Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Transplant Surgery (Day/Night Shift)

Mayo Career Site UK; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mayo Clinic in Phoenix seeks a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Transplant Abdominal Surgery team, focusing on inpatient post-operative management for kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients. A cover letter is preferred with the application.

The role requires advanced health assessment, decision-making, and collaboration with physicians to deliver comprehensive care across the transplant continuum.

Qualifications

• Advanced health assessment and decision-making skills gained through formal education.
• Certification as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant by approved certifying body.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals to provide care across the continuum for transplant patients.
• Provide primary and/or specialty-specific care, including assessment, orders, interpretation of diagnostic tests, and pharmacologic/non-pharmacologic therapies.
• Teach and counsel patients and families; monitor treatment effectiveness; make referrals when needed.

Skills

Advanced health assessment

Clinical decision making

Collaboration with physicians

Teaching and counseling

Leadership in team projects

Education

NP/PA certification

Job description

We are seeking a dedicated and skilled healthcare professional to join our Transplant Abdominal Surgery team in providing inpatient post-operative management for kidney, pancreas, and liver transplant recipients. A cover letter is preferred and should be included with the application.

The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant has advanced health assessment and decision‑making skills, prepared through a formal educational program that meets criteria established by the profession. Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants are certified by examination of an approved certifying body.

This individual works in collaboration with physicians and other health care professionals to provide health care across the continuum of care for assigned patients. Provides primary health care and/or specialty-specific care to individuals and families. The provision of care includes, but is not limited to: comprehensive assessment, ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescription of pharmacological agents and treatments, and non‑pharmacological therapies. Nurse Practitioners: Teaching and counseling individuals, families, and groups are an important part of the Nurse Practitioner's practice. Physician Assistants: Monitors the effectiveness of the therapeutic interventions. Makes appropriate referrals. Performs minor procedures as approved by the AZ Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants.

This individual must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development of the life span. The ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and appropriately interpret information relative to the patient's age‑specific needs is required. The Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant demonstrates leadership through involvement on committees and team projects, education, and research and actively seeks to improve the practice through performance improvement initiatives. Active in professional organizations and participates in community activities. The American Nurses Association (ANA) Nursing: Scope and Standards of Advanced Practice Registered Nursing, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses, Rules of the Arizona State Board of Nursing are the basis for practice.

During the selection process you may participate in an OnDemand (pre-recorded) interview that you can complete at your convenience. During the OnDemand interview, a question will appear on your screen, and you will have time to consider each question before responding. You will have the opportunity to re-record your answer to each question – Mayo Clinic will only see the final recording. The complete interview will be reviewed by a Mayo Clinic staff member and you will be notified of next steps.