Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider - Hospitalist

BJC Home Care; Missouri; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Retirement Plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Life Insurance

Job summary

St. Louis Children’s Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, seeks a Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider (Hospitalist) to join our inpatient team. The role involves collaborating with physicians to assess, diagnose, and treat hospitalized children using established protocols.

This position features rotating 12-hour shifts (50/50 AM/PM), weekend and holiday coverage, and no on-call requirement. Preferred candidates have Acute Care, PICU, or pediatric experience, and NP/PA experience is welcome.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing and active NP licensure.
• RN license required.
• Nurse Practitioner certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participates in professional development.
• Coordinates inpatient care for pediatric patients.
• Develops and implements treatment plans within a physician collaborative practice.
• Ensures patient and family education and referrals as needed.
• Adheres to safety-sensitive requirements of the role.

Education

Master's Degree

Doctorate

Job description

Additional Information About the Role

Are you looking for a career as a Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider - Hospitalist? Look no further than BJC! At St.Louis Children’s Hospital you will have the opportunity to work on some of the most cutting-edge technology the market has to offer!

Position Details:

• Schedule: Rotating 12 hr shifts (50/50 - AM/PM), shift flexibility
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• No Call!
• Required to train on both gen med and pulmonary unit
• Strongly Preferred: Acute Care, PICU or Pediatric experience
• Preferred: NP / PA experience

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Nurse Practitioner (Hospitalist) utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill, and competence to deliver inpatient care in a hospital setting. This position assesses, diagnoses, and initiates a patient care treatment plan within the scope of a formal physician collaborative practice agreement. In this position, patient care is performed with considerable independence, guided by physician-approved protocols, and evaluated through chart review, consultations, and the observation of results under the general medical direction of their collaborating Hospitalist physician.

Responsibilities

• Participates in professional development
• Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician.
• Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
• Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree

- Nursing

Experience

• <2 years

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• Nurse Practitioner
• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Doctorate

- Nursing

Experience

• 2-5 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer