Advanced Practice Provider - Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Pediatrics

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Advanced Practice Provider - NP/PA Pediatric Orthopedics

Full Time

4 (10) hour shifts

no weekends

The Pediatric or Family Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant is a Board-Certified advanced practitioner who is trained to provide care, coordination, and management of the pediatric orthopedic patient. The NP/PA will join our pediatric orthopedic team of 11 Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons and 8 Nurse Practitioners in our growing Pediatric Orthopedic Department at Hospital for Special Surgery. The NP/PA will work in collaboration with the orthopedic surgeon to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients in the ambulatory setting. The NP/PA will practice both autonomously and in concert with other medical professionals to screen and optimize care for patients who are seeking both surgical and non-surgical orthopedic care. The NP/PA will collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to manage conditions ranging in complexity. The NP/PA will have prescriptive privileges for both medicinal and therapeutic age-related modalities. The NP/PA will also serve as a resource, mentor and educator for the pediatric patient, their family and other healthcare members. The NP/PA may also be expected to participate in departmental development or research activities conducted in collaboration with other pediatric health care team members.

Responsibilities:

• Work in collaborative model with the pediatric orthopedic surgeon and multidisciplinary team.
• Conduct comprehensive history, assessment, diagnosis, and treatments of the pediatric orthopedic patient
• Manage pre-operative and post-operative patient care and teaching
• Order and Interpret diagnostic studies and communicate to the patient, providing appropriate treatment and follow up education.
• Assist office staff with peer-to-peer requests from insurance companies, letters of medical necessity, FMLA paperwork, and required paperwork from patients outlining their medical recommendations.
• Clinical coverage of the primary pediatric orthopedic surgeon’s partners as schedule allows.
• Participation in practice development, research activities, and departmental projects to improve the holistic quality of care for the pediatric orthopedic patient
• Regular attendance in weekly academic multidisciplinary conference and participation in appropriate annual educational conferences.
  
  

** This position is based on our Upper East Side campus, but can require travel in the tri-state region up to two times a month.

Qualifications

Nurse Practitioner

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Current NY State License as a Registered Nurse, and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Family Nurse Practitioner
• Possess current certification by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) or the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• BLS/PALS via AHA

Physician Assistant

• Graduation from an accredited PA program 
• Current NY State License as a PA with NCCPA board certification
• BLS/PALS via AHA
• Infection Control Certificate
• Child Abuse Mandate Certificate

All candidates:

• Strong communication skills and work well in a team
  Experience
• Minimum of three years of clinical experience in pediatrics required
• Experience with clinical pediatric orthopedic care and/or pediatric orthopedic research is preferred, but not a prerequisite.