Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient Sleep Clinic

Texas Children's Hospital • The Woodlands, TX

6d

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner works in a pediatric outpatient sleep clinic, providing developmentally and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. Working under a delineation of clinical privileges and established guidelines and protocols, the NP takes independent and interdependent responsibility for patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment initiation, and procedures, in collaboration with physicians and other members of the health care team. The role also includes education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice. Duties are performed in a manner appropriate to the ages of patients served. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing.
• RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact.
• Certification as FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP from the Texas Board of Nursing.
• Undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Nice To Haves

• Pediatric experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collect and evaluate health assessment data and manage a patient caseload, including obtaining comprehensive health, developmental, and family histories.
• Assess patients’ physical status through physical examinations and document findings in the medical record.
• Differentiate normal from abnormal findings.
• Perform or recommend age-appropriate health screening procedures.
• Provide health maintenance and health promotion for children of all ages.
• Perform and evaluate diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests.
• Analyze multiple sources of data and formulate differential diagnoses in collaboration with physicians.
• Follow established delegation protocols to manage patient problems and develop and document plans of care with other health care professionals.
• Evaluate patients’ responses to interventions and modify plans of care as needed.
• Present and document patient data, impressions, and plans of care accurately.
• Communicate effectively and work to eliminate communication barriers.
• Collaborate with other health care disciplines to provide comprehensive patient care.
• Use effective interviewing skills to obtain information from patients and families and involve them in developing care plans.
• Request consultations or initiate referrals for specialized care when appropriate, and communicate assessments, impressions, and plans of care to health care team members.
• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, the community, and other health care professionals.
• Apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing in clinical practice.
• Maintain professional, managerial, and technical knowledge and skills through professional reading, staff development, and annual continuing education.
• Participate in department and hospital committees promoting quality nursing care, as assigned.
• Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice.
• Participate in the departmental Quality Improvement program annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time