Advanced Practice Provider-Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Williamson Medical Center)

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. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. 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 Peds Emergency Medicine Job Summary The Pediatric Emergency Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accepting applications for a full-time acute care Advanced Practice Provider. Department Summary Pediatric Emergency Medicine is an exciting specialty that offers exposure to a wide variety of patient pathology in a fast paced setting. Pediatric Emergency Medicine practitioners need to be prepared to care for medical and surgical patients of variable severity. Practitioners will be expected to obtain a history and perform a physical exam on pediatric patients from newborn to adolescence. Under the supervision of attending physicians, they will exercise critical thinking and develop differentials diagnosis, management plans and deposition for pediatric patients presenting to the pediatric emergency department. Communication with families, consultants, community providers and emergency medicine staff will be expected. The practitioner will also participate in common procedures in pediatric emergency medicine such as suturing, abscess drainage, and splinting of extremity injuries. The clinical expectation is fourteen 10 hour shifts which include weekends. Practitioners have the opportunity to participate in weekly fellow conferences as well as journal clubs, procedure workshops and simulation scenarios provided by the division. Position Shift & Location Williamson Medical Center 10 hour shifts - 12pm-10pm (weekends and holidays included) Benefits 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 Position Qualifications Certifications: LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee, LIC-Physician's Assistant Certified - Tennessee, LIC-Registered Nurse - Tennessee Relevant Work Experience Experience Level: Less than 1 year Education: Master's 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Vanderbilt University Medical Center