Advance Practice Provider, Arnold Palmer Hospital Pediatrics Surgery - Downtown Orlando

Orlando Health • Orlando, FL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join their Pediatric Surgery team. This full-time position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively with pediatric surgeons, residents, and other healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, family-centered surgical care. The role encompasses inpatient management, trauma and burn care, perioperative coordination, outpatient clinic support, and administrative duties. The hospital, located on the downtown Orlando Health campus, has a long-standing reputation for compassionate care and has received numerous accolades for its excellence in pediatric specialties, nursing care, and trauma services. Orlando Health is committed to supporting its team members with comprehensive benefits, including free education programs and well-being services, starting from day one.

Requirements

• Graduate of accredited physician assistant program or has obtained an MSN or APRN degree from an accredited nursing school.
• Current Florida licensure as APRN or PA-C.
• Board certification via PNCB or NCCPA.
• Maintain active BLS, PALS, ABLS, and ATLS (if possible).

Nice To Haves

• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification preferred.
• Primary Care Pediatric Nurse will be considered based on experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily rounds with surgeons and general surgery residents.
• Assist residents with patient care in Pediatric Critical Care, Step-Down, and Acute Care Floors.
• Coordinate perioperative care including social work involvement and consults.
• Communicate with nursing staff, other APPs, and attending physicians.
• Provide patient education and support.
• Manage wounds and perform surgical dressing changes.
• Oversee discharge planning and facilitate multidisciplinary rounds.
• Primary responsibility for NICU patients: Pre-rounding and rounding with surgeons; Perioperative care, order entry, and consent management; Documentation including consults and progress notes; Assist with bedside procedures including setup, consent, and specimen handling; Respond promptly to pages via PerfectServe.
• Assist surgeons in the trauma bay with procedures and supplies.
• Document history and physicals for trauma admissions.
• Facilitate orders, consultations, and patient needs.
• Communicate with families and perform tertiary trauma surveys.
• Lead outpatient burn clinic: patient education, debridement, dressing changes, documentation.
• Oversee inpatient burn care and sedated/OR debridement procedures.
• Communicate findings with surgeons and assist with surgical debridement and grafting.
• Coordinate outpatient follow-up, supplies, and patient education.
• Obtain preoperative consents and complete H&Ps.
• Assist PACU with perioperative issues and discharges as needed.
• Evaluate consults at Arnold Palmer and Winnie Palmer Hospitals.
• Order and interpret imaging and labs, determine disposition.
• Document consults and staff with on-call physicians.
• Schedule outpatient follow-up and prepare discharge paperwork.
• Facilitate OR scheduling and preoperative orders.
• Conduct APP clinic visits: post-operative, trauma rechecks, acute care.
• Assist surgeons with bedside procedures.
• Perform administrative tasks: paperwork, scheduling, front desk support.
• Triage phone calls and coordinate with community physicians and specialists.
• Run weekly laser hair removal clinic for pilonidal sinus disease.
• Potential to attend satellite and specialty clinics.
• Prepare minutes for monthly mortality and morbidity meetings.
• Maintain REDcaps patient tracking and documentation.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and guideline implementation.
• Collaborate with APPs and surgeons to enhance surgical care quality.
• Attend and contribute to educational conferences, unit-based quality initiatives and continuing education activities to improve patient care and promote evidence-based practice.
• Support the education of students, residents, advanced practice provider fellows, and new team members when applicable.
• Attend and participate in General Surgery department meetings and APH Children's Surgery Meetings as scheduled.
• The APP is encouraged to attend medical PIPS review and/or surgical PIPS review, Pediatric Grand Rounds, and APP fellowship committee meetings when able.

Benefits

• Career-growing FREE education programs
• Well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life
• Benefits begin on day one
• Flexibility wherever possible
• Additional compensation is available for APPs who provide coverage during trauma call times.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level