Pediatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric ENT (Inpatient)

About the role

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a key member of the multidisciplinary healthcare team, collaborating closely with physicians and other care providers to manage a distinct patient population in the inpatient acute care setting. Working with hospitalized patients, the APP provides specialized care and supports the delivery of high-quality, evidence-based medical services.

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patients’ overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Facilitates the patient’s transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

Requirements

Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care CPNP-AC or Physician Assistant PAPrior APP Experience Strongly Preferred

Qualifications

• Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced)
• Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced)
• Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced)
• Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced)
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced)
• Professionalism (Advanced)

Skills

Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced)
Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced)
Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced)
Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced)
Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced)
Professionalism (Advanced)

Benefits

Please see our current employee benefits offered:

• Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
• Dental and /or vision plan
• 403 (b) retirement plan
• Paid Time off (flex PTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
• Short-Long term disability
• Subsidized backup childcare
• And many more...

Pay

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.