Advanced Practice Provider - Night Shift Hospitalist

Nemours Children's Health Advanced Practice Provider (APP) - Night Shift Hospitalist provides direct and indirect care to patients and their families inpatient at Studer Family Childrens Hospital as a Hospitalist. This full-time, benefits eligible position will work the following schedule: 11:00 pm - 8:00 am (13 shifts per month).

Must be capable of self-directed independent and collaborative practice. Strong communication and inter-professional skills are required as this role is a critical liaison between medical teams, nursing teams, and families.

Essential Functions:

1. Practices collaboratively with physicians and other health care providers to provide high quality healthcare to children.
2. Performs appropriate assessment of patient/family upon referral/admission.
3. Performs ongoing assessment and evaluation of patient progress and revision of interdisciplinary plan of care.
4. May use prescriptive authority if appropriately credentialed to do so. Collaborates inter-professionally as needed. Identifies patient/family need for further resources and initiates appropriate referrals.
5. Assists the Staff Nurse in formulating the Nursing Care Plan and setting priorities based on the needs of patient and family.
6. Documents patient care and progress on patient's chart.
7. Coordinates Nursing Plan for Discharge in collaboration with the Staff Nurse and other members of the health care team.
8. Provides patient/family teaching based on identification of learning needs.
9. Evaluates compliance with the prescribed treatment regimen through telephone calls, family/patient assessments and outpatient visits as needed.
10. Acts as a patient's advocate.
11. Acts as a role model to other members of the Nursing Department to foster professional development.
12. Acts as a liaison between families and members of the health care team.
13. Utilizes advanced knowledge and specialized skill in nursing practice in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act, hospital policy and protocol.
14. Promotes standards of care for the specialty area.
15. Identifies educational needs of nursing staff regarding the care of patients in the specialty area. Serves as an educational resource for unit and the Organization.
16. Collaborates with nursing management in the monitoring and evaluation of the quality and appropriateness of patient care within the specialty area.
17. Fosters a spirit of inquiry, identifies nursing problems, and participates in research endeavors.
18. Disseminates nursing research findings and incorporates these findings into nursing practices for patient care within the specialty area.
19. Serves as a consultant within specialty area for colleagues both intra and extra departmentally and in the community.
20. Maintains a current knowledge base through participation in appropriate professional activities and organizations.
21. Assesses own strengths and weaknesses, identifies resources for professional growth and utilizes these resources to promote professional growth.
22. Demonstrates effective communication skills with health care team and patient, family, and members of the health care team.
23. Responsible for participation in departmental and hospital programs for Quality Assessment and Improvement, identifying opportunities to improve services, making recommendations, and implementing actions as appropriate and consistent with the goals of the Nemours Foundation.
24. Demonstrates proficiency in the care of all age groups, neonates, infants, toddlers, school aged, and adolescents

Qualifications:

• Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Active license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Florida

OR

• Active Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure/Physician Assistant Licensure, with or without prescriptive authority
• Current AHA BLS
• Minimum of one year relevant experience required.

What We Offer

• No state income tax in Florida
• Competitive base compensation
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match, 457 retirement savings plans
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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About Pensacola

• Home to pristine white beaches and the iconic emerald waters of the Gulf Coast (consistently voted one of the top beaches in the country)
• Pensacola boasts a rich history including pre-Civil War forts, archaeological sites, the title of Americas first settlement, and is home to the US Navys flight demonstration squadron, The Blue Angels.
• Cost of living below the national average
• The perfect combination of a relaxed beach town and bustling metropolitan center, Pensacolas temperate and climate offer a friendly community and an unparalleled quality of life.
• Pensacola prides itself on its diverse and emerging cultures. Annual festivals, events, and performances display the regions greatest musicians, food, artists, shows, and vendors that captivate the heart and history of the area.

About Ascension Sacred Heart Studer Family Childrens Hospital

As part of Ascension, the largest non-profit health system in the U.S. and the worlds largest Catholic health system, Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola is a 566-bed facility that offers:

• Studer Family Childrens Hospital is the regions only childrens hospital and is a full-service pediatric facility including a dedicated pediatric emergency department/trauma center, 48 general pediatric beds, 10 Hem/Onc beds and a 75 bed NICU. The hospital utilizes the Cerner EMR.
• Sacred Heart was founded by the Daughters of Charity in 1915. The Sacred Heart Childrens Hospital opened their doors on April 1, 1969.
• While technology has improved dramatically, and the buildings have grown and expanded, the commitment to the mission remains steadfast: to provide excellent health care to all people, with special attention to the poor and vulnerable.
• The Studer Family Childrens Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart is dedicated to the care of sick and injured babies and children regardless of the patient's ability to pay.
• The campus includes an onsite Ronald McDonald House and in-house Ronald McDonald Family Room, a regional pediatric dialysis center, pediatric sedation for imaging studies
• There is a Pediatric Residency program that has been training Pediatricians since 1970.