Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

3 days ago


Houston, Texas, United States UT Health Science Center Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our team at the Children's Heart Institute. As a key member of our pediatric and congenital heart surgery team, you will provide advanced provider care and clinical guidance to patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conduct complex patient care procedures, including pre-operative and post-operative management.
  • Perform independent and physician-supervised rounding on the unit.
  • Conduct patient evaluations and assessments, and provide appropriate treatment, including monitoring and ordering medications.
  • Coordinate, direct, and implement the patient's plan of care.
  • Assist in collecting patient histories, screens for co-morbidities, and provides guidance and preventative health care as needed.
  • Perform physical examinations and provides episodic care, or problem-oriented care, under the supervision of a physician.
  • Order appropriate laboratory, diagnostic and radiographic tests, and interprets results.
  • Monitor the treatment program of the patient to inform the attending physician of pertinent medical information.
  • Facilitate patient education relating to medical processes, medication, nutrition, and health promotion or preventative health care.
  • Assist physicians in formulating therapeutic decisions.
  • Maintain appropriate records, and prepares charts for review and counter signature by physician.
  • Prepare and cares for supplies and equipment.
  • Respond to emergency situations.
  • Perform within the scope of practice prescribed by licensure and certification.
Requirements
  • 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.
  • Masters in Nursing as NP or Masters in Nursing with completion of a post-masters Nurse Practitioner Certification Program.
  • None; previous experience in area of clinical focus preferred.


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