APRN or PA - Pediatric Critical Care

Company: Ascension (System Office)
Location: Austin
Posted on: March 28, 2020

Job Description:

We Are Hiring APRN or PA - Pediatric Critical Care - DCMG Critical Care Physicians - Full-Time, Rotating - Austin,TX Why Join Ascension? When you join Ascension and Ascension Medical Group, you are entering a community where physician engagement and experience is recognized as a key driver of delivering excellent patient care. Your practice will be supported by a robust practice management platform, proven administrative and revenue cycle management services and some of the most current and clinician-friendly EHRs on the market. Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers benefit from significant professional opportunities, career advancement, training and competitive wages. What You Will Do As an Associate with Seton Family of Hospitals-TX, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a physician, provides for the expansion of individualized primary healthcare services by diagnosing and treating certain acute or chronic health conditions. Responsibilities: * Obtains patient history and performs assessment via observation, interview and examination. Orders, performs and interprets diagnostic studies. Performs preventative health assessments, screening, immunizations and patient care. * Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources. * Counsels and educates patients and their families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources. * Documents delivery of health care and nursing processes in accordance with specific specialty area standards and network nursing policy. What You Will Need Physician Assistant Required Credential(s): * BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date. * Licensed Physician Assistant credentialed from the Texas Medical Board. * Certified Physician Assistant credentialed from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Preferred Credential(s): * Advanced Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA). Education: * Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program * Master's degree preferred Nurse Practitioner Required Credential(s): * The Acute Care Certification is required upon submitting your application for this position* * Nurse Practitioner credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing. * Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Texas Board of Nursing. Preferred Credential(s): * BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA). * Drug Enforcement Admin credentialed from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Education: * Master's degree of Nursing required Work Experience: * 2 plus years of pediatric experience in an acute care setting, strongly preferred Equal Employment Opportunity Seton Healthcare Family is an equal employment opportunity / Affirmative Action employer and complies with all applicable federal, state and local equal employment regulations and laws. It is the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to afford equal employment opportunities to all employees and prospective employees without regard to their race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status that is protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion, transfer, demotion, termination, layoff and all other conditions and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Affirmative Action goes beyond the concept of equal employment opportunity. Affirmative Action policies and programs are required to overcome the present effects of past discrimination and to achieve equal employment opportunity for members of groups that are or have been formerly under-represented. Affirmative Action policies and programs are tools whereby additional efforts are made to recruit, employ and promote qualified members of formerly excluded groups, even if that exclusion cannot be traced to particular discriminatory actions. Through specific and result-oriented activities, Seton Healthcare Family's goals are to ensure that every person is given full consideration through equal employment opportunity policies and practices and to achieve a representative workforce through its affirmative action efforts. It is further the policy of the Seton Healthcare Family to encourage vendors, contractors, affiliate institutions and others doing business with the Seton Healthcare Family to observe the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action. Seton Healthcare Family is an EEO/AA employer: M/F/Disabled/Vet. For further information regarding your EEO rights, click on the following link to the "EEO is the Law" poster: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf EEO is the Law Poster Supplement http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/ofccp_eeo_supplement_final_jrf_qa_508c.pdf Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.

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