse Practitioner to oversee a caseload across the care continuum, including pre-admission and post-discharge where feasible, and to serve as an educator, consultant, and liaison to the medical team.

The NP will provide direct care in acute and ambulatory settings, lead development and evaluation of standards, and participate in education, clinical research and mentoring while maintaining prescriptive privileges per licensure.

Qualifications

• RN licensure in Rhode Island or NP licensure as required.
• Master of Science in Nursing or NP graduate with specialty certification.
• BSN and BLS; ACLS/PALS as applicable.
• Minimum two years RN acute care experience; 1–2 years NP preferred.
• Prescriptive authority per licensure.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a caseload of patients with the healthcare team to optimize care.
• Lead standards, policies, procedures, and critical paths for patient delivery.
• Coordinate care across acute, home, and ambulatory settings as feasible.
• Provide education, support, and encouragement to patients and families.
• Demonstrate advanced assessment skills and apply knowledge of family dynamics.
• Deliver direct care in acute, ambulatory, and home care as needed.
• Perform advanced practice skills under Medical Director supervision.
• Consult on clinical issues to increase knowledge for the team.
• Participate in education, clinical research, and mentoring activities.
• Facilitate patient/family education in area of expertise.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Care coordination

Patient advocacy

Medication management

Education

MSN / NP

BSN

Specialty certification

BLS

ACLS/PALS

Tools

ACLS/PALS certification

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

SUMMARY

The Nurse Practitioner is accountable to facilitate a quality hospital experience and outcome for patients within a cost-effective time frame. The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible to the Medical Director of Patient Services and responsible for overseeing the progress of a specific caseload of patients across the care continuum to include pre-admission and post-discharge when feasible. Acts as an educator, consultant, and liaison to healthcare providers caring for the patients across the care continuum.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Demonstrates a fundamental grounding in nursing theory and practice with mastery of knowledge within a defined content area.
• Manages a caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimize health status and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings.
• Provides leadership in the development, validation, implementation, and evaluation of standards, policies, procedures, and critical paths to support the patient care delivery model.
• Oversees care coordination in acute, home care, and ambulatory care settings as feasible.
• Assists the healthcare team to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals by providing necessary support, education and encouragement.
• Demonstrates advanced physical and psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics.
• Provides direct care to patients in acute care, ambulatory care and home care settings.
• Performs advanced practice skills under the supervision of the Medical Director.
• Provides expert consultation for clinical issues promoting increased knowledge and skills for the consultee.
• Participates in the education, clinical research and mentoring of healthcare providers.
• Facilitates patient/family education in area of expertise.
• Annually completes mandatory safety infection control, BLS, and ACLS/PALS.
• Prescriptive privileges per licensure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE

Masters of Science Degree, Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Specialty certification required. Baccalaureate in Nursing. Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS). Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration of aging processes, human development stages and cultural patterns in each step of the care process.

EXPERIENCE

Two years related experience as RN in acute care hospital setting and preferred 1-2 years experience as a nurse practitioner.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

General hospital environment with occasional stressful conditions associated with patient care.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None.

Pay Range

$127,504.00-$161,782.40

EEO Statement

Brown University Health is committed to providing equal employment opportunities and maintaining a work environment free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.

Location

Rhode Island Hospital - 593 Eddy Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903

Work Type

M-F 7:30am to 5:00pm; Limited weekend and holiday coverage

Work Shift

Day

Daily Hours

8 hours

Driving Required

No