Advance Practice Provider

About the Role

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is seeking an Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to join its Interventional Radiology team. The APP will be part of one of the nation’s largest pediatric radiology programs, utilizing state-of-the-art equipment to perform procedures on children and teens.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform minimally invasive, image-guided procedures such as gastrojejunostomy tube replacement, lumbar punctures, and other similar types of procedures.
• Participate in the IR section’s quality improvement program, including:
• Data management
• PowerPoint presentations
• QI project design and execution
• Provide comprehensive inpatient care at an advanced practice level to children and their families through assessment, communication, clinical management, collaboration, coordination, education, program development, research, quality, professional development, and system participation.
• Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of a supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice. This includes:
• Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status.
• Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Developing pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans.
• Serving as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students.
• Facilitating patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed.
• Collaborating and/or consulting with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate.
• Recognize the importance of participation in professional organizations.
• Accept responsibility for ongoing professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials.
• Continuously conduct self-evaluation of advanced practice skills to ensure competent clinical care and continued self-development.
• Assist in the development of education for the department/practice.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement based on professional practice standards for the department/practice.
• Participate in and comply with hospital/departmental policies.
• Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to applicable administrative Joint Commission.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants.
• Proficient knowledge of Joint Commission regulatory requirements and credentialing process.
• Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates personal and professional integrity, collaborative and respectful behavior, flexibility and willingness to change.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare preferred.
• Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Science Education preferred.
• Master's degree in nursing or bachelor's degree in medical science preferred.

Certification Summary

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Georgia or Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact AND Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia; OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the ANCC, AANP, PNCB; OR certification by the NCCPA. (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association upon hire.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care. (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification in lieu of PALS)