Advanced Practice Provider -Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware (Finance)

The pre-anesthesia Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner team is looking for a part-time Advanced Practice Nurse to work in collaboration with the Anesthesia and Surgical teams at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware.

The Pre-anesthesia APRN is an Advanced Practice Nurse who provides direct and indirect patient care to Nemours patients prior to procedure and/or diagnostic studies requiring sedation. Care is provided in a variety of settings including the pre-surgical care area, medical imaging/ interventional radiology, inpatient units, PICU, NICU and ambulatory surgery centers.

The pre-anesthesia Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner team is looking for a part-time Advanced Practice Nurse to work in collaboration with the Anesthesia and Surgical teams at Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware. The primary function of this role includes

Key Responsibilities:

• Performing pre-surgical history and physical examinations
• Ordering laboratory testing, consults, and ordering pre-operative medications.
• The APRN must work collaboratively with the other APRN team members, anesthesia providers, surgeons, and the peri-operative nursing team.
• Formulating assessment and treatment plans of pediatric patients
• Communicating with physicians about changes in patient's clinical condition
• Educating parents/caregivers on patient condition and plan of care
• Triaging and responding to phone calls from patient families
• Accurately recording patient information in the electronic medical record
• The NP must be able to work independently as well as part of multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications:

• Three years of related clinical experience required
• Active Delaware (or compact state) Registered Nurse Licensure required
• Active Delaware Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, or Physician Assistant Licensure with or without prescriptive authority required
• Delaware Controlled Substance Registration (CSR), Federal DEA registration with Delaware Address
• Current AHA Healthcare Provider (HCP) Certification required
• Excellent written, phone, and interpersonal communication skills required.

Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes health/life/dental/vision for Associates and their dependents, a wellness program, CME, 403(b) with employer match, licensure and dues allowance, tuition reimbursement, legal plan, adoption assistance and many other benefit options. If you're looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.