Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Inpatient Cardiology Position With Phoenix Children's | Generous Benefits + More

Phoenix Children’s Division of Cardiology is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join our nationally ranked, high-volume, tertiary referral cardiology program. The APP, either Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, would join one of the largest heart centers in the West. Be a part of a cardiac program with broad multidisciplinary expertise, three dedicated pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons, and collaborate with over 25 cardiology providers, who provide cutting-edge cardiac care for children throughout the region.

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Required Qualifications:

• Pediatric/Family Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care, Acute Care or Dual Certification) or Physician Assistant licensure
• Certification in area of educational training
• BLS/PALS/ACLS
• Previous inpatient Clinical experience is preferred but not required, specifically in an environment providing care for patient with congenital heart disease.

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General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Rounding on the inpatient service and provide continuity of care for the Cardiology service. Other team members rotate through weekly/monthly. The APP is the consistent presence on the team.
• Address daily care, provide daily EHR documentation, communicate with consultants, answering questions from families, bedside RN’s, and other support staff.
• Round in the Newborn Intensive Care daily on all patients with unrepaired Congenital heart defects or Cardiology concerns
• Act as a cardiology consultant for patients in other units for various cardiology consult needs
• Care for patients with CHD following surgical/Cath based interventions and for other various medical needs.
• Be detail oriented especially as it pertains to discharge criteria for complex patients
• Work in collaboration with nursing staff to improve processes especially as it pertains to safe, timely discharges, preventing readmissions, family education, and patient satisfaction.
• Be an active part of the teaching environment. We have many learners on the team, 1 Cardiology Fellow, 2 Pediatric Residents, 2 Med students, and often APP students
• Communicate efficiently with ICU for accepting and transferring patients between the two units.
• Ability to communicate/educate families throughout their hospitalization.

Round daily in the CVICU:

• Communicate electrophysiology issues and plans with EP consult and document plan medical record .
• Aide in the organization of Cardiac Cath procedures
• Introduce and organize early discharge planning for patients.
• Round on the CVICU patients and document cardiology plans in daily note

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.