Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Outpatient

Overview

We have a very clear mission at Legacy: to make life better for our patients, our community and each other. We show it every day, in everything we do. If your skill and compassion as an Outpatient Nurse Practitioner reflect that mission, you belong at Legacy, making a difference through patient care and administrative duties in the clinic setting.

Responsibilities

• Completes history taking, physical examinations, diagnosis, and treatment of both chronic and episodic disorders.
• Assigned principal responsibility for primary health care of patients
• Plans and implements health care goals for patients.
• Responsible for the patient throughout the course of the treatment, provides the physical examination, the diagnosis, and the treatment plan.
• Refers patients to specialists for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment but retains responsibility for clinical management as well as any subsequent modification.
• Collaborates to care for complex social and medical needs with health care team including but not limited to behavioral health clinicians, care management and social work.

Qualifications

Education:

• As required by licensure.

Experience:

• Clinical experience requirements are dependent upon the specific position, and include a minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.

Licensure

• Current applicable state RN license required.
• National certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) required. Applicable state license as a Nurse Practitioner w/Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP) required.
• Current certification dependent upon the specific position to include Basic Life Support (CPR) from the American Heart Association.

Our Commitment to Health and Equal Opportunity

Our Legacy is good for health for Our People, Our Patients, Our Communities, Our World. Above all, we will do the right thing.

If you are passionate about our mission and believe you can contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply—even if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can grow and succeed.

Legacy Health is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion or creed, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

To learn more about our employee benefits click here: www.legacyhealth.org/For-Health-Professionals/careers/benefiting-you