Requisition ID:
118548
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.
Classified Title: Nurse Practitioner
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MG
Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $152,900 Annually ($120,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Varies
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: School of Medicine Campus
Department name: SOM Ane Pediatric Anesthesiology
Personnel area: School of Medicine
School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus