Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Internal Number: 688461
Position Summary
Pediatric Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Position for Physician Assistant
This is a full-time position
This position is for a 10-hour shift, 4 days a week
This position requires inpatient service and outpatient clinic
Coverage includes: 1.One weekend shift per month: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (rounds, hospital coverage and call with MD support) 2.Non-weekend shifts: Monday – Friday various days, some flexibility
Management of ENT concerns in medically complex pediatric patients
Procedures for inpatient/outpatient include debridement of ear canals, frenotomy, rigid nasal endoscopies, flexible laryngoscopies, foreign body removal (ear and nose), tracheoscopies, nasal cautery, and more.
This is a very busy surgical practice.
Prefer at least one year of PA experience in pediatrics or surgical specialty
Must be able to work autonomously
If no ENT experience, we are willing to train but must also be willing to self-educate
This position works in collaboration with the attending physicians and works within their scope of practice to provide excellent clinical care for patients. Plays a critical role in the patient family medical team. Professional who may practice in hospital’s inpatient and/or outpatient setting.
Education
Master's degree from nationally accredited ARC-PA program. (Required)
Certifications
Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association or obtained by start date. (Required)
Current State of Arizona certification as a Physician Assistant or obtained by start date. (Required)
Maintain certificate in National Commission on Certification for Physician Assistants (NCCPA). (Required)
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. As one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country, we provide care across more than 75 pediatric specialties. Every day our clinical, professional and support staff work collaboratively to deliver on our mission to provide hope, healing and the best health care for children and their fam...ilies. They embrace the challenges of providing compassionate, high-quality, family-centered care to the most complex patients in the region.
