What are the responsibilities and job description for the Child Abuse Medical Provider - NP position at ABC House?
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The Child Abuse Medical Provider - Nurse Practitioner provides forensic medical evaluation and consultation services to children and youth referred for concerns of abuse and neglect. This is a unique opportunity for a talented and motivated individual with experience in pediatrics or family medicine to work as part of a multidisciplinary team and to contribute to the prevention, evaluation and treatment of child abuse.
Primary Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide complete child abuse assessment and consultation services to children referred with concerns of child abuse and neglect.
- Conduct forensic medical examinations of children and youth. Determine child and family’s medical and social needs, including emotional and psychological concerns, and make appropriate recommendations.
- Complete all required medical documentation, including photo-documentation, in electronic health record system and patient charts. Prepare reports for client records and investigations.
- In coordination with the Medical Director, serve as a designated medical provider for suspicious physical injury cases referred under Karly’s Law. Provide additional medical consultation for multidisciplinary team
members and local medical providers on child abuse issues as needed.
- Regularly participate in case review with the multidisciplinary teams in coordination with other medical providers.
- Provide expert and fact witness testimony in Benton and Linn County proceedings and other jurisdictions as required.
- Assist in establishing medical policy and protocols in accordance with ABC House’s mission, vision and goals.
- Complete a minimum of eight hours of continuing medical education in child abuse medicine annually and participate in additional quality assurance activities including consultation with child abuse experts, literature review and peer review.
- Share call-phone duties at minimum one week per month.
- Additional duties as assigned.
Skills and Qualifications
- This position is open to Nurse Practitioners with a license to practice medicine in the State of Oregon. Pediatrics or Family Medicine preferred.
- Experience with child abuse medicine preferred.
- Ability to work with multidisciplinary partners, including law enforcement, child protective services, mental health providers and non-medical professionals.
- Demonstrated competency in trauma informed care; ability to communicate compassionately and remain objective and non-judgmental.
- Ability to calmly and effectively deal with people in crisis.
- Spanish speaker is a plus.
- Demonstrated commitment to the mission and vision of ABC House.