Vanderbilt Health-posted about 1 month ago
Full-time
Nashville, TN
5,001-10,000 employees
Hospitals

The Vanderbilt CARE Team is a Multidisciplinary Team at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt that consultations for patients that have injuries or medical presentations that may be the result of child maltreatment. The Team is available 24/7 for consultations from hospital-based physicians, child protection services, law enforcement, and primary care providers in the Middle TN and Southeastern KY. In addition, we provide education to physicians, residents, fellows, and students. We also provide education to several community agencies including CPS and law enforcement. The Nurse Practitioner will report directly to and work under the supervision of the Medical Director. This position requires Acute Care Certification. The NP will be responsible for independent pediatric medical examinations and consultations on the inpatient service, outpatient clinic, and emergency department in collaboration with the attending physician for the CARE Team Service.

  • Provide forensic medical examinations/consultations and generate consultation reports for inpatient and outpatient consults.
  • Provide follow-up on hospitalized cases and monitor post-discharge follow-up. Must be available for 24-hour on-call rotation one weekend a month. Evening and weekend call may also be requested occasionally during periods when MD is unavailable due to court or vacation.
  • Respond to phone/email consultations with CPS and law enforcement.
  • Participate in Multidisciplinary Team meetings with CPS and law enforcement.
  • Attend Departmental meetings including Division meetings
  • May participate in training for APRN students
  • Participate in training and education for our community partners.
  • Provide expert testimony via depositions or court testimony per subpoena; participate in pre-filing and pretrial conferences as needed.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Medical Director.
  • Acute Care Certification
  • LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
  • Relevant Work Experience
  • Less than 1 year experience
  • Master's
  • Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options
  • Dental and /or vision plan
  • 403 (b) retirement plan
  • Paid Time off (flex PTO)
  • Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)
  • Short-Long term disability
  • Subsidized backup childcare
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