Nurse Practitioner

About the role

We Are Seeking Passionate Pediatric Nurse Practitioners To Join The Growing Multidisciplinary Care Team At Cure 4 The Kids Foundation, Nevada’s Premier Childhood Cancer And Rare Disease Center.

Responsibilities

• Functions as an extension of our physicians and adjusts to fluctuating peaks in patient flow, acuity, and other operational demands while maintaining quality.
• Prepares, administers, prescribes, and documents medications and therapies according to established policies and procedures.
• Performs procedures, following successful completion of required competencies, including bone marrow aspirations, lumbar punctures, joint aspirations, and skin biopsies, with or without sedation and/or chemotherapy administration, and monitors patient progress.
• Prepares for and participates in hospital admissions, discusses end-of-life preferences, and consults with sub-specialties as appropriate.
• Timely and proactively performs discharge planning; discharges patients and ensures appropriate follow-up arrangements.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare team members.
• Handles triage calls and provides updates to the primary physician and/or nurse practitioner regarding patient status.
• Participates in organizational quality improvement initiatives.
• Participates in meetings and complies with communication policies to foster effective working relationships and reduce variation in practice patterns.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in electronic medical records (EMR).
• Adhere to evidence-based practice standards, organizational policies, and applicable laws.
• Comply with all Hospital Medical Staff Bylaws and policies, rules, and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Active Nevada State Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner license.
• Active Board Certification.
• Five (5) years of nursing experience.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Certification.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years Pediatric Oncology experience.
• Certified Pediatric Oncology (CPON)/Certified Pediatric Hematology Oncology (CPHON) attained or within one year of hire.
• Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) Chemotherapy Certification within one year of hire.

Skills

• Ability to educate other health care professionals.
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team, ensures that other departments and services are included in the healthcare plan.
• Good judgement with the ability to make timely and sound decisions under pressure.
• Manage priorities, workflow, multitask, and remain calm under emergency situations.
• Ability to work collaboratively with multiple health professionals in a busy and complex environment using tact, diplomacy, and discipline.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people at all levels and from various backgrounds.

Benefits

CURE 4 THE KIDS FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN E-VERIFICATION.

Pay

Competitive salaries.

Schedule

Full-time position.