Pediatric Nurse Practitioner- Infectious Disease

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota•St. Paul, MN

About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org . Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. The Pediatric Infectious Disease division is a dynamic program that includes nine physicians and one nurse practitioner, and boasts a strong collaborative approach where clinical practice, decision-making, and sub-sub-specialty interests are encouraged. The Pediatric Infectious Disease program cares for children with acute and chronic infectious disorders in the greater area of Minnesota and western Wisconsin, as well as those from eastern North Dakota and northern Iowa. We are seeking a well-rounded Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated team. The Pediatric Infectious Disease group practices at Children's Minnesota's two hospital-based sites in Minneapolis and St. Paul. These sites include large neonatal and pediatric ICUs and a large and growing Cardiovascular ICU with a heart transplant program. Additionally, Children’s is home to Minnesota’s primary perinatal and pediatric HIV care program.

Requirements

Current RN license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license through the Minnesota Board of Nursing
Completion of a pediatric nurse practitioner program with a Master of Nursing Degree or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
Board certified with Pediatric Nursing Certification Board.
Current CPR- BLS for Healthcare Providers by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

The primary responsibility of the provider will be inpatient care with some outpatient follow-up and ongoing care for patients with a broad variety of acute and chronic infectious conditions.
Work collaboratively with talented hospitalist medicine and emergency medicine providers, along with a full complement of pediatric medical and surgical specialists.
Each clinician actively works to advance overall care provided by the Children’s Pediatric Infection Disease team through involvement and participation in quality improvement efforts, projects, research, journal review, continuing education, interprofessional education and presentations, and conferences.