Join Our Team and Grow Your Career
Do you want to advance your career? UBMD Pediatrics is seeking our next valued employee. If you are ready to take the next step in your career, UBMD Pediatrics is the place for you. We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance. This is a chance you don't want to miss!!! UBMD Pediatrics is committed to providing excellent care for children and building strong relationships with families. We're looking for an enthusiastic Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) to join our team and make a difference in the lives of our patients.
About UBMD Pediatrics
UBMD Pediatrics is one of 18 practice plans within UBMD Physicians’ Group, the single largest medical group in Western New York. We provide premier health care to infants, children, adolescents and adults. In addition to primary care pediatrics, we have 18 pediatric subspecialties. Our physicians make up the academic teaching faculty within the Department of Pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Buffalo and at Oishei Children’s Hospital. For more information regarding UBMD Pediatrics, please visit www.UBMDPediatrics.com.
Why You'll Love Working Here
- Be part of a team: We are dedicated to providing exceptional care and fostering a supportive, collaborative work environment.
- Make a difference: You'll play a vital role in shaping patient experiences and supporting their health journey.
- Work-life balance: Enjoy a generous PTO plan
- Competitive benefits: Includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with employer contribution, paid time off, and more (details below).
- Supportive Environment: Collaborative work environment with opportunities for professional growth.
Key Responsibilities
This position is designed as a hybrid clinical, inpatient and outpatient, role supporting multiple strategic programs within the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine. Clinical responsibilities include Cystic Fibrosis program care coordination, outpatient clinics, inpatient consultations, telehealth visits, and quality improvement activities. The role is expected to enhance patient access, improve continuity of care, support nationally accredited programs, and contribute to the continued growth of the Division
Clinical Practice
- Perform histories, physical examinations, assessment, diagnosis, and management of pediatric pulmonary disorders.
- Order and interpret diagnostic testing and prescribe therapies.
- Provide inpatient consultations, outpatient follow-up, and telehealth services.
- Document clinical encounters in the electronic medical record.
Cystic Fibrosis Program
- Coordinate multidisciplinary CF clinics.
- Monitor CFTR modulator therapy and annual surveillance.
- Support registry, quality improvement, accreditation, prior authorizations, and family education.
BPD and Home Ventilator Programs
- Coordinate post-NICU follow-up, oxygen and ventilator management, discharge planning, caregiver education, and collaboration with DME vendors and home nursing.
- Pulmonary Triage
- Provide telephone triage, medication refills, review laboratory and imaging results, and coordinate urgent evaluations.
Program Development
- Participate in quality improvement, program development, protocol implementation, and education of learners.
Performance Requirements:
- Skill in oral and written communication including interviewing to gather medical histories; providing presentations, consultations, facilitation, and documentation, e.g., writing medical orders, patient education materials, and medical record updates. May require skill in using computerized health information management systems.
- Skill in case management, time management, problem solving, crisis intervention, multitasking, and other organizational matters.
- Skill in modifying methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide appropriate nursing care and in initiating appropriate emergency response and investigatory procedures.
- Ability to analyze complex data and draw conclusions.
- Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures.
- Ability to establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, clinical staff, and the public.
Qualifications
NY State Board Certified
Education: BSN required, MSN preferred. Successful completion of advanced practitioner training and certification as a practitioner (general or specialized) from an approved pediatric nurse practitioner program.
Experience: Minimum three years of professional experience in a Pediatric clinic setting.
Other Requirements: Current state registered nurse license. Current state license as an advanced registered nurse practitioner with prescriptive authority. Current CPR certification.
Benefits Package Details
With a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a strong commitment to work-life balance, this is an opportunity you won't want to miss. When you join UBMD Pediatrics as a contributing member of our team, you can expect to receive:
- Healthcare Benefits: Includes comprehensive Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you to choose from.
- Robust Benefits: 401(k) with employer contribution. Flexible spending account, Health savings account, Life insurance.
- Paid Time Off (PTO): Generous Paid Time Off package
- Professional Growth: Opportunities for advancement and professional development in a supportive environment.
Where We Work:
Our new building is located in the heart of the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus. We have access to secure and safe ramp parking as well as street parking, convenient access to nearby Allen/Medical Campus metro station as well as NFTA bus routes, park-and-ride, and easy highway access.
Ready to Make a Difference?
We invite you to submit your application, including a resume and cover letter highlighting your skills and passion for patient care. Join UBMD Pediatrics and be a part of a team that makes a difference in the lives of children and families every day.
UBMD Pediatrics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Pay: $100,000.00 - $114,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
