Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics - Day Shift or evening shift

At Ventracare Homes Inc., nursing is a life-changing career journey focused on amazing patient outcomes every step of the way. Our 12-bed community-based children's health care facility offers a serene and ambient workplace. Our nursing team is part of an amazing team invested in evidence-based practice focused on respect, quality, safety, patient and staff satisfaction, and value care. Work with an experienced team of pediatric clinicians and nurses who take a family-centered, multidisciplinary, and collaborative approach to treating patients. Together, we improve the health of patients and their families as we transition them home, making our communities - and the world – healthier and better.

And it's your opportunity to enjoy flexible scheduling, shared clinical decision-making, inspirational leadership, supportive colleagues, and much more.

Job Responsibilities:

Identify changes in a child's signs and symptoms and intervene in emergent situations.

Differentiate between normal and abnormal physical findings.

Engage patients and their families in conversation to determine the types and extent of illnesses.

Create and implement individualized plans of nursing care to meet each patient's specific requirements.

Documents all patient care activities.

Order and follow up on medical tests.

Diagnose and treat acute, chronic, and critical illnesses by interpreting test results effectively.

Educate patients and their families.

Act as a point of contact for responding to questions and concerns regarding treatments and illnesses.

Participates in community and clinic education programs.

Maintains current credentialing, license, and board certification.

Administer medication using age-appropriate guidelines.

Evaluate a child for signs and symptoms of abuse.

Maintains the privacy of patients.

Assists in the supervision of health professional students.

Demonstrates integrity, care, and compassion when working with patients/families and staff.

Performs other duties assigned by the Employer from time to time that are commensurate with professional services.

Requirements:

· Current Illinois APRN License

· Current Illinois Registered Nurse license

· Current Illinois Controlled Substance License within six months of hire.

· Eligible for DEA registration

· Current PALS certification

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Preferred)

Urgent Care experience is a PLUS.

Weekend availability

Pay: $105,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year. Expected hours: 40 per week.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Medical specialties:

Pediatrics

Primary Care

Urgent Care

Standard shift: This position covers four days a weekday or evening shift with occasional weekends.

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Company Description

Ventracare Homes, Inc. is a welcoming and safe environment where children in transition can overcome the barriers they face in preparing to go home after hospital admissions. Ventracare is a 12-bed Community-Based Children’s Health Care Facility that provides nursing care, respite, or transitional care to children younger than 22 years of age. The care period for respite is 1 to 14 days, and 1 to 120 days for transitional care to home or other appropriate settings for medically fragile children, technology-dependent children, and children with special health care needs who are deemed clinically stable by a physician.

Full-time