Nocturnal Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) - Pediatrics Acute Care Services

QUALIFICATIONS

Education
Required: Degree requirements as defined by the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) or Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) as required for clinical licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant.
 
Experience
Required: Two years professional clinical experience.  Required experience may be substituted with the successful completion of a one year mid-level fellowship/residency program.
Preferred: Minimum of two years of experience as a clinical mid-level provider.  Critical care experience strongly preferred.
 
Licensure/Certification
Required: Written authorization from the Texas Board of Nursing (BON) or Texas State Board of Physician Assistant Examiners (TSBPAE) to function as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant.  Related authorization must be consistent with clinical practice area and patient population.  Basic Life Support (BLS) or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Preferred: American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS), ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) or PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification as required by patient care area.

May Be Required
Eligible to be granted limited prescriptive authority by the State of Texas.

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