Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Anesthesia Screening Service

Texas Children's Medical Center•Houston, TX

16h

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant works in a pediatric setting to provide developmentally and age-appropriate care, including health maintenance for well children, episodic care for ill children, and comprehensive care for children with chronic conditions. The role works under a delineation of clinical privileges and collaboratively with the health care team. Under established guidelines and clinical protocols, the advanced practice provider assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in assessment, diagnosis, and initiation of treatment and procedures. Duties are performed in a manner appropriate to the developmental needs of the patients served. The provider also contributes to education, research, consultation, and evaluation of clinical practice. Nurse Practitioner duties include collecting and evaluating health assessment data; managing a patient caseload; obtaining and documenting histories and examinations; differentiating normal and abnormal findings; performing or recommending screenings; providing health maintenance and promotion; evaluating diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests; developing diagnoses and plans of care collaboratively; assessing responses to interventions; communicating and documenting care; consulting and referring as appropriate; educating patients, families, the community, and health professionals; maintaining professional knowledge; participating in committees and quality improvement; and demonstrating advanced nursing practice role behaviors. Physician Assistant duties include providing medical services within the PA’s education, training, scope of practice, and supervising physician’s delegation; obtaining and documenting patient histories; differentiating and documenting findings; prescribing or administering delegated medications; administering appropriate vaccines; ordering diagnostic tests; collaborating with the interdisciplinary team; and building respectful, empathetic, collaborative relationships with patients and families. Successful candidates must undergo respiratory fit testing in compliance with occupational health and safety standards.

Requirements

Nurse Practitioner: Master’s degree in nursing.
Nurse Practitioner: RN license from the Texas Board of Nursing or Nursing Licensure Compact.
Nurse Practitioner: FNP, NNP, PNP-BC, WHNP-BC, CPNP-AC, or AG-ACNP credential from the Texas Board of Nursing.
Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s degree.
Physician Assistant: PA-Cert-Physician Assistant certification by the Texas Medical Board.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric experience is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and evaluate health assessment data and manage a patient caseload.
Obtain and document comprehensive health, developmental, and family histories.
Assess patients through physical examinations and document findings.
Differentiate normal and abnormal findings.
Perform or recommend age-appropriate health screening procedures.
Provide health maintenance and promotion for children of all ages.
Perform and evaluate diagnostic procedures and laboratory tests.
Analyze multiple sources of data and formulate differential diagnoses in collaboration with physicians.
Follow delegation protocols to manage patient problems and formulate plans of care collaboratively.
Evaluate patient responses to interventions and modify plans of care as appropriate.
Present and document patient data, impressions, and plans of care accurately.
Communicate effectively and collaborate with patients, families, and health care professionals.
Request consultations and initiate referrals for specialized care as appropriate.
Educate patients, families, the community, and health care professionals.
Maintain relevant professional knowledge and skills through professional literature, staff development, and continuing education.
Participate in department and hospital committees and departmental quality improvement activities.
Provide medical services within the Physician Assistant’s education, training, scope of practice, and supervising physician delegation.
Prescribe or administer medications as delegated by the supervising physician.
Administer appropriate vaccines and order diagnostic tests consistent with differential diagnoses.
Undergo respiratory fit testing as required by occupational health and safety standards.