Advance Your Physician Assistant Career With Phoenix Children's & Join Their Pediatric Surgery Team | Night Shift

Phoenix Children's is actively seeking a Physician Assistant to join our General Pediatric Surgery team right here in Phoenix, AZ!

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We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, flexible, has good communication and interpersonal skills, and is interested in working with our growing and ever-changing Pediatric Surgery APP team.

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About The Position

The ideal candidate will be an acute care trained provider with an emphasis on pediatrics or experience working with the inpatient pediatric population.

1. This position is for NIGHT coverage and will be 3 - 13-hour Night Shifts a week.
2. The Pediatric Surgery Advanced Practice Provider (APP) team provides primarily inpatient support for pre and post op general surgery patients.
3. The APP team works closely with our pediatric surgery fellows and surgical residents on their pediatric rotation.
4. This position will provide overnight coverage for the pediatric general surgery and trauma teams.
5. Prior inpatient pediatric experience is required to be successful in this role.

This is a growing and evolving team and job responsibilities/hours of coverage will change with growth of the APP team and is dependent on fluctuating resident coverage.

Certifications

• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association or obtained by start date.
• Current State of Arizona certification as a Nurse Practitioner OR Current State of Arizona certification as a Physician Assistant or obtained by start date.
• National board certification to match area of education OR maintain certificate in National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
• This position requires a PNP-AC certified NP or a PA.

Education

• Master’s or Doctorate degree from an Accreditation Commission for Nursing (ACEN) and/or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accredited graduate school of nursing in Pediatric Acute care, Pediatric primary care or Family Medicine OR Master’s degree from nationally accredited ARC-PA program.

Special Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong verbal communication, and basic computer skills.

About Phoenix Children's

Phoenix Children’s is one of the Nation’s largest pediatric health systems. It comprises Phoenix Children’s Hospital–Main Campus, Phoenix Children’s Hospital–East Valley at Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center, four pediatric specialty and urgent care centers, 11 community pediatric practices, 20 outpatient clinics, two ambulatory surgery centers and six community-service-related outpatient clinics throughout the state of Arizona. The system has provided world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families for more than 35 years. Phoenix Children’s Care Network includes more than 850 pediatric primary care providers and specialists who deliver care across more than 75 subspecialties. Phoenix Children's provides world-class inpatient, outpatient, trauma, emergency and urgent care to children and families in Arizona and throughout the Southwest.