Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Summary: 

The Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) provides comprehensive primary and preventive healthcare services to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The PNP independently assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages acute and chronic pediatric health conditions while promoting healthy growth and development. The PNP collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals to provide family-centered care, health education, disease prevention, and continuity of care for pediatric patients.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Essential Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct comprehensive age-appropriate health assessments, including obtaining medical, developmental, behavioral, psychosocial, and family health histories; performing physical examinations; and evaluating laboratory and diagnostic findings to identify actual or potential health concerns.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage acute illnesses, chronic conditions, and minor injuries in infants, children, adolescents, and young adults using advanced clinical judgment and evidence-based practice.
• Develop, implement, monitor, and evaluate individualized plans of care that promote wellness, disease prevention, and optimal patient outcomes while distinguishing between normal and abnormal findings.
• Perform preventive and well-child examinations, monitor growth and developmental milestones, administer and recommend immunizations, and provide age-appropriate health screenings in accordance with established clinical guidelines.
• Order, perform, and interpret laboratory tests, diagnostic studies, and other assessments necessary for patient diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management.
• Educate patients, parents, guardians, families, and caregivers regarding health conditions, treatment plans, medications, nutrition, safety, growth and development, preventive care, and health promotion strategies.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, specialists, schools, community resources, and interdisciplinary healthcare team members to ensure continuity of care, coordinate services, and achieve optimal patient outcomes.
• Initiate appropriate consultations, referrals, and follow-up care while communicating significant findings and changes in patient condition to relevant healthcare providers.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation and participate in clinical data collection, quality improvement initiatives, population health efforts, and performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based practice, professional development, workplace safety, and the integration of current research and best practices into patient care.
• Foster a positive patient and family experience by identifying customer needs, promoting patient satisfaction, and delivering compassionate, family-centered pediatric care.
• Identify and appropriately respond to pediatric safety concerns, including suspected abuse, neglect, or other risk factors, in accordance with organizational policies and applicable laws.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to accomplish each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited nursing program.
• Current Indiana Registered Nurse (RN) license and Indiana Nurse Practitioner license.
• National certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP-PC, CPNP-AC, or equivalent).
• Current BLS certification required; PALS certification preferred or required based on practice setting. Current CSR and DEA certification, if prescribing controlled substances.
• Minimum of one (1) year pediatric clinical experience preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in pediatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and family-centered care.

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have proficient computer skills, including Microsoft Office (specifically Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint) and Adobe Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Spark).

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, and walk, as well as reach with hands and arms and talk or hear.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.