NURSE PRACTITIONER - Part - Time
Job Title: Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN)
Employment Type: Part-Time
Hourly Pay Rate: $57.00 – $62.00 per hour
Location: AccessHealth Clinic Locations
Job Summary
The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner functions as an advanced practice provider responsible for delivering comprehensive primary health care services to pediatric patients. This role includes assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management of acute and chronic conditions within the scope of prescriptive authority. The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide high-quality, patient-centered care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Apply advanced clinical knowledge and specialty expertise to assess pediatric patients and identify actual and potential health needs or diagnoses
- Obtain comprehensive patient health histories through patient and family interviews and physical examinations
- Identify risk factors by distinguishing normal and abnormal findings from examinations, lab results, radiology, and behavioral assessments
- Develop, implement, and manage pediatric treatment plans, including:
- Assessment and management of acute illnesses with consultation or referral as needed
- Prescribing medications and recommending therapies under prescriptive authority
- Management of stable chronic conditions using established protocols or in collaboration with physicians
- Referral of patients with unstable chronic conditions to appropriate specialists
- Providing patient and family counseling, education, and health promotion activities
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams in the provision of care
- Maintain current professional licenses, certifications, and clinical competency through continuing education
- Serve as a consumer advocate for quality healthcare and services
- Perform other related duties as assigned or delegated