Physician Assistant Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or current certification as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Florida Licensure as a Physician Assistant required upon hire or Florida Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse required upon hire
• Acute or Primary Care Certification acceptable, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner preferred (PNP-PC or PNP-AC) if an Advanced Practice Nurse
• BLS required upon hire
• Federal DEA registration either active or required upon hire

Nice To Haves

• Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
• Experience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides care to pediatric patients as guided by education, clinical expertise and Scope of Practice Agreement, including ambulatory, inpatient (acute) care, surgical first assist and pre- and post-operative management
• Elicits comprehensive or focused/interval health history
• Performs complete or interim physical examinations as indicated by the nature of the encounter
• Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests, including laboratory, radiological or other tests within the PA/NP scope of practice
• Plans and performs interventions including medications, treatments and procedures, and modifies plans based on evaluation of patient response.
• Initiates, monitors, alters or orders medications related to conditions or illnesses being treated within applicable divisions
• Surgical first assist in the operating room
• Position may require travel between different clinical locations
• Position will include some evening and night shifts covering Wolfson ED
• Position will include 1-2 call shifts per month

Benefits

• Competitive base compensation
• health
• life
• dental
• vision
• Mortgage assistance
• relocation packages
• 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• No state income tax in Florida