APP - Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Pediatric Urgent Care/Walk-In

Sanford Health • Sioux Falls, SD

6d

About The Position

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint. Work Shift: Varies (United States of America) Scheduled Weekly Hours: 32.5 Union Position: No Department Details Department focuses on high quality and convenient after-hours care for its walk-in pediatric patients experiencing illnesses or injury. Works with Family Medicine APPs and MDs to treat patients of all age ranges after-hours for illnesses and injuries. Collaboration with specialty providers throughout the Sanford system to ensure high quality care for all patients Summary The Pediatric Urgent-Acute-Walk-In Care Nurse Practitioner provides immediate, high-quality advanced nursing care for pediatric patients presenting with non-life-threatening acute illnesses and minor injuries. The PNP evaluates, diagnoses, and manages a wide range of acute and episodic health conditions, working in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members to ensure safe, evidence-based, family-centered care.

Requirements

• Master’s or Doctorate degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program. If APRN was licensed prior to August 1, 1995, master's degree in nursing is preferred.
• Minimum 1–2 years of pediatric experience (urgent care, emergency department, acute care, or primary care experience preferred).
• Current licensure as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner in each state of practice.
• Current Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) permit to prescribe controlled substances in each state of practice.
• State Controlled Substance License (if required by State)
• National board certification as a Pediatric Primary Care (CPNP-PC) or (PPCNP-BC), Pediatric Acute Care (CPNP-AC), Family (NP-C) or (FNP-BC)
• Obtains and subsequently maintains required specific competencies and certifications as outlined on privilege form.
• Privileging documents and related credentialing requirements will supersede this job description in defining minimum qualifications, criteria, and scope of practice, if variation between documents exists.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive pediatric assessments, including history-taking, physical examinations, and developmentally appropriate evaluations.
• Diagnose and treat acute and episodic illnesses, injuries, and infections (e.g., respiratory illnesses, fevers, lacerations, fractures, ear infections, asthma exacerbations).
• Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests (lab work, imaging, cultures) to inform treatment plans.
• Prescribe medications and therapies in accordance with state and federal regulations and clinical guidelines.
• Perform urgent care procedures (e.g., wound care, suturing, splinting, abscess drainage, nebulizer treatments).
• Recognize and stabilize urgent/emergent pediatric conditions, coordinating transfer when higher-level care is required.
• Provide age-appropriate anticipatory guidance, health education, and discharge instructions to patients and families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level