Nurse Practitioner - Child Abuse Specialist

Company: Legacy Health
Location: Vancouver
Posted on: May 1, 2025

Job Description:

Nurse Practitioner - Child Abuse SpecialistUS-WA-VANCOUVERJob ID: 25-42618Type: Regular Full-TimeSalmon Creek Medical Ctr campusOverview --Seeking 1.0 FTE (M-F 40 hours a week) Outpatient Child Abuse Nurse Practitioner Specialist for Legacy Salmon Creek Child Abuse Assessment Team in Vancouver, WA.--Legacy is committed to delivering comprehensive family-centered care with compassion and excellence in a culture that values diversity.--Clinical Role includes:Outpatient medical evaluations of children for suspected abuse and neglect.Taking histories, performing physical examinations, obtaining physical findings photographs, ordering needed cultures, lab tests, and imaging studies.Performing overall health screenings with follow-up referrals.Entering detailed, legally acceptable timely reports into EMR of medical evaluations with sign-off, charge entry and accurate coding with inclusion of diagnostic findings and treatment recommendations.Contacting internal and outside agencies to ensure understanding of relevant information with timely debrief to develop cooperative follow-up plan.Participating in peer review and quality assurance.Requesting peer review on cases that pose diagnostic problems.Telephone consultations on medical aspects of suspected abuse.Triage and engagement with five county multi-disciplinary teams for coordinated child abuse response.Expert testimony when subpoenaed to depositions or trials with integration of current research and be a resource for staff preparing for court.Attending child abuse professional training for medical providers.--Education:--As required by licensure:Experience:--Pediatric APP with 3 years or greater experience in Child Abuse Pediatrics. This position entails clinical consults in outpatient hospital clinic.Licensure/Certification: Current applicable state RN license required. National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP).Current applicable state license as a Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Privileges (NP-PP). --Qualifications:As a condition of hire and throughout employment, the role requires child abuse background checks through the DHS Child Abuse registry check. If a record exists, findings will be reported back to CAAT and addressed in accordance with program policies. --Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled.--For inquiries about the role, please contact Hiring Manager Lisa Lyons, PhD, at LLYONS@LHS.ORG--For application information, please apply or contact Recruiter Forrest Brown at FoBrown@lhs.orgCompensation details: 59.46-88.6 Hourly WagePIc7fa984c789c-25660-37207756

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