Nurse Practitioner - Child Abuse Specialist
About The Position
Randall Children’s Hospital and Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services Northwest (CARES NW) are recruiting a full-time child abuse Nurse Practitioner in Portland, Oregon. The NP will join an established inpatient and outpatient multidisciplinary consultation program for suspected child abuse and neglect. The position offers clinical practice in inpatient and outpatient child abuse care, along with opportunities in teaching, prevention work, and community involvement in multidisciplinary teams. CARES NW is NCA accredited and is one of the oldest and largest outpatient child abuse assessment programs in the United States. It is a collaboration of four major health care systems and provides medical evaluations for more than 1,500 patients annually. Randall Children’s Hospital is a 175-bed full-service teaching hospital with Level 1 trauma designation, a pediatric Emergency Department, inpatient acute care units, a PICU, a level 4 NICU, and more than 200 pediatric subspecialty professionals. Legacy Health is committed to comprehensive, family-centered care delivered with compassion and excellence, and to building a diverse and inclusive culture reflective of the people it serves. Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment.
Requirements
- Minimum three years of clinical experience evaluating children for concerns of abuse.
- Current applicable state RN license.
- National certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP).
- Applicable state Nurse Practitioner license with Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP).
- Appropriate state license and DEA certificate required by the starting date.
- Current certification appropriate to the position, including Basic Life Support (CPR) from the American Heart Association.
Nice To Haves
- Specialty training in child abuse.
Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with physicians to provide complete physical examinations, diagnoses, and treatment for chronic and episodic disorders.
- Assume principal responsibility for patients’ primary health care under professional medical direction from physicians.
- Seek physician advice or an expert opinion when a case falls outside the scope authorized by policies and protocols.
- Plan and implement patient health care goals, with physician review and confirmation.
- Remain responsible for the patient throughout treatment, including the physical examination, diagnosis, health care plan, and determining when further care is needed.
- Refer patients to physicians for consultation or to specialized health resources when appropriate while retaining responsibility for clinical management and subsequent modifications.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
