Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Or Physician Assistant - Sleep Clinic - The Woodlands

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Summary:

Nurse Practitioner:

We are searching for a Nurse Practitioner who is motivated to work in an exciting pediatric setting! In this position, you will practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally appropriate and age-appropriate health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The nurse practitioner (NP) works under a delineation of clinical privileges and will work collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practice under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the NP assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice nurse, the NP is responsible for education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.

Qualifications:

• 1-2 years of APP experience preferred.
• FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP license required
• RN license (nursing) required
• Master's degree in nursing (MSN) required
• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children's unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.

Responsibilities:

• Identify and document patient/family learning needs, readiness to learn, and level of understanding, incorporating family culture and belief systems on all patients
• Consistently serve as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other healthcare professionals
• Demonstrate NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice
• Consistently apply new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
• Demonstrate current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Collaborate effectively with other members of the health care disciplines to provide comprehensive care to patients
• Obtain a comprehensive health, developmental, and family history on patients as documented in the patient's medical record
• Consistently demonstrate effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers
• Daily utilize advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
• Participate in departmental Quality Improvement program annually

Physician Assistant:

We are searching for a Physician Assistant who is motivated to work in an exciting pediatric setting! In this position, you will work under a delineation of clinical privileges and works collaboratively with other members of the health care team, including the attending physicians, resident physicians, and fellow physicians to provide comprehensive patient care in accordance with the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners. Practicing under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the PA assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures.

Qualifications:

• Being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, including any booster dose(s) of the COVID-19 vaccine recommended by the Centers for Disease Control when eligible, is required for all employees at Texas Children's unless approved for a medical or religious exemption.
• 1-2 years of Physician Assistant experience
• Required Bachelor's Degree
• PA -Cert-Physician Assistant by the Texas Medical Board

Responsibilities:

• Orders and interprets diagnostic tests
• Daily utilizes advanced practice knowledge and skills to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data, and to manage a caseload of patients
• Consistently applies new knowledge relevant to population specific clinical practice
• Provides the full spectrum of health care services to include health promotion, disease prevention, health protection, anticipatory guidance, counseling and disease management
• Administers or provides medications as delegated by authorizing physician
• Participates in departmental Quality Improvement program annually
• Demonstrates current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Consistently serves as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other health care professionals
• Consistently demonstrates effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers