Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | General Pediatrics Broadway Clinic

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

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About The Position

The Primary Care clinical team at Children's Mercy Broadway provides comprehensive, family-centered care to children from birth through adolescence. Working within a multidisciplinary team that includes pediatricians, nurse practitioners, specialists, social workers, care coordinators, dietitians, and allied health professionals, the Advanced Practice Provider (APP) delivers preventive, acute, and chronic care within a pediatric medical home model. The role offers opportunities to build long-term relationships with patients and families, develop individualized care plans, and contribute to children's health and well-being in the Kansas City community.

The APP provides comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care addressing patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement. With support and direction from an experienced APP mentor, the APP also participates in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice or research, and organizational development activities.

Children’s Mercy emphasizes kindness, curiosity, inclusion, teamwork, and integrity, and seeks to create a workplace that reflects the community it serves. Seasonal influenza vaccination is a condition of employment. New employees must be willing to receive MMR and varicella vaccinations if found non-immune, and/or provide evidence of Tdap vaccination since 2005. Immunization records are required if selected; medical and religious exemptions may be discussed with Human Resources.

Requirements

• Master's degree.
• 1–2 years of pediatric RN experience; exceptions may be considered case by case within the preferred specialty.
• Missouri RN license or multistate RN license, required upon hire.
• Kansas RN license or multistate RN license, required upon hire.
• RN compact license for all states besides Kansas and Missouri.
• APRN board certification congruent with the population and practice setting, required upon hire.
• Successful completion of national board certification as a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP); Missouri and Kansas certification required upon hire.
• Required life support certifications, as specified by the Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy.
• Willingness to meet the stated immunization requirements for employment, subject to available medical or religious exemptions.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP).
• Specialty certification relevant to the unit’s patient population, as determined by the Nurse Manager or Director.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care addressing the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of patients and families within the collaborative practice agreement.
• Participate in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice or research, and organizational development activities with support and direction from an experienced Advanced Practice Registered Nurse mentor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level