OverviewThe Children's Mercy Division of Urgent Care provides the highest level of care to sick and injured children and adolescents throughout the Kansas City region. With one pediatric express care location and three pediatric urgent care centers, our patients receive expert care from highly trained and compassionate healthcare professionals.
This postion is at Urgent Care North, hours are 11 am - 9 pm. The APP will work as part of a collaborative team to provide high-quality care to children from birth through 18 years of age presenting with a variety of acute medical concerns. This role offers autonomous direct patient management while maintaining the ability to collaborate closely with urgent care physicians as needed.
Responsibilities include conducting comprehensive history and physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, developing differential diagnoses, implementing treatment plans, and coordinating patient dispositions. The APP will be expected to communicate effectively with patients and families, collaborate with physicians and physician trainees, serve as a resource for nursing staff, and work closely with multiple subspecialty teams to ensure exceptional patient care and outcomes.
The APP provides comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing to address the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of patients and families within the framework of the collaborative practice agreement. The APP participates in beginning leadership, evidenced-based practice/ research, and organizational development activities with the support and direction of an experienced APP mentor.
At Children's Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.
Additionally, it's important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Children's Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005. If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious exemptions can be further discussed with Human Resources.
Responsibilities- Clinical Practice: competently provides comprehensive, evidence-based advanced practice nursing care to address the physiologic, psychosocial, and developmental needs of patients and families within the framework of the collaborative practice agreement.
- Professional Practice: actively participates in beginning leadership, evidenced-based practice/research, and organizational development activities with the support and direction of an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse mentor.
Qualifications- Master's Degree Required and 1-2 years experience Pediatric RN experience. Exceptions considered on a case-by-case basis within preferred specialty.
- DNP preferred and 1-2 years experience Pediatric RN experience. Exceptions considered on a case-by-case basis within preferred specialty.
- Licensed RN - MO, Registered Nurse Multistate License Missouri required upon hire
- Licensed RN - Kansas, Registered Nurse Multistate License Kansas required upon hire
- RN Compact license for all states besides KS and MO
- APRN board certification congruent with population and practice setting (see policy statement: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Roles and Practice Setting) Required Upon Hire
- Successful completion of national board certification in one of the following:
- Certified Nurse Practitioner (CNP) MO & KS Required Upon Hire
- Refer to Nursing and Advanced Practice Provider Licensure and Certification policy for required Life Support Certifications Required Upon Hire
- Specialty Certification relevant to unit's patient population (determined by Nurse Manager/Director) Preferred
