Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana seeks to recruit a BC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner to join an established pediatric endocrinology practice. Our current endocrinology team consists of 1 board-certified pediatric endocrinologist, 2 certified diabetes educators, a pediatric dietitian, a pediatric social worker, and 2 pediatric endocrine nurses. Heavily supported by pediatric intensivists, pediatric hospitalists, and pediatric emergency department.
Position Requirements:
- BC Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
- Certified Diabetic Educator
- Experience in endocrinology
- Monday-Friday, 8-5 pm
- A comprehensive compensation package will be offered and may include:
- Base salary plus quality incentive
- Relocation
- Health, Life and Retirement Benefits
About Community Health Systems - Lutheran Children's Hospital
Lutheran Children’s Hospital (LCH) is the first comprehensive children’s hospital in Fort Wayne. Since opening in 1999, LCH has created a dedicated “children’s hospital within a hospital” concept with recent facility investment of $10M. LCH is a tertiary care facility, with neonatal, maternal/fetal and pediatric transport programs that include Lutheran Air and dedicated LCH Mobile Intensive Care Units, as well as a verified Level II Pediatric Trauma Center. While our city’s population is right around 360K, the pediatric reach is upwards of 1M.
The Lutheran Children’s Hospital/Lutheran Health Network facilities include:
- 24-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), plus 33 NICU beds at Dupont
- 8-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), plus 3 intermediate beds at Dupont Hospital
- 31-bed General Pediatrics Unit, plus 10 beds at Dupont
- 20-bed Obstetrics Unit, plus 48 beds at Dupont
- 7-bed Pediatric Emergency Department
- 27 areas of pediatric specialty
About Fort Wayne, Indiana:
- Rated #1 city in Indiana to raise your kids
- Second largest city in Indiana with a population of 360,000+
- Named All-American City Award and a City of Livability
- Always ranked in the top 10 Lowest Cost of Living cities in the country
- 10-minute drive to work – no traffic!
- Over 25 miles of connected trails for walking, running, hiking and biking
- Excellent public, private, and parochial schools, as well as colleges and universities
- Active academic community, including Indiana University School of Medicine and The Fort Wayne Medical Education Program, a family practice residency program
- 87 public parks, 25 golf courses and 300 lakes within 50 miles of Fort Wayne
- Family activities: the award-winning Children’s Zoo and Science Central
- Art and cultural: Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, and the Botanical Conservatory
- Rated #1 city in the country for minor league sports (baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and NCAA Division I college sports)
- Close to Indianapolis (two hours), Chicago, Cincinnati, and Detroit (three-hours)
- www.visitfortwayne.com
- www.cityoffortwayne.org
- www.fwchamber.org