Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Heart Center

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. The hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. The hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries. It is consistently ranked among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report in all surveyed categories.

The hospital partners with Washington University School of Medicine and is designated as a Magnet hospital for nursing excellence.

• Responsible for providing care to infants, children, and adults with congenital and acquired heart disease in the Intensive Care Unit and on the Transitional Care unit.
• Schedule:
  
  Rotating Shifts (12hrs)
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• Flexible scheduling
• Preferred:
  Prior Heart Center or CICU experience (RN or NP)
• Preferred:
  Prior pediatric experience, Pediatric Acute Care NP cert

• Provides compassionate, appropriate, and effective patient and family-centered care for health recovery, illness prevention, treatment of critically ill, or end-of-life care.
• Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, physicians, medical/surgical trainees, and other health professionals.
• Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice by participating in professional development, quality initiative/performance activities, and implementing standards of care within area of specialization.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination for critically ill patients and families with acute health needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Education

• Master's Degree - Nursing

Experience