Advanced Practiced Provider - Solid Organ Transplant

Seattle Children's; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

Seattle Children’s is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our premier Transplant Center team. This role manages pediatric solid organ transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors across the care continuum—including pre-transplant evaluation, waitlist management, perioperative stabilization, and long-term outpatient follow-up.

This position involves inpatient and outpatient responsibilities at Seattle Children’s Main Campus with collaboration across

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing with concentration in pediatric or family NP.
• Graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program.
• One year of pediatric or family-focused clinical experience.
• Active Washington RN/NP or PA licensure and national certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert, family-centered management for pediatric solid organ transplant patients.
• Conduct pre-transplant evaluations and oversee waitlisted patients across WWAMI region.
• Design and monitor immunosuppression regimens and infection management.
• Collaborate with surgical and medical teams for Living Donor programs and post-transplant care.
• Manage acute post-transplant triage and outpatient follow-ups.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Physician Assistant

Pediatric transplant care

Washington licensure

Education

Master's degree in nursing with pediatric focus

PA program graduate

Job description

Seattle Children’s is seeking a highly skilled Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our premier Transplant Center team. This is a dynamic, high-impact role managing pediatric solid organ transplant candidates, recipients, and living donors across the care continuum—including pre-transplant evaluation, waitlist management, acute inpatient care, perioperative stabilization, and long-term outpatient follow-up.

Key Responsibilities

• Comprehensive Solid Organ Transplant Care: Provide expert, family-centered medical and surgical management for pediatric patients undergoing Kidney and Liver Transplants, spanning from infancy through young adulthood.
• Pre-Transplant Evaluation & Waitlist Management: Conduct thorough pre-transplant evaluations, participate in multidisciplinary candidate selection committees, and oversee waitlisted patients across our 6-state WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and Hawaii).
• Immunosuppression & Infection Management: Design, titrate, and monitor complex anti-rejection regimens (including steroid-minimization protocols and novel immunosuppression strategies) while proactively managing post-transplant infectious disease risks, organ rejection episodes, and secondary complications.
• Living Donor Program & Advanced Interventions: Partner with surgical and medical teams in our high-volume Living Donor Kidney and Liver Transplant Programs, utilizing advanced surgical techniques that expand access and shorten wait times for pediatric recipients.
• Transplant Triage & Acute Access: Manage acute post-transplant and waitlist clinical triage, evaluating urgent concerns (e.g., graft dysfunction, fever/infection, medication toxicity, or acute rejection) to determine necessary protocol adjustments, outpatient evaluations, or immediate hospital admission.
• Multidisciplinary Care Coordination & Transition: Collaborate seamlessly with pediatric transplant surgeons, subspeciality physicians (hepatologists, nephrologists, cardiologists, gastroenterologists), transplant nurse coordinators, social workers, dietitians, and pharmacology specialists. Facilitate long‑term care transitions for adolescent and young adult transplant recipients.

Why Join Our Team?

• Nationally Recognized Outcomes: Practice in a center boasting some of the best survival outcomes in the nation—including 100% 1‑year patient survival rates for kidney and liver transplants, a 96% 1‑year survival rate for heart transplants, and recognition as one of the top 5 pediatric kidney transplant programs by volume in the U.S.
• Cutting‑Edge Research & Innovation: Work alongside University of Washington faculty leading groundbreaking research in UNOS committees, high‑tech medication adherence strategies, advanced organ preservation, and innovative clinical trials.
• Magnet‑Recognized System: Practice at the top of your license within a Magnet‑recognized nursing organization and a nationally ranked pediatric subspecialty system.

Location & Deployment

This position involves both inpatient and outpatient responsibilities based primarily at our Seattle Children’s Main Campus (Sand Point) with a minimal call requirement. Occasional outreach clinic involvement or regional telemedicine care may be integrated to support seamless care coordination for families traveling from across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Learn more about the Seattle Children’s Transplant Center.

Required Education And Experience

Master's degree in nursing with a concentration in a pediatric or family nurse practitioner program OR graduate of a nationally accredited physician assistant program.

One year work experience in a pediatric or family focused clinical area.

Required Credentials

For Nurse Practitioners:

• Active, unencumbered registered nurse and advanced registered nurse practitioner licensure in the State of Washington.
• Current national certification as a pediatric or family nurse practitioner

For Physician Assistants:

• Active, unencumbered physician assistant licensure in the State of Washington
• Initial certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

For All Providers:

• Active Drug Enforcement Authority registration
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Professionals is required at time of hire and to be maintained continuously throughout employment. American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) will also be accepted in lieu of BLS for Healthcare Professionals.
• Some clinical locations may require American Heart Association Pediatric Life

Preferred

• Two years experience in advanced practice provider role
• Two years experience in pediatric health care

Compensation Range

$137,321.42 - $201,961.62 per year

This position is eligible for relocation for qualified candidates.

Salary Information

This compensation range was calculated based on full‑time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.

Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants

This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.

Benefits Information

Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.

About Us

Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission‑driven organization that is life‑changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE

Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.

U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top‑ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best‑in‑class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.

Our Commitment

Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.

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