Bilingual Advanced Practice Provider Primary Care

Children’s Minnesota•Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

Children’s Minnesota’s Minneapolis Primary Care Clinic is seeking a bilingual Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to provide outpatient pediatric primary care. The hospital-based clinic serves infants through adolescents from urban and suburban communities and provides well-child care, walk-in care, sports physicals, and management of acute and chronic illnesses. Providers also address nutritional, developmental, behavioral, and psychosocial concerns and offer parental guidance. The clinic sees approximately 20,000 visits annually and is staffed by nine physicians and five nurse practitioners. Wrap-around services include Integrated Behavioral Health providers, interpreter services, an on-site clinical pharmacist, access to Adolescent Health and Gender Health providers, and resource navigators through Community Connect. Applicants should have an interest in trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, and culturally competent care. Proficiency in Somali or Spanish is preferred. Applicants must hold an IBCLE lactation consultation certification or commit to obtaining it within two years of starting. The position is 0.8 FTE. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; weekly hours and schedule depend on the applicant’s schedule preferences and clinic needs. APPs do not cover call.

Requirements

For APRNs: current Minnesota RN/APRN license.
For APRNs: national board certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through PNCB or ANCC.
For Physician Assistants: graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program.
For Physician Assistants: NCCPA certification and a Minnesota Medical Board license.
Current BLS certification.
Hold an IBCLE lactation consultation certification or commit to obtaining certification within two years of starting.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in Somali or Spanish.
Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice.

Responsibilities

Provide well-child care, sports physicals, and walk-in care.
Manage acute and chronic childhood illnesses.
Address patients’ nutritional, developmental, behavioral, and psychosocial concerns.
Provide parental guidance on childhood development and nutrition.
Provide care with a trauma-informed, weight-inclusive, and culturally competent approach.