Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Kids Care Leavenworth

Swope Health is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to be a part of a team of providers that delivers quality care to the kids in our community who need it the most. Our Nurse Practitioners provide general healthcare assessments, treatment, and follow-up commensurate with clinical skills and comply with clinical guidelines, administrative policies / procedures of our organization, the licensing state, and accrediting / funding agencies. If you have a passion for community-based care, join Swope Health and help shape the future of equitable, patient-centered healthcare in our region.

Primary Functions :

• Conduct health assessments on pediatric patients with both acute and chronic medical conditions.
• Develop an impression of diagnosis and a treatment plan in collaboration with the physician.
• Conduct health education / counseling / prevention of individual patients / groups at Swope Health Services.
• Participate in interdisciplinary patient staffing.
• Coordinate / collaborate with Swope Health Services departments and community service organizations as required by funding agencies.
• Responsible for integrating healthcare and health education in the Continuum of Care process.
• Order / perform and interpret routine laboratory tests.
• Develop a health promotion and maintenance plan, including disease prevention, health education, and counseling.
• Provide care for selected complicated patients as directed and supervised by department physician(s).
• Arrange referrals as needed to other members of the health care team in accordance with SHS policies / procedures and / or third-party payers

Successful Candidates will have :

About Swope Health Services :

For 56 years, the mission of Swope Health mission has been to improve the health and wellness of the community by delivering accessible, quality, comprehensive patient care to all. Founded in 1969 by E. Frank Ellis, Swope Health opened as “Model Cities Health Corporation” in the basement of Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church with 20 associates and a $100,000 budget to serve 2,000 patients a year. Since then, Swope has since expanded its size, scope, and service offerings to include behavioral and dental care, services for the unhoused, mobile services and school-based clinics, and the PACE KC Adult Wellness Center.

Swope Health serves as a community health asset in the region – transforming lives, strengthening community, and powering our prosperity. Swope Health is committed to maintaining its focus on patient care and experience as well as an integrated, holistic model of health care, ensuring that everyone in the community can be served. The organization’s high-quality services, strong financials, and visionary leadership team position them well to sustain and deepen their impact into the future.

Swope Health Services supports its team members with :

Swope Health is an affirmative-action, equal-opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, gender, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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