Nurse Practitioner Ambassador - Pulmonology
Company: Children's Hospital & Medical Center - Omaha
Location: Omaha
Posted on: March 20, 2023
Job Description:
Schedule: Monday through Friday, days with occasional at home
weekend call No nights or holidays! This position will work at The
Ambassador-Omaha, full-time, as a provider aligned to the Childrens
Pulmonology Division. The Ambassador is a long-term care and
rehabilitative facility, dedicated to helping children recover from
injuries, illnesses, or complications of premature birth. Their
Pediatric Special Care Unit is one of only a handful in the nation,
as well as the only one of its kind in Nebraska. Children's is
searching for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to provide patient
centered, specialized, evidence based care across the continuum
through an interprofessional approach to treatment, research,
education and advocacy. APPs are board-certified providers that
assume responsibility and accountability for health stabilization,
promotion, and maintenance of acute and chronic illness or injury.
This role contributes to the mission and vision of the organization
by being accountable for the delivery of compassionate and safe
care within the scope of practice as defined by the Nebraska state
statues, administrative code and CHMC bylaws. The APP is committed
to a culture of clinical excellence, respect, innovation, and
academic inquiry through collaborative practice with all members of
the care delivery team. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Responsible for providing safe, comprehensive and compassionate
clinical care.
- Assesses patient, synthesizes and analyzes data, orders
diagnostic tests and therapeutic treatments, and evaluates clinical
outcomes.
- Seeks and integrates the perspectives of interprofessional team
members in developing and implementing the plan of care.
- Preforms diagnostic and therapeutic procedures; prescribes
medications and complex medical regimes while monitoring for
desired and adverse outcomes, specific to the infant/child with
high risk, complex acute, critical, or chronic conditions.
- Applies evidence based medicine pertinent to neonatal/pediatric
populations.
- Continuously evaluates the relationships among access, cost,
quality, safety and their influence on healthcare outcomes and
sustainability.
- Assumes leadership role to establish and monitor standards of
practice and to improve patient care through sharing knowledge,
leading teams and developing programs.
- Constant consideration of childs development, familys readiness
and resources when translating health information, education and
support.
- Demonstrate understanding of internal and external rules,
regulations and legislation as it relates to APP practice,
licensure, certification and billing compliance.
- Maintains accurate log of credentialed procedures performed.
Demonstrates competency and expertise when performing credentialed
procedures/specialty skills.
- Serves as an advocate for the needs of the children and their
families across the health care continuum ensuring the best
patient/family experience possible. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Satisfy all relevant criteria and qualifications outlined in
the Medical Staff Policy on Allied Health Professional, required to
be credentialed.
- Maintains practice agreement with service of specialty, and
practices within framework of respective scope of practice.
- Must be knowledgeable in billing regulation practices to
include documentation requirements/CPT coding regulations.
- Knowledge of physical, mental, developmental, emotional and
social needs of the neonate, infant, toddler, pre-school, school
age and adolescent patients
- Maintains current knowledge and skill level in field through
reading appropriate journals, networking, and attendance at
conferences or seminars.
- Must be able to perform a variety of duties, often changing
from one task to another of a different nature, without loss of
efficiency or composure, and be able to perform under stressful
conditions when confronted with multiple requests, demonstrating
prioritizing skills.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability
to work effectively with multiple disciplines.
- Ability to be self-directed, with minimum supervision, and
detail oriented. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Education as required by Department of Health and Human
Services-Regulation and Licensure Credentialing Division as
represented by APRN licensure in the State of Nebraska.
- Previous Advanced Practice Provider experience in
pediatrics/neonatal preferred. CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURE
REQUIREMENTS
- Current and valid unrestricted Nebraska state licensure (e.g.,
APRN, PA, RN,) required
- Current and valid Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American
Heart Association is required.
- Current and valid Pediatric Advanced Life support (PALS)
required.
- Maintain active Federal DEA license required. Must be obtained
within 30 days of hire.
- Current and valid nationally recognized APP board certification
required.
- Current and valid nationally recognized Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner certification is required. Acute care certification is
required within two years, as The Ambassador PNP ambulatory
position will transition to an acute care position. This education
requirement will be supported by The Ambassador. SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
- Satisfy all relevant criteria and qualifications outlined in
the Medical Staff Policy on Allied Health Professional, required to
be credentialed. EOE/Vets/Disabled IND123 Make a meaningful
difference improving the lives of children! At Childrens, the
regions only full-service pediatric healthcare center, our people
make us the very best for kids. Come cultivate your passion,
purpose and professional development in an environment of
excellence and inclusion, where team members are supported and
deeply valued. Opportunities for career growth abound as we grow
our services and spaces, including the cutting-edge Hubbard Center
for Children. Join our highly engaged, caring teamand join us in
providing brighter, healthier tomorrows for the children we
serve.
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