Shriners Children’s is a family that respects, supports, and values each other. We are engaged in providing excellence in patient care, embracing multi-disciplinary education, and research with global impact. We foster a learning environment that values evidenced based practice, experience, innovation, and critical thinking. Our compassion, integrity, accountability, and resilience defines us as leaders in pediatric specialty care for our children and their families.

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopaedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties medical center.  We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Advanced Practice Professional to join our small clinical team in  our Shreveport, Louisiana location.  The ideal candidate will embrace a variety of tasks which may include Clinic coverage, Orthopaedics, and Cleft Lip and Palate.  

The certified nurse practitioner (CNP) provides care that requires knowledge and skills obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience.  The CNP, in collaboration with the physicians and interdisciplinary team, may provide preventive, acute, specialized and primary care services to patients consistent with the nurse’s education and certification.  Services provided by the CNP may include, but are not limited to the following:

1) assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of identified health needs;

2) ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and/or laboratory tests;

3) formulating, documenting, and monitoring treatment plans;

4) routine wound or post-operative dressing management;

5) ordering interdisciplinary consults; 

6) ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and/or interventions;

7) assisting with minor clinic procedures;

8) assisting in the evaluation and workup of the patient, conferring with physician on treatment and follow up; and

Education

MSN-NP 

Certification/Licensure

RN in state of practice

Experience

Two years' RN experience required, two years' Pediatric RN experience preferred

Orthopaedic experience preferred

Other

Current full vaccination status required

Hours of the position are Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.