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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

Advanced Practice Provider

Advanced Practice ProvidersConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeSpringboro, OH, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
  • Hold appropriate national certification.
  • Have or be eligible for Ohio licensure.
  • Licensure and certification must comply with Cincinnati Children's delineation of privileges.
  • Additional multistate licensure may be required based on the subspecialty.
  • Provide pediatric primary care and care for diverse pediatric populations across developmental stages.
  • Build trusting relationships with children and families and communicate effectively with patients and families.
  • Be organized and able to manage a busy outpatient practice.
  • Provide compassionate, evidence-based care.
  • Hold a master's degree in a related field; clinical license, certification, or training may also be required.
  • The scope of subspecialty practice must not exceed the scope of the collaborating or supervising physician.

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive, evidence-based primary care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
  • Establish meaningful, long-term relationships with patients and their families.
  • Perform well-child visits, preventive care, developmental assessments, and routine pediatric examinations.
  • Diagnose and manage acute and chronic pediatric conditions.
  • Provide anticipatory guidance and education to patients and families.
  • Partner with families to develop individualized care plans supporting children's physical, emotional, and developmental health.
  • Collaborate with nurses, care team members, specialists, and other providers.
  • Coordinate referrals and specialty care when additional expertise is needed.
  • Use Epic and MyChart for communication, documentation, care coordination, and follow-up.
  • Participate in quality improvement initiatives designed to improve access, outcomes, and patient and family experience.
  • Perform histories and physical examinations for patients presenting for care within the provider's area of expertise.
  • Assess and diagnose illnesses, including acute and chronic conditions; formulate, document, and monitor treatment plans.
  • Order and monitor therapeutic interventions, including diets, laboratory tests, radiological tests, and diagnostic tests as appropriate to the patient's history and physical examination.
  • Provide clinical consultation and order interdisciplinary consultations.
  • Prescribe medications in accordance with federal and state law, rules, and Cincinnati Children's policy.
  • Attain and maintain competency in subspecialty practice, skills, and procedures under focused and ongoing professional practice evaluation standards.
  • Develop measurable outcomes that guide continuity and consistency of care among providers.
  • Develop, prioritize, evaluate, and modify individualized comprehensive plans of care addressing each diagnosis or issue.
  • Involve patients, families, and caregivers in realistic care outcomes and plans when possible, considering their capabilities and resources.
  • Consider risks, benefits, costs, clinical effectiveness, current scientific evidence, clinical guidelines, and clinical expertise when formulating interventions, treatments, and outcomes.
  • Incorporate new knowledge and strategies to change practice when desired outcomes are not achieved.
  • Maintain and update documentation of outcomes, goals, and plans of care.
  • Participate in quality improvement activities or research to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
  • Participate in lifelong learning and professional development to improve clinical skills and role competence.
  • Serve as a preceptor, role model, or mentor and contribute to the professional development of peers and colleagues.
  • Integrate ethical considerations and research findings into practice.
  • Provide leadership through committee or professional-organization participation, or through writing, publishing, or presenting.
  • Advocate for pediatric patients, families, and caregivers, and contribute leadership influencing health care and advanced practice provider practice and policy.
  • Promote self-management and family-centered care, using diverse and complex strategies, interventions, and teaching to promote health and a safe environment.
  • Provide leadership in care management to achieve high-quality, cost-effective care.
  • Document and communicate with health care team members to support integrated pediatric care.
  • Delegate appropriate monitoring, assessment, and interventions according to the patient and caregiver scope of practice.
  • Provide consultation to influence care plans, enhance others' ability to provide health care, and effect change in the health care system.
  • Make appropriate referrals and discuss recommendations with patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Order or perform appropriate treatments, therapies, and procedures based on current knowledge, research, and practice.
  • Provide patients, families, and caregivers with diagnostic and laboratory results and explain the benefits, limitations, and potential adverse effects of proposed therapies.
  • Evaluate assessment data and outcomes on an ongoing basis and revise diagnoses, outcomes, plans of care, and implementation as needed.
  • Evaluate diagnostic accuracy and intervention and care-plan effectiveness in relation to expected outcomes, involving patients, families, caregivers, and other health care providers.
  • Base evaluation on advanced knowledge, practice, and research, and document it appropriately.
  • Use evaluation results to determine effects on patients, families, caregivers, the organization, and the system, and recommend process or structural changes, including policies, procedures, or protocols as appropriate.
  • Participate in rotating monthly Saturday coverage and work extended weekday hours as scheduled.

Desired Qualifications

  • One year of pediatric primary care experience is preferred.
  • Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants with pediatric experience are encouraged to apply.

About the Company

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center

Pediatric hospital, research, and medical education

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is a nonprofit academic medical center that provides pediatric care across the spectrum—from routine well-child visits to treatment of rare and complex illnesses—and serves as the Department of Pediatrics for the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Care is delivered by pediatric specialists in hospital and clinic settings, while researchers and educators translate findings into better treatments and train residents and fellows. It differentiates itself by combining patient care with university-backed pediatric research and education at scale, along with a commitment to equality and an inclusive environment for staff, patients, and families. Its goal is to improve child health by delivering high-quality care, advancing medical knowledge through research, and training the next generation of pediatric professionals.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Grant
Total funding
$18.4M
Headquarters
Cincinnati, OH
Founded
1883

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