Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Urgent Care
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Job location
Seattle, WA
Job details
Responsibilities
APPs in Urgent Care work independently with a collegial and collaborative team of other APPs, physicians, and nurses providing direct care to patients presenting to the urgent care with acute illness and injury. The APP consults with specialty services and other members of the health care team to deliver effective, efficient, safe, and high-quality care. The Urgent Care APP supports SCH system improvements to meet departmental and organizational goals.
This role can be filled at an FTE level from .6 through a 1.0 FTE, driven by candidate preference.
Requires evenings, weekends, holidays, and ability to work at any of the urgent care locations.
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Requirements
Required Education/Experience:
- Graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program.
- Active clinical privileges as an Allied Health Provider, Seattle Children’s Hospital.
- One year work experience in a pediatric or family focused clinical area.
Required Credentials:
- Initial certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
- Active, unencumbered physician assistant, certified, licensure in the State of Washington.
- Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration.
- 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:
- Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies or equivalent program
- Two years experience in a physician assistant role.
- Two years experience in pediatric health care.
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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
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
