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Posted: 06-Nov-23
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 2302728Q
About Children's Minnesota
Children's Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children's Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children's Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children's hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org.
Department Overview
The Psychiatric and Psychological departments provide services on both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses, with limited services at Woodwinds in Woodbury and Children's West in Minnetonka. Specific services include individual and family therapy, psychological assessment, neuropsychological assessment, and psychiatric evaluation and medication management (Available to children who are already patients of Children's mental health, pediatric, or subspecialty clinics.).
Position Summary
Advanced Practice Provider functions as a medically focused hospitalist in the child and adolescent inpatient mental health unit. APP is part of a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists, mental health therapists, nurse practitioners, occupational, music, art therapists, and nursing staff. The schedule will include some weekends and holidays.
The primary duties include but are not limited to:
- Complete admissions, provide clinical management of acute and chronic medical conditions and complete medical discharge summary.
- Collaborate with consulting services including but not limited to endocrine, gynecology, wound team, and integrative therapies.
- Provide care coordination as patients transition to partial hospitalizations and outpatient programming.
- Support nurses with milieu and unit safety during behavioral escalation.
- Work with leadership on quality improvement based on the needs of the child and adolescent inpatient mental health unit.
Qualifications
- Education: APRN: Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program. Master's Degree required; Doctorate preferred.
- License / Certification: Current MN RN/APRN License. Nationally Board Certified as a Nurse Practitioner with either the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
- Current BLS required
All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children's Minnesota requires proof of COVID-19 vaccine, and as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), immunity to vaccine preventable infectious diseases, prior to employment.
Children's Minnesota is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities to all applicants. EO M/F/Disability/Vet Employer.
