Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner
is accountable to facilitate a quality hospital experience and outcome for
patients within a cost-effective time frame. The Nurse Practitioner will be report
to the Division and Medical Director of Pediatric Pulmonary and be responsible
for overseeing the progress of a specific caseload of patients across the care
continuum to include pre-admission and post-discharge when feasible. Acts as an
educator consultant and liaison to healthcare providers caring for the
patients across the care continuum.

Responsibilities:

Demonstrates a
fundamental grounding in nursing theory and practice with mastery of knowledge
within a defined content area.







Manages a
caseload of patients in partnership with the healthcare team to optimize health
status and coordinate care over time and across healthcare settings.







Provides
leadership in the development validation implementation and evaluation of
standards policies procedures and critical paths to support the patient care
delivery model.







Oversees
care coordination in acute home care and ambulatory care settings as
feasible.







Assists the
healthcare team to achieve mutually agreed upon healthcare goals by providing
necessary support education and encouragement.







Demonstrates
advanced physical and psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of family
dynamics.







Provides
direct care to patients in acute care ambulatory care and home care settings.







Performs
advanced practice skills under the supervision of the Medical Director.







Provides
expert consultation for clinical issues promoting increased knowledge and
skills for the consultee.







Participates
in the education clinical research and mentoring of healthcare providers.







Facilitates
patient/family education in area of expertise.







Annually
completes mandatory safety infection control BLS and ACLS/PALS.







Prescriptive
privileges per licensure.

Other information:

Licensure as Registered Nurse in the State of Rhode Island by the Rhode Island Board of Nursing or licensure as a Registered Nurse in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact agreement of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Masters of
Science Degree Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner program. Specialty
certification required.

Baccalaureate
in Nursing

Certified
in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS).

Demonstrates
knowledge and skills necessary to provide care to patients with consideration
of aging processes human development stages and cultural patterns in each step
of the care process.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years
related experience as RN in acute care hospital setting and preferred 1-2 years
experience as a nurse practitioner.

WORK
ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

General
hospital environment with occasional stressful conditions associated with
patient care.

SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

Lifespan is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Lifespan is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union