Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care - Heart Failure and Transplant
About the role
Texas Children’s is seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care Certified to join their dynamic team. This role involves practicing in an advanced capacity to provide comprehensive care for well children, ill children, and those with chronic conditions. The NP will work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and adhere to established guidelines and protocols.
Responsibilities
- Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and manage a caseload of patients
- Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and work to eliminate communication barriers
- Consistently serve as an educational resource for patients and families, the 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
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
- PNP-AC strongly preferred
About Us
Since 1954, Texas Children’s has been a leader in patient care, education, and research, dedicated to improving health care for children and women worldwide. Recognized for excellence, we are consistently ranked as the best children’s hospital in Texas and among the top in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. We have received numerous accolades, including being named one of Houston’s Best Places to Work for ten consecutive years by the Houston Business Journal. Our comprehensive health care network includes multiple facilities, research institutes, and a robust health plan. Texas Children’s is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.