Job Description
Pediatric APRN
Job purpose
Reporting to the Site Medical Director, the Pediatric APRN will ensure timely access to high quality medical care for our patients through practice transformation, value improvement and adherence to quality improvement initiatives.
Duties and responsibilities
The Pediatric APRN will provide primary medical care in accordance with the provider’s medical specialty. Typically, duties include but are not limited to:
Develops a plan of care for each patient, including medical history, physical examination, diagnosis and appropriate treatment and/or referral, including hospitalization if necessary
Uses all available resources in diagnosis and treatment, such as laboratory and others tests in an appropriate and cost efficient manner
Confers with other clinicians, patient’s families and other support staff concerning treatment and care of patients when appropriate
Refers those cases which require specialist services, but maintains primary care responsibility to assure continuity of care
Maintains accurate medical records within the EPIC electronic health record system and performs appropriate charting and follow up on patients
Participates in medical & general staff meetings and appropriate clinical teams
Participates in the Health Center’s Performance Improvement program, in other task groups as needed, and pursues continuing education opportunities to update medical knowledge and assure quality patient care
Qualifications
Graduate from an accredited APRN program and licensed as APRN in the state of Connecticut
Qualified in Basic Life Support techniques
Bi-lingual in Spanish and English is required
Direct reports:
None