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 with hospital modalities and works alongside interventional radiologists, anesthetists, surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to evaluate and prepare patients for procedures and support safe, high-quality care. Responsibilities include pre-operative workups and history and physical examinations, post-operative rounding, and outpatient follow-up according to 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. The APRN-II 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 comprehensive health histories, performing physical examinations, developing plans of care and treatment, prescribing or performing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures, and participating in patient and family education. APRN-IIs also demonstrate professional leadership and contribute to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, research, and organizational development. The successful candidate will have strong critical-thinking skills and a commitment to patient- and family-centered care. The seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment. New employees must be willing to receive MMR and varicella vaccines if found non-immune, and/or Tdap vaccination if they lack evidence of vaccination since 2005. Immunization records are required for selected candidates. Medical and religious exemptions may be discussed 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 (DNP) 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 license or multistate license, required upon hire.
Missouri Registered Nurse license or multistate license, required upon hire.
RN compact license for all states besides Kansas and Missouri.
APRN board certification congruent with the population and practice setting, required upon hire.
Will be required to obtain PNP AC or PC: enroll in a program within two years and complete it within five years.
Successful completion of national board certification as a Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) in Missouri and Kansas, required upon hire.
Required life support certifications, as specified by the Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy.
Strong critical-thinking skills and commitment to patient- and family-centered care.
Willingness to meet the organization's immunization requirements; medical and religious exemptions may be discussed with Human Resources.

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 proficient, comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care according 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 modalities and healthcare professionals.
Perform pre-operative workups, including history 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.
Obtain comprehensive health histories, perform physical examinations, formulate plans of care and treatment, and prescribe or perform diagnostic and therapeutic interventions and procedures.
Participate in patient and family education.
Demonstrate professional leadership and advance nursing practice 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.