Nurse Practitioner

Maryville Academy • Chicago, IL

24d • Onsite

About The Position

Maryville Academy has an opening for full-time Nurse Practitioner in our Childrens Healthcare Center. About Maryville Academy For more than 142 years, Maryville has been committed to providing protection and guidance to children. As the world has changed, so have the needs of the families and children we serve. Maryville has adapted by focusing on our communitys most critical issues. Today, our range of programs includes residential care, mental health services, healthcare and family support services, as well as a variety of educational and youth development offerings. Maryvilles mission is to help children and families to reach their fullest potential by empowering intellectual, spiritual, moral and emotional growth. About the Childrens Healthcare Center Our Childrens Healthcare Center provides care for medically fragile and/or technology-dependent children, ages newborn through 21 years. Most children are admitted from a hospital NICU or PICU. This program focuses on patients who no longer require acute care, but who need significant medical attention related to wound therapy, PICC antibiotics, post-surgical care, NG, GJ tube feedings, and ventilator care. The Center is a home away from home for medically fragile children and their families. About the Nurse Practitioner Position Provides support to the staff by following up on all clinic, hospital, and therapeutic visits and facilitating communication about all orders. Monitors all patient equipment to assure proper setting and compliance with all MD orders. Demonstrates clinical problem solving and critical thinking skills necessary to assure patient safety and staff support. Assists the Director of Nursing in supervising the unit to improve performance, productivity, and safety as it relates to patient care, durable medical equipment, unit supplies, and staff management.

Requirements

• Licensed in the state of Illinois
• Certification and licensed to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in the state of Illinois
• Credentialed to prescribe medications
• Have or obtain CPR instructor status with the first 60 days of employment
• Maintain licensure and CPR instructor status
• Experience in pediatric patient care, pediatric intensive care, medically complex children, pediatric tracheostomy, ventilators, G-tubes, and other pediatric healthcare modalities
• Experience with medically fragile children and with NICU/PICU patients in a hospital setting
• Advance health assessment, pharmacology, and pathophysiology skills
• Experience with pediatric ventilated patients
• Knowledge and experience in childhood immunizations, growth and development, development screening, prescribing and monitoring medications, school physicals, and treatment of common illness

Responsibilities

• Follows up on all medical visits and ensures that all orders are followed and implemented
• Evaluates medication and medical supplies and places orders as necessary
• Assists with development and implementation of the plan of care for each patient
• Completes daily bedside assessments
• Attends patient care rounds and offers input to staff on each patients needs
• Attends healthcare appointments with CHC patients as needed
• Attends staff meetings and presents information and educational topics as requested by the Director of Nursing
• Provides in-service training to staff and parents as it relates to patient care
• Monitors patient equipment
• Assists with implementation of safety strategies
• Assists with resolving safety concerns with patients
• Orders supplies for clients as necessary
• Follows up on health issues with patients
• Assists in implementing best practices on the unit
• Assists with regulatory and accreditation compliance
• Provides patient updates to DSCC, DCFS, and Public Health as necessary
• Prescribes medication when necessary in collaboration with the Medical Director
• Assumes on-call responsibilities every other week and weekend
• Participates in continued performance quality improvement
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• PPO health insurance options
• Vision Insurance
• FSA and HSA
• 403(b)
• Paid vacation and sick days
• 9 paid holidays a year
• After one year of service you will be eligible for dental insurance, long term disability and life insurance and tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees