Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Full-Time - Jefferson City, Mo.

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MO-SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City
Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Presence is exceptional care that delivers exceptional outcomes. We would like to invite you to share that gift as part of the Pediatrics team at the SSM Health Medical Group - Pediatric Clinic in Jefferson City, MO. We are seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitionerto join our well-established clinic. Are you a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner who has a proven ability to engage with their colleagues and patients and who shares our dedication to exceptional care and outcomes? If so, this opportunity is for you!
Opportunity Overview:

• 4 Day Work Week Option
• Seasoned support staff
• Loan repayment program
• Competitive Salary Offer
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Retirement Savings Options

About Jefferson City, Missouri:
Jefferson City (population 45,000) is the state capitol and offers excellent schools, ample housing options, and a very stable economy. It is a wonderful place to raise a family. Jefferson City offers a safe and friendly community with a diverse employer base, low cost of living, and brief commute times. Jefferson City was recently named the "Most Beautiful Small Town in America" by Rand McNally. It is located within 30 minutes of Columbia, Missouri, 2 hours of St. Louis and Kansas City, and 45 minutes of the Lake of the Ozarks.
Job Summary:
In collaboration with physician colleagues, demonstrates and provides professional nursing care to patients requiring an advanced level of knowledge and management of their nursing care in both inpatient and ambulatory settings.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assesses patient of any age presenting for health care and obtains a personal medical history, appropriate physical examination with recording of the resulting information.
• Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
• Orders and interprets diagnostic and therapeutic tests relative to patient's age-specific needs.
• Addresses and responds to patient and staff requests for information in a timely manner, prioritizing patient requests and urgent needs.
• Plans for patient care by making comprehensive clinical decisions based on advanced diagnostic skills and professional judgment, reviewing results of diagnostic tests and procedures, developing and implementing a treatment plan for the patient and/or family, and providing a wide range of interventions required to effect change.
• Problem solving skills demonstrated by making competent advanced clinical decisions, utilizing appropriate resources, consulting with physician, as appropriate, and involving management where necessary.
• Maintains effective methods of formal and informal communication with staff so that dissemination of information/administrative decisions are conveyed in a positive and supportive manner; motivates and supports staff to achieve department/contractual goals and operational benchmarks.
• Monitors the effectiveness of interventions.
• Facilitates the patient's transition within and between health care settings, e.g. admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals. Facilitates referral of patients to other appropriate community healthcare facilities, agencies and resources.
• Facilitates staff, patient and family decision making by providing educational tools.
• Recognizes and utilizes opportunities to act as a change agent by introducing nursing practice innovations.
• Evaluates nursing practices associated with specialty area, defines needs/problems with patient care and makes constructive suggestions that creates a positive patient outcome.
• Promotes positive health behaviors and self-care skills through education and/or counseling.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Master's degree from nationally accredited Nurse Practitioner program

EXPERIENCE

• One year nursing experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• Constant standing and walking.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Occasional driving.
• Rare crawling and running.

Licenses / Certifications:
Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber (APNP) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN), APN Controlled Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Certified Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), Full Practice Authority APRN Control Substance - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Full Practice Authority APRN - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR), Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration, Registered Nurse Practitioner - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
5530000163 St. Marys Pediatrics
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
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