Advanced Practiced Provider - Solid Organ Transplant

Seattle Children's•Seattle, WA

1d•$137,321 - $201,962•Hybrid

About The Position

Seattle Children’s is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our premier Transplant Center team. This is a dynamic, high-impact role managing pediatric solid organ transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors across the care continuum—including pre-transplant evaluation, waitlist management, acute inpatient care, perioperative stabilization, and long-term outpatient follow-up.

Requirements

Master's degree in nursing with a concentration in a pediatric or family nurse practitioner program OR graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program.
One year work experience in a pediatric or family focused clinical area.
Active, unencumbered registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licensure in the State of Washington (for Nurse Practitioners).
Current national certification as a pediatric or family nurse practitioner (for Nurse Practitioners).
Active, unencumbered physician assistant licensure in the State of Washington (for Physician Assistants).
Initial certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (for Physician Assistants).
Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Professionals is required at time of hire and to be maintained continuously throughout employment. American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will also be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Professionals.

Nice To Haves

Two years experience in advanced practice provider role
Two years experience in pediatric health care

Responsibilities

Provide expert, family-centered medical and surgical management for pediatric patients undergoing Kidney and Liver Transplants, spanning from infancy through young adulthood.
Conduct thorough pre-transplant evaluations, participate in multidisciplinary candidate selection committees, and oversee waitlisted patients across our 6-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Hawaii).
Design, titrate, and monitor complex anti-rejection regimens (including steroid-minimization protocols and novel immunosuppression strategies) while proactively managing post-transplant infectious disease risks, organ rejection episodes, and secondary complications.
Partner with surgical and medical teams in our high-volume Living Donor Kidney and Liver Transplant Programs, utilizing advanced surgical techniques that expand access and shorten wait times for pediatric recipients.
Manage acute post-transplant and waitlist clinical triage, evaluating urgent concerns (e.g., graft dysfunction, fever/infection, medication toxicity, or acute rejection) to determine necessary protocol adjustments, outpatient evaluations, or immediate hospital admission.
Collaborate seamlessly with pediatric transplant surgeons, subspeciality physicians (hepatologists, nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists), transplant nurse coordinators, social workers, dietitians, and pharmacology specialists. Facilitate long-term care transitions for adolescent and young adult transplant recipients.