Advanced Practice Provider-Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Williamson Medical Center)
About The Position
The Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accepting applications for a full-time acute care Advanced Practice Provider. Pediatric Emergency Medicine is an exciting specialty that offers exposure to a wide variety of patient pathology in a fast paced setting. Pediatric Emergency Medicine practitioners need to be prepared to care for medical and surgical patients of variable severity. Practitioners will be expected to obtain a history and perform a physical exam on pediatric patients from newborn to adolescence. Under the supervision of attending physicians, they will exercise critical thinking and develop differentials diagnosis, management plans and deposition for pediatric patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department. Communication with families, consultants, community providers and emergency medicine staff will be expected. The practitioner will also participate in common procedures in pediatric emergency medicine such as suturing, abscess drainage, and splinting of extremity injuries. The clinical expectation is fourteen 10 hour shifts which include weekends. Practitioners have the opportunity to participate in weekly fellow conferences as well as journal clubs, procedure workshops and simulation scenarios provided by the division.
Requirements
- LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
- LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee
- LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee
- Relevant Work Experience
- Master's
Nice To Haves
- Less than 1 year experience
Responsibilities
- Obtain a history and perform a physical exam on pediatric patients from newborn to adolescence.
- Exercise critical thinking and develop differentials diagnosis, management plans and deposition for pediatric patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department.
- Communicate with families, consultants, community providers and emergency medicine staff.
- Participate in common procedures in pediatric emergency medicine such as suturing, abscess drainage, and splinting of extremity injuries.
Benefits
- Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
- Dental and /or vision plan
- 403 (b) retirement plan
- Paid Time off (flex PTO)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- adoption assistance (maximums applied)
- Short-Long term disability
- Subsidized backup childcare
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
