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Job Posting Title:

Pediatric Developmental Disabilities (Advanced Practice Provider)

Location:

Dallas - Hospital

Additional Posting Details:

Monday - Friday

8:00am-4:30pm

Job Description:

Duties/Responsibilities

Clinical Care Excellence

• Demonstrates advanced medical knowledge of pediatric developmental disabilities, complex care management, and behavioral health, alongside a foundational understanding of related orthopedic conditions and surgical interventions.

• Functions as a core clinical provider within the Pediatric Developmental Disabilities multidisciplinary team to establish diagnoses and manage comprehensive, ongoing care for children with complex neurodevelopmental and chronic health conditions.

• Orders and reviews routine diagnostic studies and laboratory tests under physician oversight to provide comprehensive workup, care coordination, and non-operative management of children with neurodevelopmental complexities; additionally, engages in specialized training to directly administer and interpret neurodevelopmental assessments.

• Balances the completion of comprehensive clinic notes that capture patient complexity with the necessary behind-the-scenes administrative work—including Letters of Medical Necessity (LMNs) and state support forms—required to advocate for and secure patient services.

• Collaborates across multidisciplinary teams to ensure continuity of care and facilitate connections with specialized community, educational, and state resources for children with special health care needs.

• Acts as a resource navigator by maintaining a comprehensive understanding of community, state, and digital support systems for children with complex needs.

• Working hours may vary and may include occasional long days, depending on the needs of the team.

Research and Quality Improvement (QI)

• Engages in clinical research and quality improvement projects to advance evidence-based care within the division, translating these insights into high-quality care for patients and families.

• Participates in mortality and morbidity conferences, and performance improvement activities focused on access to care and complex care delivery.

Professional Development & Leadership

• ​Demonstrates clinical leadership by mentoring multidisciplinary team members, modeling professional resilience, and actively contributing to divisional advocacy and quality improvement initiatives.

• Participates in educational activities of the Hospital such as case conferences, symposia, and professional educational meetings.

Required Skills/Abilities

• Must be a graduate from an accredited educational program with Advance Practice Nurse recognition by the Texas Board of Nursing Examiners and current APRN certification required.

• Must maintain current BLS certification; PALS preferred.

• Prior clinical leadership experience (e.g., Charge Nurse, Unit Educator, or formal mentorship roles) in a high-acuity or complex care setting is strongly preferred.

Working Environment

• Working Conditions: Inside

• Working Position: Sitting, Standing, and Walking

• Physical Demands: Medium

• Physical Requirements: Lifting/Carrying, Pushing/Pulling, Climbing, Balancing, Stooping/Kneeling/Bending, Crawling, and Repetitive Movements

• Lifting or carrying between 25 - 34 lbs.

• Sensory/Communicative activities essential to the performance of this position: Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, and Speaking

• This position will be exposed to Inside Environment and Loud Noise