Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

Shriners Children's Ohio has an opportunity for a full-time / night shift Acute Care Nurse Practitioner . Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.

Responsibilities

• The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) provides care that requires knowledge and skills obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience.
• The ACNP, in collaboration with the physicians and interdisciplinary team, may provide preventive, acute, specialized and primary care services to patients consistent with the nurse’s education and certification.
• Services provided by the ACNP may include, but are not limited to the following: 1) assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of identified health needs; 2) ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and/or laboratory tests; 3) formulating, documenting, and monitoring treatment plans; 4) routine wound or post-operative dressing management; 5) ordering interdisciplinary consults; and 6) ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and/or interventions.
• In addition to standard ACNP responsibilities, duties also include the day to day management and development of the nurse practitioner program at SCH-C.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master of Science or Doctorate in Nursing
• Active OH Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) license with eligibility for licensure in states as needed for telemedicine
• Active OH RN license with eligibility for licensure in states as needed for telemedicine
• Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-AC) certification from the PNCB
• BLS certification. PALS certification within 3 months of hire
• DEA certification

Preferred:

• Advanced practice experience in a pediatric ICU