Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

3d•$107,200 - $142,100•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is hiring a full-time Nurse Practitioner for its South Philadelphia office. The role includes 24 clinical hours and 4 administrative hours. Practicing within the Nurse Practitioner’s Delineation of Practice and the guidelines of the Division of Ambulatory Care, the Nurse Practitioner collaborates with an attending physician to manage and support the health care of well and sick children enrolled in the ambulatory care network. Responsibilities span assessment, diagnosis, interventions, evaluation, and follow-up. The position also includes professional leadership activities such as quality improvement, education, and consultation to nursing staff, as well as participation in scholarly activities. The Nurse Practitioner conducts health histories and physical exams, orders and interprets screening and laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, develops diagnoses and family-centered care plans, treats health concerns, educates patients and families, provides follow-up, consults with other health professionals, and makes referrals. The role evaluates treatment effectiveness and modifies care plans based on current evidence and patient and family responses. The Nurse Practitioner also supports professional development through ongoing competency maintenance, learning, precepting, and mentoring, and promotes patient safety through reporting and improving safety practices. A Master’s degree in Nursing and the required Pennsylvania nursing and nurse practitioner credentials and specialty certification are required. The role requires proficiency with clinical information systems, electronic health records, computer applications, clinical decision-support tools, patient-facing technology, and quality improvement tools. Employees with patient-facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine as a condition of employment. The stated annual salary range is $107,200 to $142,100, and the role is eligible for an incentive program.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license, required upon hire.
Pennsylvania Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) credential, required upon hire, or Pennsylvania prescriptive authority, required upon hire.
Specialty certification in the area of education or subspecialty, such as Pediatric Primary Care, Family Nurse Practitioner, or a Dual Acute/Primary Care Program, required upon hire.
Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
Ability to use computers and electronic medical records effectively.
Required computer proficiency, including basic computer use, Microsoft Office, web browsing and intranet search, document access, shared network file space, patient-facing technology, and clinical communication systems.
Required information literacy, including identifying clinical information needs, accessing and evaluating information, applying it to clinical practice, and evaluating outcomes.
Required information-management literacy, including navigating electronic health records and clinical information systems, using clinical decision-support tools, following confidentiality, security, and privacy requirements, and collecting clinical data with quality improvement tools.

Responsibilities

Assess and diagnose patients by obtaining complete health histories, performing physical exams, ordering and interpreting screening and laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures, and formulating diagnoses and family-centered plans of care.
Treat health concerns, provide patient and family education and follow-up care, consult with other health care professionals, and make referrals.
Perform advanced procedures listed in the Scope of Practice document and approved through the credentialing process.
Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of prescribed treatment plans, modifying care based on current evidence and patient and family responses.
Participate in scholarly activities, including research, publications, and education.
Maintain required competencies, identify learning needs, and seek appropriate educational offerings.
Act as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.
Promote patient safety by raising safety concerns, changing practices to enhance safety, reporting errors through system mechanisms, and demonstrating shared accountability for safe practices.
Participate in professional leadership activities, including quality improvement, education, and consultation to nursing staff.