Nurse Practitioner - Child Abuse Specialist

Legacy Health•Portland, OR

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Randall Children’s Hospital and the Child Abuse Response and Evaluation Services Northwest (CARES NW) in Portland, Oregon, are recruiting for a full-time child abuse nurse practitioner. The NP will join a well-developed inpatient and outpatient multidisciplinary consultation program for suspected child abuse and neglect. This position offers excellent opportunities for inpatient and outpatient clinical child abuse practice, 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, a collaboration of 4 major health care systems providing medical evaluation for over 1500 patients each year. Randall Children’s Hospital is a 175-bed new full-service hospital with Level 1 trauma designation, a full-time pediatric Emergency Department, large inpatient acute care units, and a PICU and level 4 NICU. It has over 200 pediatric sub-specialty professionals and is a teaching hospital, part of Legacy Health, recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of the top mid-size hospitals in the US. Portland offers diverse lifestyle options, from urban flair to family-oriented communities, with extensive bike paths, a large city park, and proximity to natural attractions like the Pacific Ocean and Mt Hood. Legacy is committed to delivering comprehensive and family-centered care with compassion and excellence, fostering a culture that values diversity.

Requirements

As a condition of hire and as requested throughout employment, Cares NW requires child abuse background checks which are conducted through the Department of Human Services (DHS) Background Check Unit (BCU). This requires a signed release and authorization and the background check includes a search of DHS systems for any history of abuse or neglect of a child. If a record exists, the BCU will report the finding back to CARES NW and findings will be addressed in accordance with program policies.
Appropriate state license and DEA certificate required upon starting date.
Minimum three (3) years clinical experience evaluating children for concerns of abuse.
Active BLS from the American Heart Association.

Nice To Haves

Specialty training in child abuse preferred.

Responsibilities

Medical evaluations of children for suspected abuse and neglect.
Takes appropriate histories, performs physical examinations, takes photographs of physical findings, as indicated performs colposcopic evaluations, and obtains as indicated cultures, lab tests, and imaging studies.
Performs overall health screenings with referral and follow-up to appropriate providers.
Dictates, reviews and signs (or enters into the electronic medical record), detailed, legally acceptable reports of medical evaluations in a timely manner.
Reviews and corrects reports to ensure accuracy.
Includes diagnostic finding and treatment recommendations.
Works in cooperation with other professionals in providing assessments for suspected abuse.
Makes all appropriate contacts with outside agency personnel either by phone, electronically, or in person to ensure understanding of relevant historic information and appropriate planning for the evaluation process.
Debriefs in a timely manner at the time of appointment with agency personnel and/or guardian to develop cooperative plan for follow-up on assessment and treatment.
Participates in supervision, peer review, and quality assurance exercises.
Requests peer review on cases that pose diagnostic problems.
Telephone consultations to professionals in the community and state on medical aspects of suspected abuse.
May act as “examiner of the day”, responding to telephone calls and contracts from other professionals requesting information regarding specific cases of alleged abuse or to provide expertise on general abuse concerns.
Assists intake specialists (or Child Abuse Assessment Team- “CAAT”), to appropriately triage cases of alleged abuse.
Promotes community partnerships and program development regarding child abuse.
May train other professionals regarding medical evaluations of alleged child abuse victims and may develop associated educational materials.
May provide assistance and teaching at CARES Northwest Program for child abuse professionals.
Expert testimony when subpoenaed to depositions or trials on cases.
Integrates current research into court testimony and is available as a resource for other staff preparing for court.
Makes appropriate arrangements for court testimony.
Attends professional training for child abuse examiners and reads relevant literature.
Takes initiative to research and share new information on this specialty.
Attends trainings and fully utilizes available consultations.
Seeks input from others on own work.
May participate in clinical research conducted at CARES Northwest.
Provides call coverage for child abuse consultations or examinations as necessary.
Shares telephone weekday and night coverage with other child abuse physicians.
Available to respond to The Childrens Hospital at Legacy Emanuel during weekend call, as assigned.
Outpatient general pediatrics clinic time is potentially available if interest.