Acute Care Float APP
Birmingham-AL-35201-United States
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Job Summary
- The Advanced Practice Provider is an advanced practice registered nurse or physician’s assistant with education, training, certification and licensure to provide for complex acute, chronic and critically ill/injured children. This individual will deliver the care for patients who are technologically dependent, highly vulnerable for complications, requiring frequent or complex monitoring and/or ongoing inpatient management with acute, critical and/or chronic illnesses. The components of the role include clinical practice, consultation, professional development, education, and scholarship. This individual works in collaboration with the collaborating physician, Lead APP, Division Medical Director, staff physicians, the Director of APPs, staff nurses and other team members.
- The float APP will provide care for up to three inpatient subspecialty services, as needed.
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Education
- MSN, DNP or Post-Graduate Certificate with specialization as a pediatric nurse practitioner
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- Graduate of master’s or doctoral level physician assistant program
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Experience
- At least 1 year of nursing or medical experience required with experience in the subspecialty area preferred.
- At least 1 year of Advanced Practice Provider experience preferred.
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Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries
- Must be eligible to practice as a nurse practitioner as determined by the Alabama Board of Nursing or as a physician assistant as determined by the Alabama Board of Medicine
- Current RN Licensure in the State of Alabama for nurse practitioners
- Current BLS/PALS certification
- Valid Primary Care PNP or Acute Care PNP certification from appropriate certifying board or certification as PA-C from NCCPA
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