Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner- CHI Surgery

Position Summary :

Are you passionate about caring for children and families affected by congenital heart disease? Are you looking for a team that shares your same passion and dedication to the CHD community?

The Children’s Heart Institute is looking for an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join the Pediatric and Congenital Heart surgery team.

Your primary responsibility is to provide advanced provider care and clinical guidance to patients and their families, as well as the ancillary care team, regarding pre-operative and post-operative management.

The role involves patients in the outpatient clinic setting, as well as managing post-operative care and concerns in the acute care setting.

Position Key Accountabilities :

1. Conducts complex, standardized patient care procedures which require experience and specialized training which would otherwise be performed by a physician, but which do not constitute the practice of medicine.

2. Conducts independent and physician supervised rounding on unit.

3. Performs relevant patient evaluations and assessments, and provides appropriate treatment; including monitoring and ordering medications.

4. Coordinates, directs, and implements the patient’s plan of care.

5. Assists in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.

6. Performs physical examinations and provides episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.

7. Orders appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interprets results.

8. Monitors the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.

9. Facilitates patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.

10. Assists physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.

11. Maintains appropriate records, and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.

12. Prepares and cares for supplies and equipment.

13. Responds to emergency situations.

14. Performs within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.

15. Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification / Skills :

Current Texas Licensure as a Registered Nurse

Current Texas Licensure as an APRN-NP

Current specialty certification as required by department, excluding FNP certification unless paired with a post master’s certification in specialty.

Basic Life Support (BLS) certified or specialty certification as required by department.

Minimum Education :

Masters in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.

Minimum Experience :

None; previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred.

Physical Requirements :

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and / or up to 20 pounds frequently and / or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive :

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code 51.215

Veteran Information :

Military occupations that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include but are not limited to : 0904, 0963, 1976, 46Y1C, 46Y1H, 66B, 66C, 4A0X1, 46YX, 65D, 230X, PHA10, 42GX, 66P, 66R, 290X.

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Residency Requirement :

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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