Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care/Intensive Care
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
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Inpatient Peds- Nights- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant- Piedmont Columbus

Advanced Practice Provider - Inpatient Medical Piedmont Healthcare is recruiting for a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our team at Piedmont Columbus Children's Hospital as a full-time provider. In this role you will: * Examine, evaluate, and treat patients with serious medical conditions, illness or injuries on the general pediatrics floor as well as our Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. * Take patient histories, conduct physical examinations and record data in patient's medical record. * Evaluate and treat patients to achieve optimal patient care. * Collaborate with the on-call physician for the overnight care of the pediatric patient with the physician on call for urgent needs. * Collaborate with the care team on the floor and the PICU to oversee and participate on care of the general and intensive pediatric patient. * Ability to handle cross cover calls and assist with admissions. * Communicate clearly the plan of care to the patient's family or caregivers as needed about the pediatric patient's condition or treatment plan. * Provide overnight care supporting admissions from the Pediatric Emergency Room, the General Pediatric floor and/or the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. * Initiate and/or assist in bedside procedures as directed by the physician to facilitate and expedite patient care. Piedmont Benefits: * Generous CME allowance * Competitive compensation * 401k with match * EPIC * Quality, Service and Reputation Preferred Qualifications 2-3 years of Pediatric or PICU experience with a high degree of clinical judgment Minimum Qualifications Masters, Bachelors Degree from an Accredited PA program and National Board Certification * -or- Licensed as a Nurse and approved to practice as a NP by State of Georgia with National Certification