Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Interventional Radiology

Children's Mercy KC•Kansas City, MO

About The Position

Children’s Mercy Kansas City is seeking a full-time Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to join its Interventional Radiology APRN team. The APRN collaborates across hospital modalities and works alongside interventional radiology physicians, anesthetists, surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to evaluate and prepare patients for procedures and support safe, high-quality care. The role includes pre-operative workups and history and physical examinations, post-operative patient rounds, and outpatient follow-up based on patient needs. Procedures include chest tube, drain, PICC, and tunneled/cuffed line removal, as well as placement or exchange of enteral access devices. The APRN also troubleshoots inpatient concerns and responds to parents’ and patients’ pre- and post-procedure questions. Training and ongoing clinical support are provided by Interventional Radiology APRNs and physicians. As an APRN-II, the employee provides proficient, comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing to meet patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within a collaborative practice agreement. The role includes obtaining health histories, performing examinations, formulating care and treatment plans, prescribing or performing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures, and participating in patient and family education. APRN-IIs also demonstrate professional leadership and participate in evidence-based practice, quality improvement, research, and organizational development. The position requires Kansas and Missouri RN multistate licensure, applicable APRN board certification, national nurse practitioner certification in Missouri and Kansas, and required life support certifications. Candidates must obtain PNP-AC or PNP-PC, with two years to enroll in a program and five years to complete it. Seasonal influenza vaccination is a condition of employment; new employees must also meet stated immunization requirements or discuss possible medical or religious exemptions with Human Resources.

Requirements

Master’s degree and 1–2 years of experience, including 1–2 years of pediatric APRN experience; exceptions may be considered case by case within the preferred specialty.
Alternatively, a Doctorate in Nursing Practice and 1–2 years of experience, including 1 year of pediatric APRN experience; exceptions may be considered case by case within the preferred specialty.
Kansas Registered Nurse multistate license required upon hire.
Missouri Registered Nurse 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.
Obtain PNP-AC or PNP-PC; enrollment in a program is required within two years and completion within five years.
Successful national board certification as a Certified Nurse Practitioner in Missouri and Kansas, required upon hire.
Required life support certifications, as specified by the Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy.
Willingness to meet the stated vaccination requirements, subject to possible medical or religious exemptions.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP).
Specialty certification relevant to the unit’s patient population, as determined by the Nurse Manager or Director.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care responsive to patients’ and families’ physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs within the collaborative practice agreement.
Evaluate and prepare patients for interventional radiology procedures in collaboration with hospital teams and other healthcare professionals.
Perform pre-operative workups and obtain histories and physical examinations.
Round on post-operative patients and provide outpatient follow-up based on patient needs.
Perform chest tube, drain, PICC, and tunneled/cuffed line removals, and place or exchange enteral access devices.
Troubleshoot inpatient concerns and respond to parents’ and patients’ pre- and post-procedure questions.
Formulate plans of care and treatment, prescribe or perform diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures, and participate in patient and family education.
Advance nursing practice by inspiring others to positively affect care for children and families.
Use evidence to translate science into practice and improve patient and family outcomes through evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and/or research.
Influence organizational policy to achieve and sustain practice improvements and strategic initiatives.