"Nurse Practitioner"

We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner who will conduct comprehensive and/or episodic health assessments for critically ill children in the Pediatric ICU. Records and documents assessment data necessary to maintain, coordinate, and/or expedite required services.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform history and physical exams, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
• Identify differential diagnosis.
• Establishes a Plan of Care.
• Order appropriate lab, radiographic and other studies.
• Appropriately interpret results of lab, radiographic and other studies.
• Performs tests and procedures as indicated within scope of practice.
• Establish a plan of care related to patient?s identified problems, including medication and therapeutic procedures.
• Consult with other team members regarding proposed treatment guidelines as necessary.
• Implements Plan of Care in safe and effective manner.
• Prescribe and regulate medications and performs other related procedures within the Maryland Board of Nursing scope of practice for the Nurse Practitioner.
• Record patient visit/interaction in concise clear logical and timely manner.
• Arrange referrals to appropriate specialties when needed.
• Triage patient telephone calls, messages, and interactions appropriately.
• Tracks patient compliance with treatment plan.
• Organizes workload to meet patient and organizational needs.
• Utilize time management to see patients in an efficient manner as identified by departmental goals.
• Maintain consistent level of productivity. Identifies problems that impede overall functioning and initiates appropriate interventions.
• Work collaboratively with the health team members to facilitate smooth operations of the unit.
• Communicates with healthcare team members to assure patient and organizational needs are met. This will include, Supervise activities of team members as appropriate. Identify areas of weakness in operational systems and makes recommendations for improvements. Communicate significant information in an organized, logical, and concise manner to co-workers. Provide constructive feedback as it relates to performance in an appropriate manner.
• Adheres to the confidentiality policy as outlined in the interdisciplinary Clinical Practice Manual.
• Make recommendations to Administrative leadership related to Clinic administrative operations.
• Analyzes research findings and current trends in the area of specialty and applies the information, as appropriate, to improve the management of patient care.
• Participates in the development of the interdisciplinary team.
• Supports the orientation of newly hired nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students.
• Supports the education of the interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with the interdisciplinary team to assure organizational goals are met.
• Supports quality and safety initiatives.
• Supports the institutions Core Values.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's Degree in Nursing; Registered Nurse license and Certified as a Nurse Practitioner. Must be licensed as NP in State of Maryland or other state where practicing.