Pediatrics

Job ID: ORD-229068-NP-NY

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Needed for Locum Tenens Coverage at Facility in Queens, NY

Posted Today Queens, New York Locum Tenens NP
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This job at a glance

  • Dates needed: December - 3 months
  • Shift type: Day Shift
  • Assignment type: Outpatient;Clinic
  • Call required: No
  • Board certification required: Yes

Job description

About the facility

This facility operates as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) delivering outpatient pediatric primary care services within a structured clinical environment consistent with FQHC standards. The clinic maintains established clinical protocols to support consistent and coordinated care delivery across all scheduled coverage periods. On-site support staff includes medical assistants, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and a site supporter to facilitate daily clinical operations.

About the facility location

The area offers clinicians on assignment access to a broad range of cultural, recreational, and entertainment attractions suited to varied interests. Notable landmarks include Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Citi Field, and the Museum of the Moving Image, alongside the Queens Zoo and outdoor spaces such as Astoria Park and the Queens Botanical Garden. Two international airports - John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport - provide convenient travel access, and the area's distinct multicultural neighborhoods offer diverse dining and community experiences.

About the clinician's workday

The clinician will provide outpatient pediatric primary care services to a patient population ages 0-21 on a day shift schedule, Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM with a one-hour lunch break. Clinical responsibilities encompass the evaluation and management of general pediatric primary care conditions consistent with an outpatient clinic scope of practice. Required credentials include board certification, an active state nurse practitioner license, DEA registration, BLS certification, active Medicaid enrollment, and prescriptive authority; the credentialing timeframe is approximately three weeks including Medicaid enrollment. No call coverage is required for this assignment.

Additional job details
  • Case load/PPD: ~20 PPD
  • Support staff: MA, RN, LPN, site supporter
  • Patient population: Children
  • Location type: On-Site
  • Prescriptive authority required: Yes
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