Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant, Interventional Radiology

• Full-time
• Employee Referral Amount: 1500
• Employee Group: ES - Exempt-Holiday Premium
• Fixed Term Employment Duration: 8 Months
• Job Family: LP Advanced Practice
• Department: MG Radiology
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes
• Scheduled Weekly
  
  Hours:
  
  40
• Work Shift:
  
  Day - 12 Hour

At Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, we know world‑renowned care begins with world‑class caring. That's why we combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family‑centered care. It's why we provide our caregivers with continuing education and state‑of‑the‑art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. And it's why we need caring, committed people on our team – like you.

Join us on our mission to heal humanity, one child and family at a time.

Job : P

This is a Fixed Term position

Description of Daily Duties

The Interventional Radiology (IR) NP/PA position is part of a collaborative team model of care consisting of IR physicians, advanced practice providers (APPs), registered nurses, and residents/fellow who provide care for patients with a wide range of pediatric diagnoses. We are looking for a highly motivated and self‑directed practitioner with excellent communication skills, clear judgment, and attention to detail. This is a highly demanding role requiring the utmost in clinical and professional preparation.

Applicants must be a very effective communicator with a strong work ethic and a high regard for professionalism. Previous APP experience in critical care, procedure‑based roles, or interventional radiology is preferred.

Pediatric IR patients range from premature infants to young adults. APPs are primarily responsible for inpatient management and consultations and performing procedures according to standardized guidelines. The APP team also assists primary inpatient teams with line and drain management post procedures. The APP team works with interventionalists in a weekly outpatient clinic to provide post‑procedure follow‑up and evaluate new cases. Learning opportunities include weekly education conferences, monthly APP Grand Rounds, and radiology and case conferences.

JOB SUMMARY

This paragraph summarizes the general nature, level and purpose of the job.

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) positions are part of a collaborative team consisting of Attending Physicians, Fellows, and a team of advanced practice providers both NPs and PAs. The APP team is highly respected, we are seen as the go‑to team for the attendings. We actively participate in the education of fellows and visiting residents. Responsibilities for this role include: receiving sign‑out from overnight team.

Pre‑rounding on assigned patients, developing a plan of care for the day for that patient, presenting patients on rounds, writing a daily note, you will be responsible for implementing the plan agreed upon on during rounds and responding to any issues raised by the nurses during the course of the day. The advanced practice provider is credentialed to perform the following procedures: intubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, PD drain placement, chest tube removal, pacing wire removal.

Nurse Practitioner (NP): The Nurse Practitioner functions under the general Nurse Practitioner Standardized Process Protocol approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC). The Nurse Practitioner provides routine care and management of the patient with acute and chronic complaints, in collaboration with the supervising physician and through implementation of standardized procedures. Specific functions pertaining to the Service, Clinic or Department are established by the Nurse Practitioner and the supervising physician(s), and approved by the appropriate medical and nursing administrators, the IDPC, and the Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC) Medical Executive Board and Board of Directors.

Physician Assistant (PA): The Physician Assistant functions under the general Physician Assistant Role Description approved by the Interdisciplinary Practice Committee (IDPC). Specific functions pertaining to the Service, Clinic or Department are established by…