Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric General Surgery and Trauma Phoe

Position Details

• Department: PCM G-MAIN | Pediatric Surgery
• Location:
  
  Phoenix
• Shift: Days Vary, Nights, 6pm-6am
• Category:
  Advanced Practice Clinicians
• Posting #: 994210
• Employee Type:
  Full-Time

Posting

Note:

THIS POSITION IS FOR NIGHT COVERAGE that will be 3-13 hour Night Shifts a week.

The Pediatric Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) team provides primarily inpatient support for pre and post op general surgery patients. The APP team works closely with our pediatric surgery fellows and surgical residents on their pediatric rotation.

This position will provide overnight coverage for the pediatric general surgery and trauma teams. The APP will be expected to follow through on plans made for patients during the day, enter orders, be the primary contact for nursing and family questions, assist with writing notes as needed, facilitate discharges, see consults and direct admissions, attend traumas as needed and admit suspected non‑accidental trauma patients.

This is a growing and evolving team and job responsibilities/hours of coverage will change with growth of the APP team and is dependent on fluctuating resident coverage.

The ideal candidate will be an acute care trained provider with an emphasis on pediatrics or experience working with inpatient pediatric population. Prior inpatient pediatric experience is required to be successful in this role. We are looking for someone who is detail oriented, flexible, has good communication and interpersonal skills and is interested in working with our growing and ever‑changing Pediatric Surgery APP team.

This position requires a PNP-AC or PA-C. This position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in the hospital’s inpatient and/or outpatient setting.

• Conduct comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions; utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients.
• Order and prescribe pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and perform other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Formulate family-centered plan of care; perform daily documentation as necessary; collaborate and coordinate care with other team members.
• Collect data and analyze when necessary.
• Perform any needed advanced procedures that are associated with credentialing process DOP.
• Utilize most up-to-date and evidence-based practice for plan of care and be able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness.
• Serve as an educational resource to patient/family/nursing staff/provider team and other health‑care teams as needed.
• Participate in own professional development by maintaining required competences, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participate in the professional development of others; may act as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
• Demonstrate commitment to patient safety by bringing up concerns in an appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary, demonstrating shared accountability of safe practice.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

• PNP-AC or PA-C credential required.
• Acute care training with emphasis on pediatrics or experience working with inpatient pediatric population.
• Prior inpatient pediatric experience.
• Detail oriented, flexible, strong communication and interpersonal skills.