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Shriners Hospitals for Children

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Galveston, Texas, United States, 77554

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Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families. Job Overview

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center. We have an opportunity for an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner to join our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. Responsibilities

The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, in collaboration with the physicians and interdisciplinary team, is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and evaluating patients in a critical care setting. Services provided by the NP include: Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of identified health needs; Ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and/or laboratory tests; Formulating, documenting, and monitoring treatment plans; Routine wound or post-operative dressing management; Ordering interdisciplinary consults; Ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and/or interventions. This position will work 4 - 10 hour shifts, Monday - Friday (no weekends). Qualifications

Education : RN in state of practice Experience : Two years' RN experience required, two years' Pediatric RN experience preferred. About the Company

Shriners Children's is a network of non-profit medical facilities across North America.

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