Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Complex Care

Texas Children's Hospital; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Children’s Hospital is seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner for an outpatient setting focused on developmentally appropriate care for well children, episodic care for ill children, and care for those with chronic conditions. The NP works within clinical privileges and alongside the health care team to assess, diagnose and initiate treatments.

The role emphasizes education, research, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in nursing is required.
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required.
• FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP credentials from TX BON required.

Responsibilities

• Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge to manage a caseload of patients.
• Communicate effectively and work to eliminate communication barriers.
• Educate patients and families, and collaborate with other healthcare professionals.
• Apply new pediatric nursing knowledge to clinical practice.
• Maintain current professional, managerial, and technical knowledge.
• Participate in departmental Quality Improvement annually.
• Obtain comprehensive health, developmental, and family histories in the medical record.
• Collaborate with health care disciplines to provide comprehensive care.
• Identify and document patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and understanding, incorporating family culture.

Skills

Patient assessment

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education and counseling

Education

Master’s degree in nursing

Texas RN license or NLC

FNP/NNP/PNP-BC/WHNP-BC/CPNP-AC/AG-ACNP credentials from TX BON

Job description

We are searching for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who is motivated to work in an exciting pediatric setting!

In this position, you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The NP works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the NP assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice provider, the NP is responsible for education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

This is an outpatient position with complex care. The schedule is Monday - Friday 8a-5p plus shared call. We are looking for a provider with pediatric complex care experience.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in nursing required
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact required

• FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP from the Texas Board of Nursing required

Responsibilities:

• Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
• Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers
• Consistently serve as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other healthcare professionals
• Consistently apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
• Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice
• Participate in departmental Quality Improvement program annually
• Obtain a comprehensive health, developmental, and family history on patients as documented in the patient’s medical record
• Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients
• Identify and document patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients