Nurse Practitioner​/Physician Assistant - Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Senior Nurse Practitioner / Physician Assistant – Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Vanderbilt University Medical Center – Nashville, Tennessee

Job Summary
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide direct medical care to hospitalized pediatric patients. Demonstrate advanced nursing knowledge, clinical judgment, and professionalism while managing admissions, charting, ordering tests, and contributing to efficiency and discharge planning. Shift hours are noon–midnight, primarily weekdays, with occasional weekends and holidays.

Position Hours

• Mid‑shift (12 pm–12 am)
• Mostly weekdays
• Occasional weekends and holidays
• Full‑time

Key Responsibilities

• Obtain and document patient history and perform complete physical examinations, developing a plan of care.
• Provide primary, acute, and complex inpatient care, managing the patient’s overall trajectory and identifying expected outcomes.
• Order, perform, interpret, and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques and diagnostic procedures.
• Form differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions of pediatric patients, including behavioral health.
• Prescribe therapeutic interventions—pharmacologic, non‑pharmacologic, and surgical—within scope of practice.
• Utilize evidence‑based protocols in planning and delivering care.
• Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations.
• Provide specialty‑specific consultation services when within scope.
• Facilitate patient transition between health care settings (admission, transfer, discharge).

Technical Capabilities & Core Competencies

• Professionalism: Demonstrated ethical practice, continuous professional development, and active participation in committees and professional societies.
• Scholarship & Evidence‑Based Practice: Uses scientific evidence to evaluate, improve, and disseminate patient‑care practices.
• Interpersonal & Communication: Establishes and maintains professional relationships, communicates effectively in writing and orally.
• Patient and Family‑Centered Care: Provides compassionate, culturally competent care; engages patients and families as partners in decision‑making; experiences confidentiality and privacy;
• Clinical Knowledge: Demonstrates comprehensive biomedical, clinical and social science knowledge; remains current with evidence‑based information.
• Health‑Systems & Policy Management: Applies fundamental proficiency in continuous professional development and ethical practice.

Sign‑On Bonus
Up to $15,000 for qualified candidates with 1+ years experience. Not applicable to current or former VUMC staff who worked within the past 12 months. Available only for full‑time positions.

Relocation Assistance
Available for candidates >100 miles from Nashville.

Benefits Overview

• Affordable high‑quality health plans

• Dental & vision options

• 403(b) retirement plan

• Paid time off (flex PTO)

• Tuition reimbursement & adoption assistance (maximums apply)

• Short‑term and long‑term disability

• Subsidized backup childcare

EEO Statement
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.