School-Based Pediatric NP/PA Clinician

Christiana Care Health System; Newark (DE); On-site; USD 121,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

ChristianaCare is hiring an Advanced Practice Clinician (Pediatric NP, Family NP, or PA) to work in our School Based Health Center at Silver Lake Elementary School for 40 hours per week during the school year.

The APC provides exams, health screenings, care for minor illnesses, immunizations, reproductive health, and health education to adolescents, working with the school nurse and a multidisciplinary team to keep students in school.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing with Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner
• Master's degree in PA studies
• Experience with adolescents and reproductive health preferred
• Licensed or eligible for license in the state of Delaware

Responsibilities

• Provides preventive and acute health care to adolescents.
• Maintains collaborative agreement with Medical Director and consults as necessary.
• Assesses, diagnoses and treats adolescent patients.
• Prescribes medications and treatments independently as credentialed.
• Provides clinical screening for risk behaviors and mental health issues.
• Collaborates plan of care with the primary care provider.
• Provides care management for individual students.
• Sees 10–12 students per day when school is in session.
• Maintains medical records per HIPAA and billing guidelines.
• Maintains medical equipment and supplies and tracks lab specimens.

Skills

Adolescent health

Prescriptive authority

Clinical assessment

Collaborative practice

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (Pediatric NP)

Master's degree in PA studies

Job description

ChristianaCare is hiring an Advanced Practice Clinician (Pediatric NP, Family NP, or PA) to work in our School Based Health Center at Silver Lake Elementary School for 40 hours per week during the school year.

The APC provides exams, health screenings, care for minor illnesses, immunizations, reproductive health, and health education to adolescents, working with the school nurse and a multidisciplinary team to keep students in school.