Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

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.

Please contact us at [email protected] or apply on our website at click on careers button.

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.

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.