Nurse Practitioner
23 days ago
Chicago Ridge
Job Description Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics - Day Shift or evening shift At Ventracare Homes Inc., nursing is a life-changing career journey focused on amazing patient outcomes every step of the way. Our 12-bed community-based children's health care facility offers a serene and ambient workplace. Our nursing team is part of an amazing team invested in evidence-based practice focused on respect, quality, safety, patient and staff satisfaction, and value care. Work with an experienced team of pediatric clinicians and nurses who take a family-centered, multidisciplinary, and collaborative approach to treating patients. Together, we improve the health of patients and their families as we transition them home, making our communities - and the world – healthier and better. And it's your opportunity to enjoy flexible scheduling, shared clinical decision-making, inspirational leadership, supportive colleagues, and much more. Job Responsibilities: • Identify changes in a child's signs and symptoms and intervene in emergent situations., • Differentiate between normal and abnormal physical findings., • Engage patients and their families in conversation to determine the types and extent of illnesses., • Create and implement individualized plans of nursing care to meet each patient's specific requirements., • Documents all patient care activities., • Order and follow up on medical tests., • Diagnose and treat acute, chronic, and critical illnesses by interpreting test results effectively., • Educate patients and their families., • Act as a point of contact for responding to questions and concerns regarding treatments and illnesses., • Participates in community and clinic education programs., • Maintains current credentialing, license, and board certification., • Administer medication using age-appropriate guidelines., • Evaluate a child for signs and symptoms of abuse., • Maintains the privacy of patients., • Assists in the supervision of health professional students., • Demonstrates integrity, care, and compassion when working with patients/families and staff. · Current Illinois APRN License · Current Illinois Registered Nurse license · Current Illinois Controlled Substance License within six months of hire. · Eligible for DEA registration · Current PALS certification • Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (Preferred), • Urgent Care experience is a PLUS. Job Types: Full-time, Part-time Medical specialties: • Pediatrics, • Primary Care Please contact us at or apply on our website at , click on careers button. Company DescriptionVentracare Homes, Inc. is a welcoming and safe environment where children in transition can overcome the barriers they face in preparing to go home after hospital admissions. Ventracare is a 12-bed Community-Based Children’s Health Care Facility that provides nursing care, respite, or transitional care to children younger than 22 years of age. The care period for respite is 1 to 14 days, and 1 to 120 days for transitional care to home or other appropriate settings for medically fragile children, technology-dependent children, and children with special health care needs who are deemed clinically stable by a physician.Ventracare Homes, Inc. is a welcoming and safe environment where children in transition can overcome the barriers they face in preparing to go home after hospital admissions. Ventracare is a 12-bed Community-Based Children’s Health Care Facility that provides nursing care, respite, or transitional care to children younger than 22 years of age. The care period for respite is 1 to 14 days, and 1 to 120 days for transitional care to home or other appropriate settings for medically fragile children, technology-dependent children, and children with special health care needs who are deemed clinically stable by a physician.