Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - PCICU - Eligible

Job Summary

The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The NP provides healthcare in critical care settings, including surgical and medical ICUs, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. The NP has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and clinical practice, demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, and technical competence.

• Full Time
• Nights
• 3 shifts per week

The Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (PCICU) division cares for critically ill infants and children from birth through adolescence. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) serves children with primary medical conditions or following surgical procedures by Pediatric Surgery, Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, and other specialties.

$15,000 sign‑on bonus for candidates with 1 or more years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant experience. This bonus is not applicable to current or former VUMC staff or persons who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months and is only available for full‑time positions.

Relocation available for candidates more than 100 miles from Nashville, TN.

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system‑focused, or symptom‑specific physical examination, assessment, and plan of care.
• Collaborates to provide primary, acute, and complex care of patients and manages patient’s overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets, and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions, both pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic, to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence‑based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty‑specific consultation services upon request and within scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

• Professionalism:
  Demonstrates behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, and a responsible attitude toward patients and society.
• Interpersonal and Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Demonstrates skills that enable them to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other health care team members.
• Practice‑Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration:
  Uses scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate, and improve patient care practices.
• Patient and Family‑Centered Care:
  Provides compassionate, effective care, manages health/illness status, and incorporates cultural and spiritual preferences into care planning.
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice:
  Applies biomedical, clinical, and social science knowledge to patient care and education.
• Health Systems and Policy Management:
  Demonstrates proficiency in continuous professional development and influences advanced practice through professional engagement.

• Affordable high‑quality health plan options
• Dental and vision plan
• 403(b) retirement plan
• Paid time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short‑term and long‑term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner – Tennessee
• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care (CPNP‑AC)
• Physician Assistant (PA) – Preferred
• Prior APP experience preferred
• New graduate CPNP‑AC with pediatric RN experience or new graduate PA with EMT experience or pediatric clinical rotation experience preferred

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.