Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant - General Pediatrics

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•King of Prussia, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to work as a hospital provider on their General Pediatric unit at the King of Prussia Hospital. This role involves being a front-line provider for patients with medical needs, performing assessments, creating plans of care, ordering medication and diagnostic studies, interpreting results, and updating patients and families. The successful candidate will be the point person for all consults and an interdisciplinary team member for patients. In collaboration with an attending physician, the Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will be responsible for the direct care and follow-up of a patient population matching their delineation of privileges and skill set. The role encompasses clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education, and research, and includes off-shift responsibility with a rotation schedule that may include days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. CHOP is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children, founded in 1855, and is recognized for its breakthroughs, innovations, and high-quality, family-centered care, earning a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals. The organization is committed to a diverse workforce and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories.

Requirements

At least 1 year of experience practicing as a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner
Master's Degree Nursing Required or Bachelor's Degree Physician Assistant
Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.
Refer to Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist for specific requirements of role.
Computer Competency: Basic use of a computer (mouse, keyboard, printer, USB ports).
Basic use of Microsoft Office (Word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and Skype).
Web browsing, intranet search, document access.
Use of shared network file space.
Basic use of patient facing technology. (e.g. IV pumps, point of care devices, CR monitors).
Navigation and use of clinical communication systems.
Information Literacy: Determines the nature and extent of clinical information needed and uses the appropriate technology to access it.
Accesses needed information effectively and efficiently.
Evaluates information and its sources critically and appropriately incorporates it into clinical practice.
Evaluates outcomes of the use of information.
Information Management Literacy: Navigation of the electronic health record system.
Ability to locate and review specific patient data in various clinical information systems.
Effectively uses clinical decision support tools.
Understands policies and procedures, confidentiality, security, and privacy regulations regarding the use of clinical information systems.
Ability to collect clinical data using quality improvement tools.
Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire or Registered Nurse (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire or Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire
Prescriptive Authority (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - within 3 months or Prescriptive Authority (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - within 3 months
Specialty Certification - in area of education/subspecialty. Required certification must match scope of practice for that practice area. - upon hire
Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire or Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) (New Jersey) - New Jersey State Licensing Board - upon hire
Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) - National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants - upon hire
Annual influenza vaccine (for employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities)

Responsibilities

Assesses the complex acute, critical and chronically ill patient for urgent and emergent conditions.
Uses relevant data to evaluate for physiologic instability.
Utilizes the data to formulate a plan of care.
Performs therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems.
Analyzes the indications, contraindications, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy.
Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes.
Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness.
Facilitates the patient's transitions between and within health care settings.
Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team.
Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
Participates in scholarly activities including research and education.
Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings.
Participates in the professional development of others.
Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.
Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety.
Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.
Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.