Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - General Pediatrics

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) | Main Hospital

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the General Pediatrics team at our Main Hospital.

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Position Overview

As a hospital provider on the General Pediatric unit, you will serve as a front-line provider caring for patients with a variety of medical needs, including viral illnesses, asthma, and complex conditions.

Working in collaboration with an attending physician, you will assess patients, develop plans of care, order medications and diagnostic studies, interpret results, and provide updates to patients and families. You will also serve as a primary point of contact for consults and as an interdisciplinary team member for your patients.

The role includes clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education, and research.

Position highlights include:

• Full-time, 1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week
• Three 13-hour shifts per week
• Shifts include 7:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.–7:00 a.m.
• Rotational nights, weekends, and holidays
• Approximately 4–6 night shifts per month, subject to change
• Schedule provided approximately three months in advance
• General pediatric inpatient rounding
• Collaboration with attending physicians
• Main Hospital team includes 24 APPs
• Daytime patient ratio: approximately 1 APP to 6 patients
• Night patient ratio: approximately 1 APP to 12 patients

The position includes off-shift responsibilities based on the clinical needs of the practice environment.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant with:

• At least 1 year of APP clinical experience
• Inpatient or acute care experience
• Pediatric experience or background
• Intensive ICU or hospital medicine experience may also be considered
• FNP candidates may be considered with a pediatric background, intensive ICU or hospital medicine background, or pediatric rotation experience
• Ability to work a rotational schedule that includes nights, weekends, and holidays

What You Will Do

• Assess complex acute, critical, and chronically ill patients for urgent and emergent conditions, using relevant data to evaluate physiologic instability and formulate plans of care.
• Perform therapeutic interventions to stabilize acute and critical health problems in accordance with the Scope of Practice Document and credentialing/privileging requirements.
• Analyze indications, contraindications, risks of complications, and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.
• Manage plans of care through evaluation, modification, and documentation based on patient response to therapy.
• Manage changes in patient condition with a focus on optimizing outcomes.
• Incorporate health promotion, health protection, and injury prevention measures into plans of care within the context of complex acute, critical, and chronic illness.
• Facilitate patient transitions between and within healthcare settings.
• Serve as an educational resource to patients and families, nursing staff, and provider teams.
• Act as a consultant to multidisciplinary healthcare team members.
• Participate in scholarly activities, including research and education.
• Maintain required competencies, identify learning needs, and participate in appropriate educational opportunities.
• Support the professional development of others by serving as a preceptor and mentor to nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other healthcare providers.
• Demonstrate a commitment to patient safety by identifying safety concerns, adapting practices to enhance safety, utilizing system reporting mechanisms, and sharing accountability for safe practice.

Education Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following educational requirements:

• Nurse Practitioner: Master’s Degree in Nursing required
• Physician Assistant: Bachelor’s Degree in Physician Assistant studies required

Skills & Abilities

Candidates must demonstrate required proficiency in:

• Working within an interprofessional team environment while managing multiple responsibilities
• Effectively using computers and electronic medical records
• Meeting the specific requirements outlined in the Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist
• Basic computer functions, including mouse, keyboard, printer, and USB ports
• Microsoft Office, including word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, and Skype
• Web browsing, intranet searches, and document access
• Shared network file space
• Patient-facing technology, including IV pumps, point-of-care devices, and CR monitors
• Clinical communication systems

Information Literacy

• Determine the nature and extent of clinical information needed and use appropriate technology to access it
• Access needed information effectively and efficiently
• Critically evaluate information and its sources and appropriately incorporate findings into clinical practice
• Evaluate outcomes associated with the use of information

Information Management Literacy

• Navigate electronic health record systems
• Locate and review specific patient data across clinical information systems
• Effectively use clinical decision-support tools
• Understand policies and procedures related to confidentiality, security, and privacy when using clinical information systems
• Collect clinical data using quality-improvement tools

Licenses & Certifications

Applicable licensure and certification requirements include:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Prescriptive Authority – Pennsylvania State Licensing Board, required within 3 months of hire
• Specialty Certification in area of education/subspecialty, matching the scope of practice for the practice area, required upon hire
• Registered Nurse – Pennsylvania State Licensing Board, required upon hire
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) – Pennsylvania State Licensing Board, required upon hire

Physician Assistant:

• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) – Pennsylvania State Licensing Board, required upon hire
• Certified Physician Assistant (PA-C) – National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, required upon hire

Compensation

Salary Range: $117,900–$156,300 annually

Salary ranges are shown for full-time positions. For part-time positions, pay will be adjusted accordingly.

This position is eligible for an incentive program .

At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting.

About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or have patient-facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine.

CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, vendor decisions, or programs. CHOP recognizes the critical importance of a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and engages in ongoing efforts to achieve that through equally varied and non-discriminatory means.

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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation’s first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since its start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace of breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine.

Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Families facing complex conditions come from around the world to find the compassion, care and innovation which have repeatedly earned CHOP a spot on U.S. News & World Report ’s Honor Roll of the nation’s best children’s hospitals.

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