Advanced Practice Provider-Orthopedics-Nemours Children's Health, Jacksonville

Nemours in Jacksonville is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Ortho Team!

This position provides care for pediatric patients, including interviews patients, obtains and records health histories, completes physical and developmental assessments, diagnoses health problems, manages the health care of those patients for which he/she has been educated, provides health care teaching and counseling, initiates referrals and maintains health records in the inpatient and/or outpatient settings.

Essential Functions:


* 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


* Position will include some evening and night shifts covering Wolfson ED


* Position will include 1-2 call shifts per month

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


* Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred


* Experience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred


* Federal DEA registration either active or required upon hire