Nurse practitioner - pediatrics - $126k-171k per year

Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: November 15, 2024

Job Description:

BJC Health Care is seeking a Nurse Practitioner Pediatrics for a job in Saint Louis, Missouri. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Pediatrics Discipline: Nurse Practitioner Duration: Ongoing Employment Type: Staff Additional Information About the Role Our Hospitalist team is growing!! This team includes a large, collaborative group of Advanced Practice Providers who provide direct managment to a variety of patients on our general medicine teams. Benefit Eligible Salaried 40 Hours per Week Weekend & Holiday Rotation as Required by Department 12hr Shifts, Day Night Rotation Additional Preferred Requirements 1 year Pediatric Nurse Practitioner experience Overview St. Louis Children's Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children's hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children's provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to "do what's right for kids." - Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children's commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. - - St. Louis Children's consistently ranks among America's Best Children's Hospitals by U. S. News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children's was one of eight children's hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital's academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children's has been designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose The Nurse Practitioner (Hospitalist) utilizes a high degree of knowledge, skill, and competence to deliver inpatient care in a hospital setting. This position assesses, diagnoses, and initiates a patient care treatment plan within the scope of a formal physician collaborative practice agreement. In this position, patient care is performed with considerable independence, guided by physician-approved protocols, and evaluated through chart review, consultations, and the observation of results under the general medical direction of their collaborating Hospitalist physician. - Responsibilities Participates in professional development Manages the health care of patient populations with compassion through advanced health assessment, diagnosis, intervention, and evaluation in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. Prescriptive responsibilities are reviewed by collaborative physician. Coordinates the care of patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals. Develops treatment plans, treats patients with acute problems including illnesses and minor injuries following a predetermined protocol in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician. BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job. Minimum Requirements Education Master's Degree - Nursing Experience

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