Nurse Practitioner - Women & Infants Center

Overview

Make a meaningful impact where it matters most! At Barnes-Jewish Hospital
, our Women & Infants Nurse Practitioners deliver expert, compassionate care to high-risk obstetric patients in a collaborative, cutting-edge academic environment. The Women & Infants Center is housed in two new adjoining towers at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital. A walkway joins the two buildings, located on the Washington University Medical Campus. This walkway connects labor and delivery with the NICU, allowing mothers immediate access to their newborns who need intensive care.

This role works collaboratively in a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to patients and families in an emergent or acute care setting. They demonstrate a high degree of clinical expertise for patients with acute or urgent illnesses commonly encountered within the emergency department or the BJH specialty urgent care setting. The role demonstrates an advanced level of clinical knowledge, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice.

They work with nurses, physicians, med/surg trainees, and staff to assure safe, effective, quality patient care. The position requires coverage of evenings, nights, weekends, and/or holidays. Minimum Board Certification(s):

• Adult-Gerontology Primary Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP)
• Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP)
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)
• FNP or WHNPSLCH:
  Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (CPNP-PC)
• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC)
• FNP Preferred Board Certification(s): BJH Women’s Assessment Center: WHNPSLCH: CPNP-AC

• 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.
• Provides patient and family-centered, compassionate, appropriate, and effective care for managing and treating emergent or urgent health care encounters.
• Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination for patients and families with acute, emergent, or urgent specialty 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.

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• Less than 2 years of experience
• No supervisor experience required
• Licensed APRN in Missouri
• National APRN Board Certification

• Doctoral Degree in Nursing
• 2-5 years of experience

At BJC we’re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being. Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution, 401(k) plan with BJC match, tuition assistance, BJC Institute for Learning and Development, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, paid time off, adoption assistance.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Benefits Summary.

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Equal Opportunity Employer