Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Genetics

Nemours in; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mortgage assistance

Relocation packages

403B with employer match

CME and dues allowance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Jacksonville, FL is seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Genetics Team. The role centers on pediatric genetics care, evaluating developmental concerns and coordinating tests under a Scope of Practice Agreement.

You will provide ambulatory and inpatient care, order and interpret tests, and collaborate with geneticists to support children and families in a not-for-profit system committed to high-quality, family-centered care.

Qualifications

• Current certification by NCCPA or NP/PA credentials.
• Florida PA or APN licensure required on hire.
• AC/Primary Care or Pediatric subspecialty preferred for NP.
• DEA registration active or required on hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide pediatric care to patients per scope of practice and team guidance.
• Elicit health history and perform physical examinations.
• Order, perform, and interpret tests within scope of practice.
• Plan interventions and medications based on evaluation.
• Collaborate with genetics team for tests and care planning.

Skills

Pediatric care

PA/NP certification

BLS

DEA registration

Education

NCCPA/PA-C or NP certification

Florida license (PA or APN)

Job description

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Genetics (Finance)

Nemours Children's Health is seeking Advanced Practice Providers to join our Genetics Team in Jacksonville, Florida!

Nemours Children's pediatric geneticists help kids with complex conditions grow up healthy. Our providers look for causes of developmental delays, physical differences, growth problems, learning issues and more. We use the latest technologies to study genes and how they're involved in certain conditions. We're experts in pediatric genetic disorders, including conditions that are present at birth, conditions that affect the brain, rare syndromes that have many symptoms at once, and many more.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides care to pediatric patients as guided by education, clinical expertise and Scope of Practice Agreement, including ambulatory, inpatient (acute) care, surgical first assist and pre- and post-operative management
• Elicits comprehensive or focused/interval health history
• Performs complete or interim physical examinations as indicated by the nature of the encounter
• Orders, performs, and/or interprets diagnostic or screening tests, including laboratory, radiological or other tests within the APP'S scope of practice
• Plans interventions including medications, treatments and procedures, and modifies plans based on evaluation of patient response.
• Initiates, monitors, alters or orders medications related to conditions or illnesses being treated within applicable divisions

What We Offer

• Competitive base compensation
• Comprehensive benefits: health, life, dental, vision
• Mortgage assistance, relocation packages and 403B with employer match
• Licensure, CME and dues allowance
• Not-for-profit status; eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• No state income tax in Florida

Qualifications

• Current certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants or current certification as Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
• Florida Licensure as a Physician Assistant required upon hire or Florida Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse required upon hire
• Acute or Primary Care Certification acceptable, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner preferred (PNP-PC or PNP-AC) if an Advanced Practice Nurse
• BLS required upon hire from the American Heart Association
• Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferredExperience working with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred
• Federal DEA registration either active or required upon hire

If you're looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you.

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About Us

Nemours Children's Health is an internationally recognized pediatric health system serving more than 1.7 million patient encounters each year. We deliver care across six states through two freestanding children's hospitals - Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children's Hospital, Florida - along with a network of more than 80 primary, urgent, and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospital partnerships.

Backed by the Nemours Foundation and Alfred I. duPont Trust, our $1.7B nonprofit system is dedicated to improving children's health through clinical care, research, education, advocacy, and prevention. Our Whole Child Health approach focuses equally on prevention and treatment, partnering with communities to help every child thrive.

Inclusion and belonging guide our strategy and growth. We are committed to culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and fostering an environment where every associate, patient, and family feels supported and valued.

Learn more at Nemours.org .