Pediatric NP Or PA - Pediatric ENT

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University of Minnesota Physicians is seeking a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or PA to join our Pediatric ENT practice at M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital and Clinics.

About the Practice:

M Health Fairview Masonic Children's Hospital and Clinics has a thriving pediatric tertiary care practice. Our providers support the outpatient Pediatric ENT and Facial Plastic Surgery needs of M Health Fairview and the inpatient service of Masonic Children's Hospital. The APP will manage routine pediatric ENT concerns including recurrent ear infections, ear tubes, adenoid and tonsil disease, non-surgical congenital ear deformities, ankyloglossia, and hearing loss. In addition, the APP will support our thriving hearing loss/cochlear implant practice and cleft/ facial plastics practice along with all aspects of pediatric tertiary care ENT.

In This Role, You Will:

• Initially, spend the first few months observing with providers in our division to learn Pediatric ENT (if you do not have experience in this area). We will develop an educational plan for you. This includes management of common outpatient consults, inpatient consults and post-operative patient management. Additionally, we will provide training on routine procedures including flexible nasal endoscopy, ear cleaning, frenulectomy, ear molding, and etc.

• Work in conjunction with our Pediatric ENT providers in the outpatient and inpatient setting at M Health Fairview Pediatric Specialty Clinics and Masonic Children's Hospital.

• Participate in morning team rounds on the inpatient service, co-manage inpatient consults and post-operative patients, support our patients with tracheostomies, and be the lead ENT point of contact within the interdisciplinary team. See new inpatient consults throughout the day.

• Develop an independent/parallel outpatient practice of routine pediatric ENT patients while co-managing complex patients with our Pediatric ENT physicians.

Your Schedule:

• Four 10 hour days per week (Monday thru Friday), daytime schedule

• No after hours, weekend or Holiday call responsibility.

• Full time 1.0 FTE

We're Looking for a NP/PA Who Is:

• A graduate of a formal Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or PA training program.

• Eligible or is certified through NCCPA, ANCC, PNCB or AANP.

• Licensed or eligible to obtain a license and prescriptive authority through the MN Board of Nursing (NP's) or PA equivalent.

• Able to meet threshold criteria/qualifications for credentialing and privileges.

What Could Set You Apart?

• High level of autonomy, assessing and evaluating pediatric patients

• Attention to detail, including following up on labs and plans you made during the patient's visit

• Open to working with parents, explaining plans and reasons for studies.

• Experience working independently, answering patient, and referring provider phone calls.

• Pediatric NP/PA practice experience

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and market leading benefits packages to support all aspects of employee well-being, including physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual, and financial health. Find out more about our benefits here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We welcome diversity in every area, from patient populations to our own physicians, and pride ourselves on being thoroughly inclusive. We gladly provide equal employment opportunities and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, ancestry, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, age, sexual orientation or veteran status.

M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.