PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER

PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER

About the role

Provides continuous and comprehensive services necessary for the promotion of optimal health, prevention and treatment, in an underserved community clinic. To perform a variety of advanced clinical duties involved in assessing, treating, controlling, and preventing patient illness and disease within the assigned public health nursing program; to perform physical examinations; identify patients with physical and emotional illness; and to administer medications as prescribed.

Responsibilities

• Identify physical and emotional illnesses through observations, interpretations of laboratory findings, and analysis of patient charts; analysis of diagnostic tests and appropriate medical, hospital, or other health care as needed
• Facilitates and implements systems that promote effective collaborative communication with colleagues, peers, physician associates, staff, hospital relationships and other members of the health care team.
• Works closely with the Medical Director to ensure the delivery of quality patient care.
• Maintain confidentiality and patient privacy.
• Maintains Compliance with patient rights, guidelines and standards.
• Provides direction for continuous quality improvement activities and develops methods for measuring the effectiveness of education and practice activities.
• Performs in quality assurance review on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans.
• Affirms the establishment and maintenance of CCHC quality improvement program that monitors important aspects of care, identifies problems in care, implements changes to improve care, and evaluates effectiveness of action taken.
• Collaborates with physician colleagues of the development of process protocols and standardized procedure guidelines for the delivery of patient care.
• Maintains the success and failure of developed programs and reviews the community service satisfaction as outcome measurements.
• Performs duties as assigned by Chief Medical Director.

Requirements

• Completion of a Master’s degree in nursing or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Must be certified by one of the following organizations:
• - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• - National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
• - Pediatric Certification Board (previously the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses
• - Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
• - AACN Certification Corporation
• - National Board on Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
• Possession of a valid CA RN license
• Preferrably two years nursing experience in an outpatient clinic.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Master’s degree in nursing or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
• Must be certified by one of the following organizations:
• - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• - National Certification Corporation for Obstetric, Gynecologic and Neonatal Nursing Specialties
• - Pediatric Certification Board (previously the National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses
• - Oncology Nurses Certification Corporation
• - AACN Certification Corporation
• - National Board on Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
• Possession of a valid CA RN license
• Preferrably two years nursing experience in an outpatient clinic.

Skills

• Effective communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Knowledge of pediatric health care practices and procedures

Benefits & Perks

• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental & Vision coverage for employees
• 100% employer-paid Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Paid Time Off (PTO), 10 Paid Holidays, and a Wellness Day Off
• Malpractice coverage
• Annuity Continuing Medical Education (CME) allowance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Fringe Marketplace Stipend
• Optional Supplemental Insurance
• Participation in CCHC's company-wide Profit Sharing Program (eligible employees)
• Participation in CCHC's Provider Incentive Program
• Eligibility to participate in HRSA Loan Repayment Programs
• Professional development and opportunities for internal growth and advancement