Nurse Practitioner (Obesity Clinic) 20 hrs/wk

About the role

Kids Are Our Everything. Department 10133 Primary Care Obesity.

Responsibilities

• Functions within their scope of practice in their jurisdictional area and in accordance with organizational medical staff bylaws.
• Provides evidenced-based care for the management of patients, including assessment, implementation and evaluation of a detailed plan of care, which incorporates diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrates competency in providing age-appropriate care to patients as defined by certification and training and provides family centered care to meet family needs, including psychological support, education and discharge planning in conjunction with other related disciplines.
• Initiates, participates and collaborates with divisional and organizational multi-disciplinary staff to provide and support evidence-based education, quality improvement and research.
• Participates in professional and organizational activities that contribute to improving patient care, the scientific knowledge base of advanced practice, program operation, and individual professional development.
• Contributes to department and organization wide initiatives, representing advanced practice and promoting the role of the advanced practice provider.

Requirements

• Minimum Education: Master's Degree Nurse Practitioner, Master's or Doctoral degree as a Nurse Practitioner from an accredited program and eligibility for medical staff credentialing required.
• Minimum Work Experience: Minimum of 0 years of experience as an Advanced Practice Provider (Required).

Qualifications

• Required Skills/Knowledge: Strong knowledge of clinical specialty and services. Demonstrates clinical leadership skills. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Required Licenses And Certifications: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Nurse Practitioner Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice CDS in state(s) of clinical practice DEA (Required) Or Physician Assistant 1. Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice CDS in state(s) of clinical practice DEA (Required) Or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Clinical Nurse Specialist Licensure in the state(s) of clinical practice If Prescribing Controlled Substances CDS in state(s) of clinical practice DEA (Required) Or Nurse Practitioner Active national certification with governing body such as PNCB, ANCC, or AANPCB BLS certification (Required) Physician Assistant Active national certification with NCCPA BLS certification (Required) Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider (BLS) (Required)

Benefits

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications. Children’s National is committed to providing a fair and competitive total rewards package to each of our employees. This base salary range does not include our comprehensive benefits package or any additional compensation for which this position may be eligible.

Pay

The disclosed salary range includes the minimum and maximum rates within which Children’s National believes an individual’s base pay rate will fall for this position. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the maximum of the pay range. The exact pay rate for this position will be based on a variety of factors in alignment with the Children’s National compensation philosophy. These factors are legitimate and non-discriminatory including, but not limited to, the current market conditions; organizational needs; the individual’s combination of prior work experience, level of education, knowledge, skills, and other qualifications.

Schedule

Not specified.