Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Heart Center

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. One of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, it offers care in more than 50 specialty areas and provides education, wellness and injury-prevention programs. The hospital is consistently recognized among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.

The Heart Center is Children’s Hospital is a regionally prominent, nationally recognized pediatric heart program. It provides care across the spectrum of pediatric heart disease, including cardiac surgeries and catheterizations, and serves as a resource for second opinions and referrals for advanced pediatric heart care.

• Provide 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 (12 hours)
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• Flexible scheduling
• Preferred:
  Prior Heart Center or CICU experience (RN or NP)
• Preferred:
  Prior pediatric experience, Pediatric Acute Care NP certification

• 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 accountability for professional practice by participating in professional development, quality initiatives, 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.
• This is a safety-sensitive position requiring the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.

• Education:
  
  Master’s Degree, Nursing
• Experience:
  
  No specific supervisor experience required
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Licensed APRN in Missouri;
  National APRN Board Certification

• Education:
  
  Doctorate (Nursing)
• Experience:
  
  2-5 years

The critical care nurse practitioner is a healthcare provider who works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to patients and families in critical care settings. They demonstrate advanced clinical knowledge, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and system-based practice. They work with administration staff, nurses, physicians, trainees, and other staff to ensure safe, effective, high-quality patient care.

• Minimum Board Certification: AGACNP or ACNP (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care NP or Acute Care NP); CPNP-PC, CPNP-AC, or FNP depending on unit (SLCH ICU, SLCH NICU as applicable).

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance available from day one after hire
• Disability insurance and retirement contributions
• 401(k) with company match; tuition assistance
• Flexible Spending Accounts;
  Paid Time Off

The information above is intended to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position and is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and qualifications. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.