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Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certified - Inpatient Pulmonary

Texas Children's Hospital • Full-time • Houston, TX, US • 2w ago

Job Description

We are searching for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certified 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.

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
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certified strongly preferred

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

About Us

Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been leading the charge in patient care, education and research to accelerate health care for children and women around the world. When you love what you do, it truly shows in the smiles of our patient families, employees and our numerous accolades such as being consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas, and among the top in the nation by U.S.News & World Report as well as recognition from Houston Business Journal as one of this city’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years.

Texas Children’s comprehensive health care network includes our primary hospital in the Texas Medical Center with expertise in over 40 pediatric subspecialties; the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI); the Feigin Center for pediatric research; Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women, a comprehensive obstetrics/gynecology facility focusing on high-risk births; Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus, a community hospital in suburban West Houston; and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands, the first hospital devoted to children’s care for communities north of Houston. We have also created the nation’s first HMO for children, established the largest pediatric primary care network in the country and a global health program that is channeling care to children and women all over the world. Texas Children’s Hospital is also academically affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine, one of the largest, most diverse and successful pediatric programs in the nation.

To join our community of 14,000+ dedicated team members, visit texaschildrenspeople.org for career opportunities. You can also learn more about our amazing culture at infinitepassion.org .

Texas Children’s is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All applicants and employees are considered and evaluated for positions at Texas Children's without regard to mental or physical disability, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, genetic information, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status or any other protected Federal, State/Province or Local status unrelated to the performance of the work involved.

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