Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - General Pediatrics

Brief Overview

CHOP is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work as a hospital provider on our General Pediatric unit at our King of Prussia Hospital.

What You Will Do

• Affirms the need for urgent and emergent conditions through relevant data evaluation.
• Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems as outlined in the Scope of Practice Document.
• Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation based on the patient's response to therapy.
• Facilitates patient transitions between and within health care settings.
• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team.
• Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education.
• Maintains required competencies, identifies learning needs, and seeks appropriate educational offerings.
• Supports the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
• Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
• Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Education Qualifications

Master's Degree Nursing Required or Bachelor's Degree Physician Assistant - Required

Skills And Abilities

• Works in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
• Uses computer and electronic medical records effectively.

Licenses and Certifications

• Prescriptive Authority - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required within 3 months of hire
• Specialty Certification - in area of education/subspecialty. Required certification must match scope of practice for that practice area. Required upon hire
• Registered Nurse - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire OR Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire
• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants – Required upon hire
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire

Salary Range

$117,900.00 - $156,300.00 Annually