Nurse Practitioner - General Peds
About The Position
The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates expertise in assessing, diagnosing, and treating complex responses of individuals, families, and communities to actual or potential health problems. The role includes preventing illness and injury, maintaining wellness, and providing comfort. The Nurse Practitioner assists the health care team in these efforts. The Nurse Practitioner performs interventions used in basic nursing practice, applying greater depth and breadth of knowledge, more extensive synthesis of data, and more complex skills and interventions. Clinical decision-making is performed in collaboration with physicians, with daily prioritization of activities. The allocation of time spent in patient care and elsewhere is largely self-determined. Age-specific groups served depend on unit assignment.
Requirements
- Current RN licensure in Virginia or eligibility for Virginia RN licensure.
- License to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the specialty area in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Prescriptive authority when required.
- Minimum of two years of experience as an RN.
- Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited program specific to the area of practice. Applicants with current advanced practice licensure may be within one semester of completing an MSN degree or higher, provided it is completed within six months of hire to continue employment.
- For continued employment: current Virginia RN licensure; credentialing in accordance with medical staff bylaws for the specific job title; Virginia licensure to practice as an NP in the specialty area; and prescriptive authority when required.
Nice To Haves
- Academic health care experience.
- Two years of experience within the specialty practice area.
- Experience in an Advanced Practice Nursing role or Clinical Leadership role.
Responsibilities
- Assess, diagnose, and treat complex responses to actual or potential health problems.
- Assist with prevention of illness and injury, maintenance of wellness, and provision of comfort.
- Perform nursing interventions using advanced knowledge, data synthesis, and complex skills.
- Make clinical decisions in collaboration with physicians and prioritize daily activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
