8/01/2014

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Jobs - Top 5 for Friday

Top children's hospitals across the nation are looking for passionate advanced practice providers to join their teams.  Explore your new opportunities and apply today at www.melnic.com.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Orthopedics - Cincinnati, OH
Join this leading academic children's hospital and medical center as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in their Orthopedics Department providing comprehensive family-centered care for infants, children, teens and young adults with orthopedic disorders, conditions, and problems of the musculoskeletal system.  Using their clinical expertise, the PNP in Orthopedics works closely with the orthopedics team using skills in physical assessment, diagnosis, well-child care and management of illness.  They create plans of care, evaluate diagnosis and effectiveness of interventions and treatment, and develop outcomes as measurable goals subject to revision as necessary during the course of treatment.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Hematology/Oncology - Dallas, TX
This is a great opportunity to join a leading academic center children's hospital as the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Hematology/Oncology.  The Advanced Practice Provider in this role is responsible for the daily management of patients ranging in age from 0-18 in the Hematology/Oncology inpatient unit being treated for leukemia, neutropenia, anemia and sickle cell conditions. Patients include those receiving chemotherapy, acute exacerbations of chronic disease, and those with complications such as fever and neutropenia or excessive nausea/vomiting.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit - Dallas, TX
Join this leading academic center children's hospital as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in their Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.  The PICU has 22 intensive care beds, all of which are in single rooms.  The Advanced Practice Provider is a member of the PICU team that admits a variety of medical, surgical, neonatal and pediatric patients, and emphasizes the care of patients age 0-18 with cardiopulmonary and surgical problems including septic shock, acute lung injury, trauma, cardiac disease, gastrointestinal surgery, oncology, neurological disorders, ingestions, renal disease, liver disease, endocrine disorders, and hepatic, renal, heart and bone marrow transplantation. They provide active pediatric/neonatal ECMO (25-30 cases per year), high frequency oscillatory ventilation, nitric oxide, flexible bronchoscopy and pediatric transport services.  They are a leader in the development of novel therapeutics for sepsis and ventilation/oxygenation support services (VOSS).

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - Houston, TX
If you are a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with experience in caring for Cardiovascular patients in the intensive care setting, consider joining the CVICU team at this leading academic children’s hospital in the Southwestern U.S.  In consultation with and under the direct supervision of the attending physician, the PNP in this 21 bed CVICU assesses, evaluates, plans and implements care for children with heart disease, some of whom have undergone heart surgery and others who require mechanical cardiac support or have undergone heart transplantation.  Additional responsibilities of this advanced practice provider include initiating and changing orders for tests and patient care based on the condition of the patient, and identifying and documenting changes or abnormal findings in the condition of patients using appropriate problem solving skills and experience.  The PNP is also an educational resource for patients and their families.

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Emergency - Philadelphia, PA
The Emergency Department at this leading academic children’s hospital has an opportunity for a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join their team that prides itself on delivering comprehensive quality patient care for children who come to them for emergency care and treatment.  The PNP in Emergency is responsible for the direct care and follow-up of patients including clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education and research.  Specific responsibilities of the PNP in this fast paced, high volume ED include treating acute and chronic childhood or adolescent illness and injury, prescribing medications appropriate for age and diagnosis, and communicating plans of care effectively to families and team members.  The PNP in Emergency cares for patients in collaboration with the Emergency Department, Acute Care and Urgent Care teams, and may be required to utilize invasive interventions and procedures to promote physiologic stability.  This is a full-time rotating position in a department that is staffed with 30 board-certified specialists in pediatric emergency medicine that provide emergency medical treatment to nearly 78,000 patients every year.


To inquire about these jobs visit Melnic Consulting Group or contact: Jill Gilliland 800-886-7906 jill@melnic.com

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