Nurse Practitioner Pediatric

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Martindale Brightwood Health Center - 2855 N Keystone Avenue, Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46218.

Fair Labor Standards Act Classification:
Exempt.

This position exists to promote excellence in clinical nursing practice by providing expertise in advanced clinical practice, education, consultant services and clinical research.

• Assesses health status through obtaining relevant health history and comprehensive physical exam, preventive screening, and identification of medical risk factors.
• Formulates appropriate differential diagnosis and identifies individual, family, and community needs. Develops treatment plan to maximize the health potential of the individual, family, and/or community.
• May conduct patient care conferences, facilitate discharge planning, and develop policies and procedures.
• Orders and adjusts medications per collaborative written agreement and prescriptive authority in accordance with the Indiana Nurse Practice Act; or in consultation with the physician.
• Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards for nursing practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for the nursing and other back office staff, physicians, and other health care providers.
• Serves as an advocate for patients, staff, and management.
• Works with a diverse population of low socioeconomic status, multi‑cultural/multilingual, high percentage of substance use, low educational attainment, and late and sporadic care patients.
• Applies a minimum of one health literacy method when communicating with patients/clients.

• Attends continuing medical education trainings to maintain licensure in accordance with Indiana Nurse Practice Act.
• Collaborates with other departments to assess learning needs and plan staff education programs.
• Emphasizes wellness and self‑care by sharing information needed to make healthy lifestyle choices and health care decisions to patients, family and the community.

• Functions as a clinical expert by providing consultative services to health team members and community.
• Markets consultative services and educational programs to the other health team members to problem‑solve complex clinical situations and positively impact patient and family outcomes.

• Promotes and participates in applying the principle/model of continuous improvement to improve existing processes and enhance the effective utilization of resources.
• Collaborates with medical and service line leadership on quality improvement initiatives.
• Compares clinical practices to national standards in order to positively affect patient outcomes.

Health Net is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization of community‑based health centers located in Indianapolis and Bloomington, IN. Since 1968, Health Net has improved the health status of the neighborhoods it serves by making quality health services accessible to everyone. Health Net annually provides affordable health care to more than 61,000 individuals through its network of 9 primary care health centers, 5 dental clinics, 9 school‑based clinics, a mobile health unit, and additional support services.

Health Net’s mission is to improve lives with compassionate health care and support services, regardless of ability to pay.

Job responsibilities listed above is a summary and does not include other tasks requested by the hiring manager.

• Currently not sponsoring work visa.
• Master’s Degree, Family Nurse Practitioner.
• Requires an Associate of Nursing (ASN);
  Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• National Board Certification as an FNP.
• Requires certification as Nurse Practitioner from the state of Indiana as required for exercising prescriptive authority.
• CSR and DEA license.
• Requires Basic Life Support certification through the AHA. Other advanced life support certifications may be required per unit/department specialty according to patient care policies.
• Must meet the educational and experiential requirement as outlined in Indiana Administrative Code 848 IAC 4‑4‑4 Nurse Practitioner.

• Knowledge of service standards…