Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - Inpatient Endocrine

Brief Overview

CHOP is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work as a hospital provider on their Endocrine unit. The role includes assessing patients, creating plans of care, managing conditions, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and engaging in professional development.

What You Will Do

• Affirms urgent and emergent conditions based on relevant data.
• Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems.
• Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation.
• 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.
• Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs, and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
• Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support 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

A Master's Degree in Nursing or a Bachelor's Degree in Physician Assistant is 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.
• Registered Nurse - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire OR Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire.
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board – Required upon hire.

Benefits

Salary Range: $117,900.00 - $156,300.00 Annually

This job is eligible for an incentive program. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting.

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