Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Ear Nose & Throat Clinic

This position is open to a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant. The Advanced Practitioner is accountable for a “defined” patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with Valley Children’s Hospital policies. Some positions will be responsible for being on call according to a predetermined schedule or as needed, pursuant to hospital needs. Upon acceptance of an offer of employment and prior to providing patient care, candidate must submit Scope of Practice and all information for credentialing, to the Medical Staff office, Hospital Interdisciplinary Professional Practice Council.

Position Details

About Us:

The Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat) Practice at Valley Children’s provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for children from neonates through to 21 years of age. As the only dedicated pediatric head and neck surgery group in Central California, we provide management of all disease processes involving the head, neck and aerodigestive tract. Our team of board-certified, pediatric fellowship-trained head and neck surgeons performs about 4,900 operations a year and participates in lecturing, publishing and teaching. Most surgeries are outpatient, or day-surgery cases, reducing stress on the child and family. Beyond physicians, our team includes highly skilled pediatric nurses and psychosocial support staff, including social workers, interpreters, child life specialists and more to help patients and families.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.

NURSE PRACTITIONER REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 1 year of related experience
• Minimum 5 years increasingly responsible experience which demonstrates professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessments, different diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems preferred
• Experience in pediatrics, Ear Nose & Throat and/or clinic setting a plus
• Bilingual skills desirable

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of a Nurse Practitioner program and Master’s degree in nursing required
• Active California Registered Nurse licensure (RN)
• Active California Nurse Practitioner license (NP) – Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols and furnishing privileges
• Nurse Practitioner National Certification (NP-C) within months of hire or transfer into position
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT REQUIREMENTS

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 1 year of related experience
• Experience in pediatrics, Ear Nose & Throat and/or clinic setting a plus
• Bilingual skills desirable

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

• Graduate of a Physician Assistant program
• Associates degree required, bachelor’s or master’s degree in related field preferred
• Active California Physician Assistant license (PA) required – Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols and furnishing privileges
• National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) required
• Other certifications in applicable Aarea of specialty preferred
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position

Have Questions?

Call Recruitment Services at 559-353-7071 or email us at [email protected]

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.