To practice in an advanced role to provide developmentally and age-appropriate Palliative Care services to patients and families both inpatient and in the ambulatory setting at Texas Children's. The nurse practitioner (NP) will work under a delineation of clinical privileges and work collaboratively with other members of the interdisciplinary health care team. Practicing under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the NP assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures to meet patient and family needs. As an advanced practice nurse, the NP is responsible for education, research, consultation and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.
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Provides age-appropriate care for one or more of the following age groups routinely: Neonate, Infant, Child, Adolescent, Adult.
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Collects and evaluates health assessment data to provide appropriate palliative interventions.
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Consistently demonstrates effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers.
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Participate in departmental quality, education and safety initiatives on an ongoing basis.
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Consistently seeks and applies new knowledge relevant to nursing to clinical practice.
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Demonstrates current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills.
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Demonstrates NP role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice.
