Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Job Description

Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric works in collaboration with physicians to manage care for patients in a pediatric setting. Orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians. Being a Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment. Requires a master’s degree. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric requires Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) in specialty area based on RN licensure and state authority for advanced practice. Typically reports to a manager or head of a unit/department. Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric’s years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position’s specialty is the main requirement.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Job Description Template

Our company is looking for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team.

Responsibilities:

  • Supports community awareness education to DCAC partners;
  • Provides leadership to DCAC Program areas: Integrated Care, Continuum of Care, Forensic Eval, Group and Family Treatment;
  • Implement measures to assist patients in regaining and sustaining physiologic endurance to include serving in the first assisting role;
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members by making appropriate referrals and monitoring the effectiveness of all interventions;
  • Provides leadership to Program Development and Evaluation activities;
  • Function autonomously to conduct patient histories and physicals for complex critical, chronically ill, and acute patients;
  • Completes continuing education as required by SCCAMRS and NCA accreditation standards;
  • Participates in leadership strategic planning with DCAC’s Program Directors;
  • Develop treatment plans based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines;
  • Obtains photo documentation of cases according to SCCAMRS and NCA accreditation protocol;
  • Orders lab work and documents results in client’s records per SCCAMRS protocol;
  • Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to ensure the health and comfort of all patients;
  • Collaborates with the MDT and other providers;
  • Collects and documents necessary grant related information as needed;
  • Completes all client documentation according to SCCAMRS protocol.

Requirements:

  • National certification (PNCB or ANCC);
  • At least 2 years of experience within the last 3 years;
  • Completion of an accredited Masters degree;
  • BLS and PALS will be required prior to starting.