Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant – Pediatric Surgery 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. Primary responsibilities:

• Rounding on inpatients. List of inpatients is usually between 40-60 patients divided among the team of 6 APPs and 1-2 surgical resident
• Discharging patients
• ER, NICU, PICU, and floor consults
• Minor procedures including but not limited to; gastrostomy tube changes, chest tube removal, peritoneal drain removals, wound care, cecostomy tube changes
• Outpatient clinic- post-op follow-ups and same day urgent appointments. On average 5-10 patients both in person and phone follow-ups
• Option as your time/interest allows to assist in operating room

Pediatric Surgery/Trauma Call responsibilities/requirements:

• Call is rotated among eligible staff and average number of call shifts is 4 per month
• Ability to return to hospital and answer calls from nursing staff and families from 6am-6am the day of call shift
• Assist on call attending with after hour consults
• Return to hospital as needed by the attending you are on call with
• Return for level one traumas
• Must live or stay within 30 minutes of hospital when on call
• After training will be available to cover weekend call shifts, on average one weekend every 2 months

Position Details

About Us:

Valley Children’s pediatric surgeons specialize in the repair of congenital and acquired conditions in infants, children and adolescents. Each year our team performs about 3,000 pediatric surgeries and more than 200 types of surgical procedures, ranging from routine to rare and complex. Our dedicated and experienced pediatric surgery team works closely with our other pediatric specialists, pediatric anesthesiologists, advanced medical providers and certified medical assistants. In addition, a host of other specialists – including dietitians, child life specialists, occupational and physical therapists – support each child for the best outcome. Valley Children’s is a Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, as designated by the Central California Emergency Medical Services (CCEMS) Agency. It is the only pediatric trauma center in Central California. Critically injured children can be transported directly to Valley Children’s Hospital, ensuring they receive the expert pediatric care they deserve as quickly as possible.

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.

EXPERIENCE:

NURSE PRACTITIONER

• 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, surgery and/or clinic setting a plus
• Bilingual skills desirable

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

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

EDUCATION/LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:

NURSE PRACTITIONER

• 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 6 months of hire or transfer into position
• Basic Life Support (BLS) within 30 days of hire or transfer into position

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

• 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 area 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.