Description

Pediatric Dermatology Open Position for Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Position description:

• This is a full-time position
• Clinical time is typically Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm, or when clinic duties and patient care is completed
• This position requires inpatient service/hospital coverage and after-hours coverage as needed
• Coverage includes:

1. Weekend call coverage: Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (rounds, inpatient consults, and first call through Friday 5pm-8am Monday) with a physician back up available

• Day call coverage 8am to 8am next day, as needed to cover provider vacations and absences depending on needs of the practice (rounds, inpatient consults, and first call)
• This is a very busy practice with complex pediatric patients. We have 4 attendings, 1.4 FTE APPs, and rotating residents/students and fellows
• At least 2-3 years of NP/PA experience in pediatrics and/or dermatology experience preferred
• Must be able to work autonomously after initial specialty training
• Procedures for inpatient/outpatient include cryotherapy, injections, shave and punch biopsies, microscopy (for hair, infestations, and fungal elements), and contact sensitization
• Medical photography and use of digital media required, with training provided
• Dermoscopy skills required (and can be introduced as part of training)
• Appropriate and timely documentation is required as well as sign off completed charts/orders
• Teaching and participation in department PSQI initiatives and conferences is required

• Inpatient:

1. Includes initial consults, rounding on consult patients (general peds, PICU, NICU, CVICU on main campus), and ED calls/triage.
2. Requires management of medically complex pediatric patients.
3. You will be working alongside residents, fellows, APPs, and attendings, must have good communication and interpersonal skills and know appropriate hand-off skills.
4. Call requirements: You will be answering hospital/ED and patient phone calls.
5. Adequate and timely documentation and completion of inpatient notes and phone notes required.

• Clinic:

1. Clinic office locations: Main Campus, Mesa, Gilbert, Avondale (TBD)
2. Clinic hours 8am – 5pm (approximately)

Please contact Raye Jean Becker

rbecker@phoenixchildrens.com

602.933.1101