Pediatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (Pediatric APRN)
Description PRIMARY PURPOSE: The Pediatric Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner (APRN) provides comprehensive, culturally competent, and patient-centered care to infants, children, and adolescents in a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). The APRN plays a key role in delivering preventive, acute, and chronic-care services to a medically underserved population, with an emphasis on health equity, access, and community-based care.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Provide comprehensive pediatric care, including well-child visits, sick visits, and chronic disease management. Perform physical exams, developmental screenings, and behavioral health assessments Diagnose and treat acute and chronic pediatric conditions. Order and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests. Prescribe medications in accordance with state and federal guidelines.
Administer immunizations per CDC guidelines and monitor vaccine compliance. Manage care for children with chronic conditions (e.g., asthma, obesity, HIV-exposed/infected children, behavioral disorders). Provide anticipatory guidance on nutrition, growth and development, safety, and preventive care. Address social determinants of health impacting pediatric patients and families. Collaborate with physicians, nurses, social workers, behavioral health providers, and case managers.
Participate in care coordination, referrals, and follow-up services. Ensure accurate, timely documentation in the electronic health record (EHR). Meet productivity, quality, and compliance metrics (e.g., UDS measures). Participate in quality improvement initiatives and patient-centered medical home (PCMH) activities. Provide care regardless of patients’ ability to pay. Deliver culturally sensitive care to diverse and underserved populations.
Support outreach, community engagement, and health education initiatives. Maintain compliance with HRSA, UDS, and other federal program requirements. Participate in interdisciplinary team huddles and case conferences. Assist with grant-supported programs (e.g., maternal-child health, HIV, school-based care). Perform other duties as assigned. Requirements REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Strong clinical and diagnostic skills in pediatric care.
Knowledge of growth, development, and preventive health guidelines. Ability to manage complex social and medical needs. Strong cultural competence and trauma-informed care approach. Effective communication with children, families, and interdisciplinary teams. Familiarity with EHR systems and quality reporting measures. Commitment to health equity and community-based care. Ability to communicate clearly and professionally in English, both verbally and in writing, across all clinical and administrative interactions.
Ability to review, understand, and apply concepts presented in training programs, conferences, and professional literature. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, Excel, and Word, and ability to navigate electronic health record systems. Ability to maintain strict confidentiality of all patient, medical, and financial information in compliance with HIPAA regulations. Comfort working in an environment where staff education on HIV prevention and sexual health is part of the agency’s mission, which may include exposure to explicit health materials and direct conversations on sensitive topics.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Ability to endure short, intermittent, and/or long periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties. Full range of body motion required. Position requires reaching, bending, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and sight. Ability to perform pediatric exams and procedures. Ability to work in a patient care setting with possible exposure to blood and body fluids and communicable diseases, utilizing standard precautions to prevent disease transmission.
Ability to lift or assist small children when necessary. Use standard office equipment and technology, includin