Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Urgent Care Blue Valley

Children's Mercy KC • Overland Park, KS

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Children’s Mercy Division of Urgent Care provides care to sick and injured children and adolescents throughout the Kansas City region. This position is based at Urgent Care Blue Valley, with hours of 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. The advanced practice provider (APP) works collaboratively to care for patients from birth through age 18 who present with acute medical concerns. The role includes autonomous direct patient management, with urgent care physicians available for collaboration as needed.

The APP provides comprehensive, evidence-based care addressing patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement. The position also includes participation in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice and research, and organizational development activities, supported and directed by an experienced APP mentor.

Children’s Mercy emphasizes kindness, curiosity, inclusion, teamwork, and integrity, and is committed to a welcoming workplace that reflects the community it serves. The seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment. New employees must be willing to receive specified vaccinations if found non-immune or unable to provide evidence of required vaccination; 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 Missouri multistate RN license, required upon hire.
• Kansas RN license or Kansas 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), required upon hire.
• Required life support certifications, as specified by the Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy.

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 care addressing patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement.
• Conduct comprehensive patient history and physical examinations.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Develop differential diagnoses and implement treatment plans.
• Coordinate patient dispositions.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.
• Collaborate with physicians, physician trainees, and subspecialty teams.
• Serve as a resource for nursing staff.
• Participate in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice and research, and organizational development activities with support and direction from an APP mentor.

What This Job Offers

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