Pediatric Cleft and Craniofacial; Outpatient - Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

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Sub-Specialty Surgical

The Division of Pediatric Plastic Surgery is seeking a dynamic, highly competent & compassionate team player, Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to work in collaboration with plastic surgery faculty at Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital  NP/PA will provide healthcare in ambulatory and acute care health care settings with a focus on children with the full spectrum of pediatric plastic surgery related conditions which may include but are not limited to, congenital conditions related to the extremities, face and skull in addition to wounds, nevi, cysts, and soft tissue and skeletal trauma.

The NP/PA will primarily have an outpatient/clinic role but liaison closely with the inpatient pediatric plastic surgery team and multiple other multi‑disciplinary teams that plastic surgery participates in. The NP/PA has didactic education, clinical competency and national certification in identified area of clinical practice. The NP/PA demonstrates medical knowledge, clinical judgment, technical competence, professionalism, interpersonal communication skills, timely and compliant documentation, and is responsible for professional development and competency validation.

• Monday
  - Friday
• 8am-5pm

The role spans outpatient clinic, administrative domains and occasional inpatient cross‑coverage.

The outpatient role (at MCJCHV) will include both concomitant clinic visits with the surgeons at their discretion but also a substantial independent clinic as well for new and returning patients.

The role may also involve opportunities for outreach clinics in Murfreesboro, Cookeville, Madison Alabama and Jackson.

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (CPNP‑AC) or Physician Assistant (PA) Required

Prior APP Experience Strongly Preferred

• Obtains and documents a health history; performs and documents complete, system‑focused, or symptom‑specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
• Hands‑on responsibilities would include (after training as needed): dressings changes and/or removals, splint & suture removals.
• In collaboration, provides healthcare services for primary, acute and complex care of patients and manages patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
• Communicate with families and referring providers as needed to ensure continuity of care across clinical settings.
• Communicates and coordinates with other providers in any setting to ensure outpatient follow‑up and continuity.
• Orders, performs, interprets and collects data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
• Forms differential diagnoses and treats acute and chronic conditions.
• Prescribes therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non‑pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence‑based, approved practice protocols in planning and implementing care.
• Initiates appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provides specialty specific consultation services upon request and within specialty scope of practice.
• Facilitates the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

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