Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Primary Care, Part Time

Nemours Children's Health; The Villages (FL); On-site; USD 55,104 - 77,145; Part time

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health is seeking a casual/part-time Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join the Primary Care Office in The Villages, Sunny Florida. You will provide pediatric medical and nursing care, perform exams, order and interpret tests, and coordinate referrals to subspecialists and therapies.

BLS and Florida APRN licensure are required. This role emphasizes patient- and family-centered care, school-based management plans, and health promotion within the APRN scope.

Qualifications

• Must have certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner.
• Must have current Florida APRN license.
• Previous pediatric experience required.
• Current American Heart Association BLS

Responsibilities

• Provides medical and nursing care to pediatric patients with acute or chronic illnesses, with a patient/family centered care focus.
• Performs complete or focused physical examinations.
• Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests to develop treatment plans.
• Refers clients to other health care professionals and agencies as appropriate for specialized services.
• Develops or approves in-school management plans for patients as appropriate.
• Makes dietary, activity/exercise, counseling, education and health promotion recommendations within the APRN scope of practice.
• Initiates any other measure/procedure for which the APRN has been trained depending on patient’s condition and judgment of the physician and the APRN.

Skills

Pediatric patient care

Clinical assessment

Family-centered care

Education

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification

Florida APRN license

Job description

Job Description

Nemours is seeking a casual/part time Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to work in our Primary Care Office located in The Villages in Sunny Florida.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical and nursing care to pediatric patients with acute or chronic illnesses, with a patient/family centered care focus.
• Performs complete or focused physical examinations.
• Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests in order to develop treatment plans.
• Refers clients to other health care professionals and agencies as appropriate for specialized services, including but not limited to: other medical subspecialists, physical and occupational therapy, nutritional counseling and management, special education, growth and development/behavioral counseling.
• Develops or approves in-school management plans for patients as appropriate.
• Makes dietary, activity/exercise, counseling, education and health promotion recommendations within the APRN scope of practice.
• Initiates any other measure/procedure for which the APRN has been trained depending on patient’s condition and judgment of the physician and the APRN.

Requirements

• Must have certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Must have current Florida APRN license
• Previous pediatric experience required
• Current American Heart Association BLS

Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary. If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children’s hospitals — Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida — along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention.

Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org.