Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics Critical Care
Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Description: Medical College of Wisconsin is presently looking of Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics Critical Care right now, this occupation will be placed in Wisconsin. Detailed specification about this occupation opportunity kindly read the description below. POSITION PURPOSE
Advanced Practice Nurse
Provides primary or specialty health care services within defined ! scope of practice in collaboration with a licensed physician and in accordance with MCW/FMLH/CHW policies and procedures. Department Position Purpose
Collaborate with a physician or physician team to assess and treat the acute and chronic health care needs of complex and critically ill or injured children. Rely on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. A wide degree of creativity and autonomy is expected. Provide instruction (both formal and informal) to parents, students, nurses, residents, and other health care professionals. Support section research activities and quality improvement initiatives.
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Performs comprehensive histories and physical exams, identifies normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive and psychosocial status.
2. Orders and interprets laboratory and diagnostic tests.
3. Develops pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
4. ! Monitors effectiveness of plan of care.
5. Educates p! atients on disease and treatment plans.
6. Performs procedures as trained and appropriately credentialed.
7. Documents within the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and completes other necessary documents.
8. Collaborates and/or consults with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
9. Educates, counsels, and assists patients and families regarding current health problems, health maintenance activities and preventive behaviors.
Department Specific Responsibilities
1. Patient Care: Examine, treat, and document acute and chronic care of children with complex and critical health conditions in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Order, interpret, and record results of clinical tests and report results to physician team. Prescribe medications and make recommendations for other therapeutic treatments.
2. Teaching/Education: Instruction (formal and/or informal) of nurses and nursing students! , medical students, residents, parents and other health care professionals.
3. Quality improvement: Participate in quality improvement initiatives.
4. Research: Participate in section research activities.
Qualifications
MINIMUM POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
Education Requirements
Advanced Practice Nurse
(appropriate education and experience may be substituted on equivalent basis)
Master’s Degree in Nursing plus Acute Care Pediatric certification. Or Primary Care Pediatrics certification and current enrollment in an Acute Care PNP program with anticipated completion within 6 months of hire.
Experience
- 2 years of experience in direct patient care for children, with proven ability to communicate well with children, parents, and physicians under frequently stressful circumstances.
- Preferred: Previous experience in critical care nursing; previous experience as a ! Nurse Practitioner with subspecialty concentration in acute/chronic or ! critical care; previous experience with technology-dependent children.
- Familiarity with advanced concepts, practices, and procedures within pediatric critical care medicine.
- Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and attentiveness to detail required. Ability to communicate clearly and logically both verbally and in writing. Demonstrate accuracy and an attention to detail. Ability to communicate technical information to non-technical audiences clearly and concisely. Demonstrated high level of analytical ability to resolve complex patient care problems, administrative problems, and research issues. Interpersonal skills which frequently involve collaborating with, bedside nurses, peers and supervisors, physicians, and administrators on policy and procedural issues.
(Must be current and maintained) Department Specific Certifications/Licenses
Advanced Practice Nurse
- Wisconsin RN license
- Wisconsin Advance Practice Nurse Prescriber License
- Wisconsin Advance Practice Nurse Certification • Current BLS & PALS certification.
Medical Knowledge
- Makes appropriate decisions based on education, analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.
- Uses methods that effectively solve difficult problems, explores available resources for answers, identifies obscure problems.
- Uses time effectively and efficiently. Prioritizes. Completes work by required deadlines. Manages and coordinates a wide range of activities.
- Focuses on essentials. Identifies and manages critical needs, and appropriately postpones or delegates less critical activities. Creates focus, identifies impediments to goals for care.
- Is approachable. Listens. Displays sensitivity, patience, diplomacy and tact in rela! tionships. Builds rapport.
- Relates appropriately to a variety ! of people in all positions. Creates effective team relationships. Diffuses high stress situations.
- Writes clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings. Creates effective documents and messages.
- Applies current research and evidence based practice guidelines to own practice.
- Identifies personal strengths and areas for improvement. Seeks feedback. Gains insight from mistakes. Is open to constructive criticism and is not defensive. Is receptive to discussing areas for improvement.
- Demonstrates functional and technical knowledge and skills to perform the work at the highest level of accomplishment.
- Incorporates other resources in system to provide optimal health care.
- Adheres to ethical principles. Is widely trusted, direct and truthful. Maintains patient confidentiality.! Keeps confidences. Owns mistakes. Does not misrepresent self for personal gain.
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This occupation will be started on: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 02:46:25 GMT
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