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Position Title:    NURSE PRACTITIONER                         

Reports To:        Division Head                                     

Department:    Hematology Oncology                         

Type: Professional-Exempt 

Supervisory Responsibilities:  None

Position Purpose: 

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse, who utilizes advanced knowledge and clinical expertise in providing primary and/or specialized health care services to individuals, families, groups and communities across the health-illness continuum. Diagnostic reasoning, advanced therapeutic interventions and education are key elements in the direct provision of care using a collaborative model. Duties include participation in coordination of care and inter-service and inter-team collaboration for specialty areas. The nurse practitioner works closely with physicians and resident staff, patient care staff, patients and families to manage plan of care. The nurse practitioner works as an autonomous practitioner or in collaboration with a physician, and is directly accountable for making clinical judgments to patient(s) using independent and interdependent decision-making skills. The nurse practitioner writes medical orders (medications and tests) and procedures subject to internal and external rules and regulations of credentialing. The nurse practitioner also functions as a consultant, educator, researcher, resource and role model for patient, families, community, nursing personnel and other health care providers. The nurse practitioner evaluates the quality of care rendered; analyzes and promotes system changes to enhance quality of care and organizational effectiveness/efficiency; conducts/utilizes research to promote health and improve health care delivery. The nurse practitioner assumes responsibility for own professional development. Appropriate privileges, licensure and certification are required to prescribe pharmacological and medical interventions.

Expectations and Responsibilities:

Under the limited direction of the attending physician or designee,

1. Obtains and records patient medical history
2. Performs physical examinations
3. Develops, prioritized, comprehensive problem list
4. Orders, evaluates and monitors medical and laboratory diagnostic tests and treatment and consultation plans.
5. Accompany patient(s) to diagnostic procedure.
6. Performs, documents, procedures (specifically, skin biopsy, lumbar punctures, bone marrow aspirates and bone marrow biopsies)
7. Maintains active Neonatal Resuscitation Provider and/or PALS card as per institutional requirements.
8. Prepares, develops and initiates treatment plan in consultation with attending physician.
9. Documentations in Electronic Medical record.
10. Educates and counsels patient and family members on condition, desired results of treatment plans, expectations during illness and recovery, and other related areas.
11. Participates in teaching and patient management conferences.
12. Engage in quality improvement measures for safety and compliance
13. Coordinates and facilitates continuity of care that crosses institutional and organizational boundaries.
14. Acts as a patient/family advocate to ensure health care services are delivered in an ethical and culturally sensitive manner.

Working Conditions:

1. Expected to work (4)-10 hour day shifts per week, 1-2 of these shifts will be weekend day(s) per 4-week block and would be included in the (4)-10 hour days per week, and (3) – 12 hour night shifts throughout the next academic year due to resident coverage. This position will include inpatient and consult service. Terms and conditions of the work schedule are flexible and may vary based on the needs of the department and are at the discretion of the attending physician or designee.
2. Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds with or without assistance.
3. Able to complete duties under stress, deadlines, and while attending to multiple duties simultaneously.
4. Prolonged computer related exposure, as well as sitting and standing at workstations for long periods of time.
5. Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
6. Bending, sitting, and standing frequently throughout the day.
7. Occasionally travel off-site for meetings, conferences, seminars, and training.

EXEMPT STATUS:  This position is exempt from overtime pay provisions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications:

1. Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited College or University.
2. Two to 5 years working as an RN; previous experience as an NP preferred but not required

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Registered nurse licensure to practice in the state of Michigan.  State of Michigan Nurse Specialty Certification as a Nurse Practitioner. 

About University Pediatricians

University Pediatricians (UP) is the physician practice plan exclusively providing pediatric specialty care to children and adolescents at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan and its multiple ambulatory sites throughout Southeast Michigan. Beyond our commitment to comprehensive, compassionate patient care across the entire continuum of clinical services, UP oversees the training of hundreds of medical students matriculating at Central Michigan University (CMU), Michigan State University and Wayne State University, nearly 125 residents, 50 post-residency fellows in nearly all subspecialties of pediatrics. Our commitment to patient care and education is complemented by our robust academic and research programs.? Our mission is to provide the highest quality of compassionate care to children, offer outstanding education to students, physicians-in-training and health professionals seeking continuing education, and to support the advancement of child health through research, discovery and scholarship. UP includes over 225 physicians organized into 17 Divisions, all committed to a collaborative, respectful and innovative approach to clinical care, education and academics.

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