Inpatient APRN; Nights

Company Description

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay.

Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions.

The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease.

Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for wards of the state, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County.

Pediatric advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) will provide acute inpatient services to children from birth to young adults. A collaborative agreement is developed and updated through the credential process and as needed, with the current Physicians.

• Utilizes advanced knowledge, skills, and expertise in pediatrics to implement an APN role for an identified population of inpatients, health promotion, prevention of disease, acute care clinic, and management of chronic disease
• Performs delegated medical functions as described in written protocols and/or a collaborative agreement that have been approved by medical and nursing administration
• Does daily documentation and billing for assigned inpatients in conjunction with the hospital medicine attendings
• Demonstrates advanced nursing clinical judgment and competence consistent with evidence-based practice in assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of identified patients
• Monitors clinical outcomes to improve the quality of care for patients. Evaluates and modifies the plan of care as needed
• Facilitates collaborative practice with the multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive, coordinated needs assessment and treatment plan. Communicates the plan to the patient, family, and other care providers, both within the Hospital and with appropriate community agencies to provide continuity of care. Acts as a patient advocate
• Integrates the role of teacher into clinical practice to provide patient education. Assesses learning needs, provides for education and evaluates learning objectives are achieved. Assists the staff in providing patient and family education
• Promotes professional growth and development of staff nurses by providing continuing education to advance knowledge and skills in identified areas of clinical expertise. Provides leadership by assisting new practitioners and graduate nursing students with role development and socialization
• Interprets scientific information in areas of expertise through formal and informal educational sessions
• Consults within the organization on current pediatric clinical practice and disease management in area(s) of expertise. Functions as a resource to the community in areas of expertise
• Participates as a member of related professional organizations
• Functions as a role model and informal leader
• Demonstrates competence in nursing research through:
  • Utilization of research studies to guide clinical practice
  • Participation in research studies
  • Evaluation of outcomes
  • Interprets and…