Overview
The Hackensack UMC Molly Center for Diabetes Supervisor Pediatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for developing and assisting administratively and supporting clinical care in the Clinic, while also functioning as a resource educator to the unit. This includes developing and overseeing clinical care protocols as well as Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement oversight, to ensure continual quality care, in addition to delivering normal daily clinical patient care. Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetic experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates clinical expertise and utilizes advanced assessment skills in areas of clinical specialty to propose intervention and/or action plans utilizing evidence-based research to achieve positive outcomes for patients and families.
- Responsible for developing standards, monitoring compliance with mandatory continuing education, credentialing, performance appraisal, and ensuring competency in performing all clinical procedures for nurses providing care to trauma patients, performs all utilization review and risk management activities.
- Supervises, develops, and evaluates clinical skills of APPs.
- Accountable for being a role model, maintaining high standards of care, and serving as a clinical educator and resource for nurses/APPs in clinical settings.
- Prioritizes and evaluates patient/family progress towards health outcome achievement utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.
- Participates in leadership activities such as committees, professional organizations, publishing, teaching, and research.
- Works in collaboration with attending physicians, residents, medical students, and consulting physicians to deliver proficient care to patients.
- Coordinates the development of evidence-based standards of care including maps, protocols, and clinical tools to enhance the multidisciplinary care coordination process.
- As needed, responds to trauma team activations, and assists the trauma attending in the assessment, ordering, and management of the trauma patient in the acute period.
- Supports IRB approved clinical research/trials including but not limited to obtaining consent, ordering diagnostic tests, recording laboratory and diagnostic results, administering therapeutic interventions, and documenting and reporting patient outcomes.
- Performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in the trauma/critical care patient, prescribes necessary treatment and services for quality patient care.
- Responsible for assisting in the planning and implementation of care services orientation, in-service, and staff development.
- Maintains a collaborative practice agreement with section physicians.
- Interviews and recommends Physician Assistant/Advanced Practice Nurse candidates as needed.
- Identifies educational needs of patients/families and collaborates with other multidisciplinary team members to develop programs and teaching materials.
- Identifies the needs of the patient population served, modifies, and delivers care specific to those needs (i.e., age, culture, language, hearing and/or visually impaired, etc.).
- Analyzes patterns of variance in practice making recommendations for evidence-based changes to improve patient outcomes utilizing a multidisciplinary approach.
- Facilitates and coordinates/participates in formal or informal educational programs which include mentoring.
- Utilizes and disseminates relevant research findings through clinical practice, education, or consultation.
- Serves as a clinical resource person to nursing staff, patients/families, and other multidisciplinary team members across the continuum to evaluate complex patients and identify appropriate desired outcomes and interventions.
- Other duties and/or projects as assigned.
- Adheres to HMH Organizational competencies and standards of behavior.
Qualifications
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:
- Graduate of an NLN/AACN accredited program in nursing.
- Master's degree.
- Maintains clinical competencies through participating in continuing educational programs (contact hours per year) and clinical practice as mandated by Board of Nursing and national certification body.
- Recent clinical experience in area of specialty.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficient computer skills that include but are not limited to Microsoft Office and/or Google Suite platforms.
Education, Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Preferred:
- Experience in a Supervisory role.
- Pediatric Endocrine and Diabetic experience preferred.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
- NJ State Professional Registered Nurse License.
- Advance Practice Nurse License.
- AHA Basic Health Care Life Support HCP Certification.
- Maintains National or Board Certification as appropriate in area of specialty.
- Maintains collaborative agreement with the applicable physician(s).
Licenses and Certifications Preferred:
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support Certification.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification.
Our Network
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