Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital • Nashville, TN

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About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center provides direct medical care to pediatric patients requiring hospitalization. This role involves collaboration with a multidisciplinary healthcare team, utilizing advanced medical knowledge and clinical judgment to manage patient care effectively. The NP or PA is responsible for evaluating patients, developing care plans, and ensuring timely and compliant documentation while contributing to the overall efficiency of care delivery.

Requirements

• Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care CPNP-AC
• Physician Assistant PA
• Prior APP Experience Preferred
• New Graduate CPNP-AC with Pediatric RN Experience or New Graduate PA with EMT Experience or Pediatric Clinical Rotation Experience Preferred

Responsibilities

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care;
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations;
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice;
• Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree