About the position
Join UT Southwestern on our mission to educate, discover, and heal. With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, we are committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. Our Office of Advanced Practice Providers (OAPP) supports more than 1,000 advanced practice providers (APPs.) Working in collaboration with UT Southwestern pediatric faculty across Children's Health and UT Southwestern hospitals and ambulatory clinics, our APPs are part of a multidisciplinary team providing the highest-quality patient care. Recognized as the top pediatric hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth by U.S. News & World Report, Children's Health has earned national rankings in all eleven specialty areas including cardiology, nephrology, and pulmonary medicine as well as best children's hospital in North Texas. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern pediatric APP team where you'll discover teamwork, professionalism, and consistent opportunities for growth. The Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) will be working in an inpatient Pulmonary Unit at Children's Health, Dallas caring for both the chronic and acute multidisciplinary needs of the pediatric pulmonary population. The Advanced Practice Provider will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, education, consultation, and care coordination as a first line provider to the patients and their families.
Responsibilities
- Conducts and documents comprehensive initial and ongoing physical examinations based on age and diagnosis, including psychological status.
- Synthesizes data and utilizes evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate the patient plan of care, including ordering and interpreting laboratory, radiology, and other diagnostic studies/results.
- Demonstrates proficiency in technical/procedural skills, as appropriate based on specialty and training.
- Provides relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients, families and caregivers related to current care and preventive health measures.
- Facilitates/participates in quality related initiatives through planned group processes, workshops, seminars, and staff meetings, to improve clinical and system practice performance.
- Collaborates in research projects and protocols; and routinely applies evidence based best practices to patient care.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Master's degree or higher in nursing, documentation of completion of accredited Advanced Practice Education Program.
- Graduate of a Master's degree or higher Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) accredited Physician Assistant program.
- Licensure as a Pediatric Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (CPNP-AC) by Texas State Board of Nursing.
- Authorization for prescriptive authority by the Texas Board of Nursing.
- Certification by the National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) certification required.
- Licensed by the Texas Physician Assistant Board (PA-C).
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certified by the American Heart Association or Red Cross based on the UT Southwestern policy for Advanced Practice Providers.
Nice-to-haves
- Previous pediatric Pulmonary, PICU, and/or Respiratory experience preferred.
- Experience with tracheostomy care, airway clearance devices, and ventilator management preferred.
Benefits
- PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
- 100% coverage for preventative healthcare - no copay
- Paid Time Off, available day one
- Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
- Paid Parental Leave Benefit
- Wellness programs
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
