Kennedy Krieger Institute leads the way in translating scientific advances into new therapies and educational interventions, while providing an inspirational environment for training tomorrow’s leaders in the field. These successes benefit millions of children, adolescents, and adults around the world. Kennedy Krieger Institute offers more than 55 outpatient clinics, home and community programs, education, research, pediatric neurobehavioral and rehabilitation/feeding inpatient units and a day hospital.

This position is 40 hours per week working with patients within the International Center for Spinal Cord Injury (ICSCI)

Benefits You Will Receive

· $4,000 sign-on bonus

· $10,500/year tuition advancement/reimbursement for employees earning undergrad and graduate degrees (pro-rated for 16-39 hours/week)

· 50% college tuition grant for dependents of eligible employees budgeted 30-40 hours 

· Student loan repayment for employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week ($100 per month up to $10,500)

· Medical, Dental, Vision (active the month after you attend HR) most places make you wait 3-6 months)

· Enhanced Mental Health Benefits

· 401K Automatic 3% employer-funded “base contribution” with additional 1.5%-3% based on years of service

· Sick and Vacation accrual upon first day of work

· Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (Child Care Spending Account)

$1,200 for each eligible child through the age of 6; $600 for each child age 7-10

· Free secure and monitored parking

• · Completing health assessments and documenting
• · Triaging patient issues
• · Handling emergency situations
• · Answering/responding to calls
• · Writing prescriptions and orders
• · Completing forms for patients
• · Be open, understanding, patient, and kind to every person who enters the clinic, regardless of age, sex, race, gender, religion, medical conditions, etc.
• · Independent evaluation and management of children with spinal cord injury in outpatient clinic
• · Thursday clinics alternates between Maple Lawn and White Marsh
• · Independent evaluation for inpatients with SCI
• · Weekly inpatient rounding
• · Participate in inpatient steering meetings and discharge meetings

Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty required.

Completion of a nurse practitioner program approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing required.

License: Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse license from Maryland and certification as a nurse practitioner required by the State of Maryland.

Must possess board certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner from an approved organization by the Maryland State Board of Nursing, including the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Kennedy Krieger Institute offers excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401K with match, tuition reimbursement, free parking and child care subsidies! In addition, we offer rich professional development opportunities. Now offering a New Student Debt Relief Program!

Kennedy Krieger is an approved site for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment program! More info can be found here: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment#nclrp

EOE/M/F/D/V

We require full COVID vaccination or documentation of medical and/or religious exemption(s) approval for this job as we are a healthcare institution committed to putting health and safety first for our patients, students, employees, and the communities we serve.