Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric General Surgery and Trauma

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric General Surgery and Trauma THIS POSITION IS FOR NIGHT COVERAGE that will be 3 - 13-hour Night Shifts a week. The Pediatric Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) team provides primarily inpatient support for pre and post op general surgery patients. The NP team works closely with our pediatric surgery fellows and surgical residents on their pediatric rotation. This position will provide overnight coverage for the pediatric general surgery and trauma teams. The NP will be expected to follow through on plans made for patients during the day, enter orders, be the primary contact for nursing and family questions, assist with writing notes as needed, facilitate discharges, see consults and direct admissions, attend traumas as needed and admit suspected non accidental trauma patients. This is a growing and evolving team and job responsibilities/hours of coverage will change with growth of the NP team and is dependent on fluctuating resident coverage. The ideal candidate will be an acute care trained provider with an emphasis on pediatrics or experience working with inpatient pediatric population. Prior inpatient pediatric experience is required to be successful in this role. We are looking for someone who is detail oriented, flexible, has good communication and interpersonal skills and interested in working with our growing and ever changing Pediatric Surgery NP team. This position requires a PA-C. Phoenix Children's #J-18808-Ljbffr