Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner- Trauma and Burn Surgery

Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner- Trauma and Burn Surgery

This combination inpatient and outpatient position with the Division of Trauma and Burn Surgery is a fast-paced role for someone who enjoys critical thinking, an autonomous provider role, working with a multidisciplinary team, and desires to become an expert in their field.

Advanced Practice Provider Role:

• Independent management of pediatric burn clinic with a surgeon on-call for discussions and planning as needed.
• Inpatient care of medically complex polytrauma and burn patients. Requires the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams.
• A central role in trauma bay during trauma activations.
• Inpatient burn coverage in the PICU, surgical floor, emergency department, and operating room
• Administrative time for program and career development.

Current Schedule (subject to change): Three in-person days per week with remote work for meetings and administrative time.

Preferred Job Requirements:

• A minimum 2 years of full-time pediatric critical care, emergency department or complex care (e.g., solid organ or bone marrow transplant) nursing experience before starting a clinical nursing master's program.
• Competent in the delivery of high acuity nursing care (e.g., ECMO, CRRT, continuous infusions, mechanical ventilation, 1:1 or 2:1 nursing assignments)
• Skilled in high-level complex medical communication
• Experience in coordination of care of the complex patient.
• Physician Assistant with comparable clinical experience welcome to apply.

The Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse who practices within their scope of practice as appropriate in their jurisdictional area and in accordance with their organizational Medical Staff Bylaws. The provider is responsible for the management of care to patients including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of an appropriate plan of care. Provides leadership and consultation with their respective clinical area through participation in division/department initiatives and mentorship of others. Participates in division/departmental and organization wide initiatives to represent advanced practice and leverage the role of the advanced practice provider.

All advanced nursing practice is based on the legal scope of practice, national and specialty nursing standards, Children's National Policies and Procedures, and in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. The Professional Model of Care requires registered professional nurses to be responsible and accountable for their own practice. Children's National supports the development of APRN relationships within the community; specifically those relationships associated with the health and well being of the community at large. Credentialed by the medical staff and licensed to function in an expanded nursing role as an Advanced Practice Nurse to a group of patients. Acts in a collaborative and integrated practice with a physician and is responsible for the management of care to patients assigned including: diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, and the assessment, implementation and evaluation of an appropriate plan of care. All activities are performed within the guidelines of protocols agreed upon by the authority of licensure, the medical and nursing divisions, and the medical staff bylaws. Provides leadership and consultation within a specialty area through participation in division/department initiatives and mentorship of others. Participates in Divisional/Departmental and organizational wide initiatives to represent advanced practice nursing, and leverage the role of the advanced practice nurse.

• Assess, diagnose, monitor and promote clinical status of each patient utilizing evidenced based practice and medical knowledge.

• Develops appropriate plan of care.

• Writes patient care orders, prescribes therapy, and provides necessary home care orders as needed.

• Identifies significant changes in patient status using physical exam, lab values, diagnostic tests, and patient/family input.

• Differentiates between normal and abnormal findings.

• Performs procedures as needed after obtaining appropriate credentialing.

• Participates in and leads multidisciplinary patient care and planning conferences.

• Is a clinical resource for patient, parents and the interdisciplinary team.

• Communicates and escalates clinical/administrative issues as appropriate.

• Collaborates with nursing, medicine, and other members of the healthcare team to regularly ensure quality patient care.

• Serves as a clinical preceptor to APRN or PA students.

• Acts as a clinical resource for staff in patient care issues.

• Provides formal/informal educational presentation to staff on areas of expertise.

• Participates in quality improvement work for the department.

• Anticipate and responds to customer needs; follows up until needs are met

• Demonstrate collaborative and respectful behavior

• Partner with all team members to achieve goals

• Receptive to others' ideas and opinions

• Contribute to a positive work environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and willingness to change

• Identify opportunities to improve clinical and administrative processes

• Make appropriate decisions, using sound judgment

• Use resources efficiently

• Search for less costly ways of doing things

• Speak up when team members appear to exhibit unsafe behavior or performance

• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation

• Stop in the face of uncertainty and takes time to resolve the situation

• Demonstrate accurate, clear and timely verbal and written communication

• Actively promote safety for patients, families, visitors and co-workers

• Attend carefully to important details - practicing Stop, Think, Act and Review in order to self-check behavior and performance