What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Radiology position at Phoenix Childrens Hospital?
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Radiology
Position Details
Department: PCMG-MAIN | Radiology Location: Phoenix Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 8am-5pm Category: Advanced Practice Clinicians Posting #: 870034 Employee Type: Full-TimePosition Summary
Posting Note: The Radiology Department at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) is recruiting for full-time pediatric Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology (IR) Advanced Practice Providers (PA or NP).
The Radiology Department is currently recruiting for a team of APPs that will integrate and collaborate with a large group of subspecialized diagnostic and interventional radiologists across several practice areas. Primary responsibilities of this team will include clinical service within diagnostic fluoroscopy and support of the interventional radiology patient consult service. Opportunities for procedural performance are available for interested candidates, but not required. These positions require excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and flexibility to account for the variability of a daily IR and diagnostic radiology service schedule.
The Radiology Department performs approximately 250,000 imaging and 7000 image-guided procedures per year. The department is currently staffed by 25 pediatric body/neuroradiologists and five pediatric interventional radiologists and a full time pediatric neurointerventionalist. Two full-time Interventional Radiology Physician Assistants will be in place by spring 2025.
We perform a vast array of diagnostic fluoroscopic examinations and image guided interventions with a long and rich history of teaching and clinical excellence. Phoenix Children’s Hospital has many centers of excellence, including the Heart Center, Center for Cancer & Blood Disorders and Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children’s. Additionally, we have an active liver transplant program.
Phoenix Children's Hospital is a freestanding 480 bed children’s hospital and the only Level I designated pediatric trauma center in Arizona. It is the largest pediatric facility in the Southwest USA. A 42,000 square foot Emergency Department opened in 2017. In addition to the main campus tower, which opened in 2011, 3 additional satellite outpatient and urgent care centers are located across the Phoenix Valley region. Two new hospital facilities will open by early 2025.
Hours of Service Provision:
Will vary based on the number of APPs in the section at a given time.
Call Responsibilities:
1. There is an expectation that the candidate will share weekend IR call responsibilities with post-call compensation.
2. Potential Call Duties:
a. Consult intake, consult performance, review with IR Call Attending
i. Document in EMR
b. Weekend inpatient rounds
i. Document in EMR
3. Procedural assist (per interest)
Minimum requirements:
If NP, candidate with AC/PC certification would be preferred.
This position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in hospital’s inpatient and/or outpatient setting.
Position Duties
- Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions. Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients.
- Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
- Formulates family centered plan of care. Performs daily documents as necessary. Collaborated and coordinated care with other team members.
- Collects data and analyzes when necessary.
- Performs any needed advanced procedures that are associated with their credentialing process DOP.
- Utilizes the most up to date and evidence based practice for plan of care and able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness or plan.
- Serves as an educational resource to patient/family/ nursing staff/ provider team and other health care teams as needed.
- Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competences, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participates in the professional development of others which may include Advanced Practice Provider students, Residents and Medical Students. Acts as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
- Demonstrates commitment to patient safety by bring up concerns in appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary. Demonstrates shared accountability of safe practice.
- Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.
Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values
MissionTo advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families
VisionPhoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.
We realize this vision by:
- Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
- Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
- Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
- Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families
- We place children and families at the center of all we do
- We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
- We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
- We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
- We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable
