Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant | Urgent Care Blue Valley

Children's Mercy KC • Overland Park, KS

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About The Position

The Children’s Mercy Division of Urgent Care provides care to sick and injured children and adolescents throughout the Kansas City region. This position is based at Urgent Care Blue Valley and is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Advanced Practice Provider works collaboratively to provide high-quality care to patients from birth through 18 years of age with a range of acute medical concerns. The role includes autonomous direct patient management, with urgent care physicians available for collaboration as needed.

The position includes conducting comprehensive histories and physical examinations; ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests; developing differential diagnoses; implementing treatment plans; and coordinating patient dispositions. The provider communicates with patients and families, collaborates with physicians and physician trainees, serves as a resource for nursing staff, and works with subspecialty teams to support patient care and outcomes.

For the APRN-I role, the provider delivers comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care addressing patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement. The APRN-I also participates in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice and research, and organizational development activities with support and direction from an experienced APRN mentor.

Children’s Mercy describes its workplace values as kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team, and integrity. Seasonal influenza vaccination is a condition of employment. New employees must be willing to receive specified vaccinations if found non-immune or lacking required vaccination evidence; medical and religious exemptions may be discussed with Human Resources. A drug screen is performed upon hire, and the hospital is smoke- and tobacco-free.

Requirements

• Master’s degree required.
• 1–2 years of pediatric RN experience; exceptions may be considered case by case within the preferred specialty.
• Missouri Registered Nurse license or multistate license required upon hire.
• Kansas Registered Nurse license or multistate license required upon hire.
• RN compact license for states other than Kansas and Missouri.
• APRN board certification congruent with the population and practice setting required upon hire.
• Successful national board certification as a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) in Missouri and Kansas required upon hire.
• Required life support certifications, as specified in the Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy.

Nice To Haves

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) preferred.
• Specialty certification relevant to the unit’s patient population preferred; determined by the Nurse Manager or Director.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based care for patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement.
• Conduct comprehensive patient histories and physical examinations.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
• Develop differential diagnoses and implement treatment plans.
• Coordinate patient dispositions.
• Communicate effectively with patients and families.
• Collaborate with physicians and physician trainees, and consult urgent care physicians as needed.
• Serve as a resource for nursing staff and work with subspecialty teams to support patient care and outcomes.
• Participate in beginning leadership, evidence-based practice and research, and organizational development activities with support and direction from an APRN mentor.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level