Job Description

Advanced Practice Provider (NP or PA)- Fontan Wellness Program

Job ID 2022-47207 Area of Interest Advanced Practice Provider Location Name Hospital Main Campus FTE/Hours per pay period 1.0 FTE (80 hours per bi-weekly pay periods) Work Status Regular Department Heart Center Practice Plan Shift Day Shift Primary Location : City Seattle Primary Location : State/Province WA Hot Job No

Responsibilities

The Fontan Wellness APP will be part of building a new Fontan program in the Heart Center to serve our regional single ventricle patients. The program will be an ambulatory and inpatient consultation role. Seeking an ambitious NP or PA with the vision and follow through needed to be a regional resource for Fontan wellness. Minimum of 2-3 years of pediatric cardiac experience as an APP.

The Advanced Practice Provider works with existing care coordination resources and medical/surgical providers to assure program-specific safe, cost-effective, and high quality patient care transitions among settings. This provider evaluates the medical and surgical status of the patient, and collects historical and physical examination data to create patient and family centered plans for transition between care settings. Follow up care may include activities such as obtaining histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, and ordering treatments, in accordance with the patient’s overall plan of care. The APP directs and/or participates in medical case management and promotes collaborative practice among specialists and community providers, and contributes to organizational and departmental continuous performance and quality improvement projects. The Transitional Care APP supports SCH system improvements to meet departmental and organizational goals, and participates in education and research efforts for patients, families, and the health care team.

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Job Posting Addendum

The Fontan Wellness APP will be part of building a new Fontan program in the Heart Center to serve our regional single ventricle patients. The program will be an ambulatory and inpatient consultation role. Seeking an ambitious NP or PA with the vision and follow through needed to be a regional resource for Fontan wellness. Minimum of 2-3 years of pediatric cardiac experience as an APP.

Requirements

Required Education/Experience:
- Master’s degree in nursing with a concentration in a pediatric or family nurse practitioner program OR physician assistant program
- Minimum of three (3) years of recent pediatric clinical experience in the nurse practitioner role or physician assistant role.
- Experience in case management serving complex families.
Required Credentials:
- Active, unencumbered registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner OR Physician Assistant licensure in the State of Washington.
- Current national certification as a pediatric or family nurse practitioner or physician assistant..
- Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration.
- At time of hire: Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers is required for all positions. Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Providers.
- As a condition of employment: Current BLS for Health Care Providers is to be maintained at all times by all nurses. Note: current PALS and/or PEARS will be accepted in lieu of BLS, and must be maintained as current at all times. Employees are responsible for any costs (including time away from work) associated with obtaining PALS or PEARS certification if it is not a requirement of the position. (ACLS will not be accepted as a substitute to the requirements listed above.)
- Active clinical privileges as an Allied Health Provider, Seattle Children’s Hospital.
- Prior to start of employment, must obtain, and maintain in good standing, medical or allied health professional staff privileges that are not limited, revoked, suspended, conditioned, or probationary, except for normal probationary periods due to initial appointment. All medical and allied health professional staff members are provisional for the first year.
- Any and all medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children's will terminate automatically upon the termination of the individual's employment at Children's. Termination of employment does not prohibit the individual from seeking medical or allied health professional staff privileges at Children’s as a non-employee in any category for which the individual qualifies. Questions regarding medical or allied health professional staff privileges may be directed to Medical Staff Services.
Preferred:
- Systems management experience and knowledge of health care finance principles.
- Experience and skills that demonstrate strong customer service and organizational abilities.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s –- to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

In 2022, U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals – for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, and classified among America’s best large employers by Forbes, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Covid-19 Vaccination

In accordance with Washington state law, Seattle Children’s requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. All offers are contingent and your vaccine status will be verified at onboarding.

Our Commitment to Diversity

Our community welcomes diverse experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community, which cultivates and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels.

Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.

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