Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Neurology/EMU

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Functions as an Advanced Practice Nurse collaboratively with physician sponsor/s providing leadership of the clinical care team and acts as a change agent for a specific patient population by incorporating the role of clinical expert, role model, consultant, educator, practitioner, researcher, and nurse leader. Provides clinical expertise to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

 

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A Brief Overview
Functions as an Advanced Practice Nurse collaboratively with physician sponsor/s providing leadership of the clinical care team and acts as a change agent for a specific patient population by incorporating the role of clinical expert, role model, consultant, educator, practitioner, researcher, and nurse leader. Provides clinical expertise to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families by providing direct and indirect patient care. Collaborates with the health care team in assessing, designing, implementing, and evaluating population-based programs of patient care to enhance high quality-cost effective patient outcomes. Models appropriate behavior as exemplified in MLH Mission, Vision and Values.

What you will do

• Clinical Practice Expert: Provides advanced level of direct and indirect care to individual patients/families and/or groups of patients/families in collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members.
• Education/Clinical Staff Development: Provides leadership and collaborates with other health professionals and educational resources to establish staff education programs to address the specific needs of populations of patients.
• Evidence-Based Consultant & Researcher: Demonstrates collaborative leadership with researchers, other health professionals, divisions, and departments to generate knowledge and make practice changes based on research findings, as well as, the results of the organizational and departmental quality improvement processes.
• Clinical Leadership: Provides leadership in meeting system, organizational, division, and departmental goals.
• Demonstrates accountability for professional responsibilities and self-development.

Education/Formal Training Requirements

• Required - Master's Degree Advanced Practice Nursing
• Required - Master's Degree Nursing

Work Experience Requirements

• Required - General nursing of clinical practice at the RN level 3-5 years

Licenses and Certifications Requirements

• Required - Advanced Practice Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Required - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Required - BASIC LIFE SUPPORT - American Heart Association
• Required - Registered Nurse Tennessee - Tennessee Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
• Preferred - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Preferred - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Preferred - School Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Preferred - Registered Nurse Arkansas - Arkansas State Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Emergency Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Preferred - Advanced Practice Nurse Mississippi - Mississippi Board of Nursing
• Preferred - Family Nurse Practitioner - American Nurses Credentialing Center
• Preferred - Acute Care Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
• Preferred - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - National Certification Corporation
• Preferred - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
• Preferred - Psychiatric Men