Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Orthopedics

Nemours in; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Comprehensive benefits: health, life,

Mortgage assistance, relocation and 3%

Licensure, CME and dues allowance

Not-for-profit; Public Service Loan

No state income tax in Florida

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Jacksonville seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Orthopedics team. The role is clinic-based, caring for pediatric patients, including taking histories, performing physicals, and coordinating care across inpatient and outpatient settings.

The position offers competitive base pay, comprehensive benefits, relocation assistance, licensure and CME allowances, and a not-for-profit mission with Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility.

Qualifications

• Current certification by NCCPA or current Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification
• Florida Licensure as a Physician Assistant required upon hire or Florida Licensure as an Advanced Practice Nurse
• Acute or Primary Care certification acceptable; Pediatric NP preferred for APN
• BLS required upon hire
• Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
• Experience with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred
• Federal DEA registration either active or required upon hire

Responsibilities

• Provides care to pediatric patients including ambulatory and inpatient care
• Performs comprehensive or focused health history and physical examinations
• Orders, performs, and interprets diagnostic tests within PA/NP scope
• Plans and performs interventions including medications and procedures
• Initiates and manages medications and care plans
• Surgical first assist in the operating room
• Travel between clinical locations may be required
• Evening and night shifts may be required
• 1-2 call shifts per month

Skills

Pediatrics

BLS

DEA registration

FL PA licensure

APN licensure

Certification: PA/PNP

Healthcare experience

Education

NB Certified: PA (NCCPA) or Pediatric NP cert

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification (PNP-PC/PNP-AC)

Job description

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Orthopedics (Finance)

Nemours in Jacksonville is seeking a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our Ortho Team!

This position provides primarily clinic based care for pediatric patients, including interviews patients, obtains and records health histories, completes physical and developmental assessments, diagnoses health problems, manages the health care of those patients for which he/she has been educated, provides health care teaching and counseling, initiates referrals and maintains health records in the inpatient and/or outpatient settings.

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 PA/NP scope of practice
• Plans and performs 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 division s
• Surgical first assist in the operating room
• Position may require travel between different clinical locations
• Position will include some evening and night shifts covering Wolfson ED
• Position will include 1-2 call shifts per month

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
• Prior healthcare/patient care experience strongly preferred
• Experience 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.

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 .