Nurse Practitioner - Exempt

Summary/Objective

The role of the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is to provide care to children from birth through young adult with an in-depth knowledge and experience in pediatric primary health care including well child care and prevention/management of common pediatric acute illnesses and chronic conditions. This care is provided to support optimal health of children within the context of their family, community, and environmental setting.

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner role is designed to meet the specialized physiologic and psychological needs of children in the areas of health maintenance and promotion, and assessment and management of disease processes.

Essential Functions

• Assessment of health status: Obtains a relevant health and medical history Identifies medical health risks and needs, and updates and records changes in health status
• Formulates Diagnosis and implements appropriate treatment plan designed to maximize the health of patients: Orders appropriate diagnostic tests, determines treatment plan of care, prescribes appropriate pharmacological agents, prescribes non-pharmacological agents, develops a client education plan, and makes appropriate referrals to other health professionals and community agencies
• Maintains a process for systematic evaluation of client status by: Scheduling return appointments for follow-up care, as necessary, according to best practice standards of care, determining the effectiveness of the plan of care through documentation of client outcomes, and reassessment and modification of care plan as necessary to achieve goals
• Seeks to promote maximal health among clinic patients by: Providing educational opportunities for each patient, incorporating patient’s input in the development of the treatment plan, and providing information needed to make health care decisions related to appropriate utilization of health care resources.
• Responds to tasks and completes charting in a timely manner to prevent any delay in care and promote coordination of care.
• Participates as a team member in the provision of medical care by collaborating with other providers at NorthShore Health Centers to provide comprehensive patient care.
• Participates in quality assurance review on a periodic basis, including systematic review of records and treatment plans.
• Prepares reports and other documentation as required.
• Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
• Executes EMR reporting through Nextgen, other written or verbal specific assigned tasks, requiring similar or lesser skills and abilities, some of which are continuing while others are occasional in nature.
  

*These essential functions are a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the position, and are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities. The position will include other duties as assigned and duties are subject to change at management's discretion.

Competencies

• Planning and strategic foresight
• Responsible Decision Making
• Integrity and accountability
• Innovation and creativity
• Adaptive and flexible
• Leadership, teamwork, and conflict resolution
• Professionalism and work ethic
• Empathy

Work Environment

Work is performed in an office environment. Involves frequent personal and telephone contact with patients and other healthcare personnel. Work may be stressful at times. Interaction with others is constant and interruptive.

Travel

Travel outside of Northshore locations will be rare for this position.