Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
1 month ago
Department: PCMG-MAIN | Neurosurgery
Location: Phoenix
Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm
Category: Advanced Practice Clinicians
Posting #: 872326
Employee Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
Posting Note: Phoenix Children's Division of Neurosurgery is seeking certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants to join our growing program. Neuroscience experience is preferred but all applicants will be reviewed.
The Division of Neurosurgery at Phoenix Children's is growing to support the needs of the Southwest and beyond. We are the largest pediatric neurosurgery program in the state of Arizona. We offer comprehensive and compassionate care and support for children and their families with known or suspected neurosurgical conditions. Our services include outpatient, inpatient and surgical care for the pediatric patient to include diagnostic and laboratory testing, imaging, and procedures. Our program serves as the main neurosurgery referral for a population of 7 million residents, of whom 1.5 million are in the pediatric age range.
This Advance Practice Provider (APP) role in Neurosurgery will have responsibility for the evaluation and team-based care of pediatric neurosurgery patients to include but not be limited to outpatient evaluations, inpatient consultations, and daily care as well as surgical first assisting. This role also has on call responsibilities on nights, weekends, and holidays (estimate 4 days/nights of call / month). Inpatient duties include, but are not limited to, rounding on all inpatients, attending to the needs of daily care, daily EHR documentation, communication with consultants, answering questions from collaborating teams, bedside RNs, rehabilitation providers, pharmacy, coordinating operative care, patient discharge, facilitating appropriate follow up for patients, and coverage during the day, as well as on call responsibilities. Further the APP will be a surgical first assistant in the neurosurgery cases. Outpatient responsibilities include independent assessment and care of a variety of conditions as well as participation in multidisciplinary clinics and satellite clinics.
Some multi-specialty care teams we are a part of include Spina Bifida, Skeletal Dysplasia, Complex Spine, Movement Disorder, Neuro-Oncology, Epilepsy, Concussion, Neuromuscular, Neurovascular and Cranial Facial.
Our clinical staff includes 5 physicians, 4 APPs, 1 RN, and 2 medical assistants. The clinical activities for the Division include approximately 6,000 ambulatory visits, inpatient consultations, and inpatient subsequent visits in addition to 1,000 surgical cases annually.
The Neurosurgery Division covers seven satellite clinics (Scottsdale, East Valley (East Mesa), Mercy Gilbert, Arrowhead, Avondale, Flagstaff and Tucson), in addition to the outpatient and inpatient neurosurgery services on Main campus at Phoenix Children's. In 2024 - 2025, we will expand our clinical team by 3 additional APPs and 1 - 2 additional surgeons. We truly work as a team and have daily virtual rounding as well as clinical conferences. In this way we aim to meet the growing needs of the growing pediatric patient population needs.
Phoenix Children's main campus, located in the heart of Phoenix, is a full-service, freestanding, tertiary medical center, offering 483 licensed beds, 72 of which are dedicated to intensive care and 49 of which are NICU. We are a rapidly growing healthcare system, soon expanding to 610 licensed beds, with an additional 60 NICU beds. Phoenix Children's is a teaching hospital, leading the way for the next generation of pediatric providers through residency programs and fellowships, and is actively involved in clinical research, dedicating $10 million annually to support research activities.
Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a CV to Chastity Jensen at cocano@phoenixchildrens.com.
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 hospital's inpatient and/or outpatient setting.
Position Duties
- Conducts 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.
- Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
- Formulates family centered plan of care. Performs daily documents as necessary. Collaborated and coordinated care with other team members.
- Collects data and analyzes when necessary.
- Performs any needed advanced procedures that are associated with their credentialing process DOP.
- Utilizes the most up to date and evidence based practice for plan of care and able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness or plan.
- Serves as an educational resource to patient/family/ nursing staff/ provider team and other health care teams as needed.
- Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competences, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participates in the professional development of others which may include Advanced Practice Provider students, Residents and Medical Students. Acts as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
- Demonstrates commitment to patient safety by bring up concerns in appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary. Demonstrates shared accountability of safe practice.
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values
Mission
To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families
Vision
Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
We realize this vision by:
- Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
- Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
- Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
- Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
- We place children and families at the center of all we do
- We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
- We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
- We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
- We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable
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