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Carolinas MGMA

Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Hospital Medicine - $15,000 S

Carolinas MGMA, Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37247

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Overview

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt\'s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. Organization:

In-Patient Nrs Practnrs 40 Job Summary

Works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. Provides direct medical care to patients requiring hospitalization. Has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. Demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. Has an advanced knowledge of nursing theory and application. Evaluates the patient to be admitted, summarizes the clinical findings in a history and physical, places appropriate orders for inpatient or observation care and collaborates with the admitting physician for the plan of care. Using a patient centered approach to facilitate patient throughput, the NP positively impacts length of stay and contributes to efforts to increase efficiency in care delivery and discharge planning. Position Hours

Day/Night Shift Rotating Holidays, Weekends and Evenings Requirement Department Summary

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine advanced practice provider (APP) works in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team. The APP provides healthcare in the inpatient health care setting with the pediatric hospitalist program, providing acute and chronic care medical management, this includes care for the pediatric behavioral health patient population. Additionally, responsibilities include coordination of inpatient care, discharge planning and outpatient follow-up as needed. The APP has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The APP demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation. Service hours are seven days a week, 12 hour shifts, including nights and weekends. Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care CPNP-AC Physician Assistant PA Prior APP Experience Strongly Preferred $15,000 Sign On Bonus for Candidates with 1 or More Years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Experience * The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions. Relocation available for candidates over 100+ miles from Nashville, TN Key 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. Presents 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. Technical Capabilities

Professionalism (Advanced) Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Advanced) Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Advanced) Patient and Family Centered Care (Advanced) Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Advanced) Health Systems and Policy Management (Advanced) Our Nursing Philosophy

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center\'s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being. As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered: 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 And many more...

Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program! Achieve the Remarkable: Learn more about VUMC Nursing (link unavailable in this sanitized format). Position Qualifications

Responsibilities: Certifications: LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: Less than 1 year Education: Master\'s EEO statement: Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

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