APP Pediatric Emergency

MultiCare Health System•Tacoma, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than a job title — you’re part of a collaborative team of physicians and advanced practice providers committed to patient-centered care. Here, your voice matters. You’ll have the support, resources and flexibility to practice at the top of your license, collaborate with experienced colleagues and make a meaningful impact. Build a long-term career in a system that grows with you, in a community that supports your life beyond work. FTE: .9, Shift: Varies, Schedule: Varies Position Summary MultiCare Health System is seeking an experienced nurse practitioner (ARNP) or physician assistant (PA) to join our Mary Bridge Emergency Department (ED) team: Our hospital serves as one of the two level 2 pediatric trauma centers in the State of Washington and is staffed by fellowship trained Pediatric Emergency Medicine attendings, APPs and dedicated pediatric nurses. (Resident physicians and APPs trainees also rotate through the MBH ED.) The APP candidate should be someone who works well in a fast paced, busy and somewhat unpredictable clinical environment and who can act independently as well as with a team. The APP will function as a physician dyad working collaboratively with our emergency team to evaluate and treat ill and injured children.

Requirements

2 years of experience as a licensed ARNP/PA in pediatric health care
Washington State Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant license
DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority
Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association
Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Responsibilities

Provide medical care to the full complement of pediatric patient ages 0 days to 21 years with diverse medical and traumatic chief complaints
Serve as a member of the team supervised by a PEM physician assessing, initiating care and providing treatment for all patients from low to complex, higher acuity patients including acting as a member of the ED trauma team
Perform procedures including but not limited to laceration repair, abscess incision & drainage, lumbar puncture, splint and/or cast application, airway management
Participate in department meetings, education and quality and performance improvement activities as needed