Advanced Practice Provider (Physician Assistant) - Transplant Surgery

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Relocation available for eligible candidates

Benefits from Day One

Free Onsite Covered Parking

Onsite Childcare Center

24/7 access to onsite Fitness Center

Employee Wellness Center (on-site primary care clinic and pharmacy)

Clinical Ladder Program

Tuition Assistance Program

The Division of Transplant Surgery, within the Department of Surgery, is seeking a Physician Assistant to join our abdominal transplant team, a group of professionals who are committed to providing excellent care in a supportive environment. The candidate accepting this position will contribute to an active clinical and surgical practice in an education setting including medical students, surgery fellows, and residents.

A minimum of 1 year experience in pediatrics is required, experience in the operating room is preferred. If desired, a research interest will be fostered by the division and in conjunction with the new, state-of-the-art Childrens Mercy Research Institute.

About the Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center

The Brendan Tripp Elam Transplant Center at Childrens Mercy Kansas City was established in 2014.The CMS approved pediatric Heart, Liver and Kidney Transplant programs come together with the goal of obtaining national recognition in solid organ transplant, with a reputation that fosters and advances the scientific and industry knowledge base of organ transplantation. The collaborative team approach to care has achieved some of the best transplant outcomes in the nation.

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Physician Assistants II (PA-II) provide proficient, comprehensive health care services to a defined patient population; obtaining the health history; performing a physical examination, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures; formulating and implementing a plan of care; and participating in patient and family education. Each PA II demonstrates commitment to professional leadership and provides leadership for quality & outcomes improvement activities, clinical research or evidence based practice, and organizational development.

At Childrens Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Additionally, its important to us that we remain transparent with all potential job candidates. Because we value the safety of the patients and families we serve, as well as the Childrens Mercy staff, we want to let you know that the seasonal influenza vaccine is a condition of employment for all employees in our organization. New employees must be willing to be vaccinated if found non-immune to measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) and chicken pox (varicella) and/or without evidence of tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccination since 2005.

If you are selected for this position, you will be asked to supply your immunization records as proof of vaccination. If you and have any concerns about receiving these vaccines, medical and/or religious…