PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER - EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT

Company: BJC
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: September 28, 2024

Job Description:

Additional Information About the Role

• Full Time - Combination of 8 & 12 Hr Shifts
• Rotating Evening & Night Shifts
• Every 3rd Weekend
• Holiday Rotation as Required by Department
• Benefit Eligible Additional Preferred Requirements
  • 1 year Nurse Practitioner experience Overview
    
    St. Louis Children's Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children's hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children's provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to do what's right for kids.
    
    Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children's commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.
    
    St. Louis Children's consistently ranks among America's Best Children's Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children's was one of eight children's hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital's academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children's has been designated as a Magnet - hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center - (ANCC).
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
    Role Purpose
    
    This role works collaboratively in a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to patients and families in an emergent or acute care setting. They demonstrate a high degree of clinical expertise for patients with acute or urgent illnesses commonly encountered within the emergency department or the BJH specialty urgent care setting. The role demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and 0systems-based practice. They work with nurses, physicians, med/surg trainees, and staff to assure safe, effective, quality patient care. The position requires coverage of evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays.Minimum Board Certification(s):BJH: Adult-Gerontology Primary Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP), Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP), Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP), or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) BJH Women's Assessment Center: FNP or WHNPSLCH: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (CPNP-PC), Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC), or FNP Preferred Board Certification(s):BJH Women's Assessment Center: WHNPSLCH: CPNP-AC
    
    Responsibilities
    
  • Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, physicians, medical/surgical trainees, and other health professionals.
  • Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice by participating in professional development, quality initiative/performance activities, and implementing standards of care within area of specialization.
  • Provides patient and family-centered, compassionate, appropriate, and effective care for managing and treating emergent or urgent health care encounters.
  • Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination for patients and families with acute, emergent, or urgent specialty health needs.
  • BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.
    Minimum Requirements
    
    Education
    
  • Master's Degree - Nursing
    Experience
    
  • 
    Supervisor Experience
    
  • No Experience
    Licenses & Certifications
    
  • Licensed APRN in Missouri
  • National APRN Board Certifcatn
    Preferred Requirements
    
    Education
    
  • Doctorate - Nursing
    Experience
    
  • 2-5 years
    Benefits and Legal Statement
    
    BJC Total Rewards
    
    At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
    • Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
    • Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
    • Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
    • 401(k) plan with BJC match
    • Tuition Assistance available on first day
    • BJC Institute for Learning and Development
    • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
    • Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
    • Adoption assistance
      To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
      
      *Not all benefits apply to all jobs
      
      The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer

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