Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Key Responsibilities

• Provide weekend inpatient coverage for pediatric patients with orthopedic and medically complex conditions.
• Conduct comprehensive, age-appropriate assessments, histories, and physical examinations.
• Manage inpatient care, including medical management, feeding advancement, pain management, discharge planning, and patient or caregiver phone calls.
• Develop and implement individualized care plans in collaboration with supervising physicians and the multidisciplinary care team.
• Perform preoperative and postoperative evaluations and provide ongoing inpatient management.
• Order and interpret laboratory studies, imaging, and other diagnostic tests as permitted by licensure, protocols, and hospital policies.
• Prescribe medications and therapeutic interventions within the APP’s scope of practice.
• Perform routine procedures.
• Participate in care coordination, multidisciplinary discussions, and patient care conferences.
• Educate patients, caregivers, and staff regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, and discharge or home-care needs.
• Document assessments, clinical decisions, interventions, and patient responses accurately and promptly in the electronic health record.
• Deliver safe, high-quality care while adhering to hospital policies, infection-control standards, regulatory requirements, and documentation expectations.
• Collaborate effectively with physicians, nurses, therapists, case managers, and other members of the pediatric specialty care team.
• Participate in quality-improvement, patient-safety, research, and educational activities as appropriate.
• Maintain required licensure, PALS certification, mandatory training, and professional credentials.
• Complete assigned administrative or other clinical responsibilities within the scope of practice and support organizational goals.

Required Qualifications

• If Physician Assistant: Master of Physician Assistant Studies (or equivalent degree) from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• If Nurse Practitioner: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program
• Current, unrestricted Physician Assistant license in the state of practice
• Certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• If Nurse Practitioner: Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in the state of practice
• Both Advanced practice experience managing pediatric, medically complex, or inpatient patients
• Must possess eligibility for active DEA
• Must possess Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (BLS for HCP).
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification may be required based on clinical assignment
• Credentialing and privileging by the medical staff in accordance with hospital bylaws

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with pediatric orthopedic, spinal, craniofacial, neuromuscular, burn, general surgery or rehabilitation patient populations preferred
• Strong pediatric assessment and clinical decision-making skills
• Familiarity with pediatric specialty protocols and post-surgical care
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with patients, families, and care teams
• Proficient in EHR systems and clinical documentation
• Demonstrated commitment to patient safety, family-centered care, and trauma-informed practice