Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Otolaryngology ENT

Nemours in; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Health, life, dental, vision benefits

Relocation assistance

403B with employer match

Licensure & CME allowance

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

No state income tax in Florida

Job summary

Nemours Children's Health in Jacksonville seeks a Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to join our ENT team.

The APP provides family-centered, evidence-based pediatric ENT care, performing assessments, diagnoses, and treatment in collaboration with physicians and the broader care team.

This role emphasizes professional growth, work-life balance, and the opportunity to impact children's health with comprehensive benefits and support from a nonprofit system.

Qualifications

• NCCPA certification or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Florida Licensure required upon hire for PA or Advanced Practice Nurse licensure upon hire.
• Acute or Primary Care certification acceptable; Pediatric NP preferred.
• BLS required upon hire.
• Experience with Pediatrics or Child Health preferred.
• Federal DEA registration active or required upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Provides specialty health care services to children by assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation of care.
• Consults with other healthcare team members and coordinates referrals.
• Functions as a consultant, educator, and resource to colleagues.
• Delivers family-centered, evidence-based care in a nonjudgmental manner.
• Documents all health care delivery and communicates with community providers.
• Supports research and practice evaluation to advance evidence-based care.
• Advocates for the child and families; collaborates with social services and courts when needed.
• Contributes to Nursing Shared Governance and professional practice development.
• Clinical Research Nurse: acts as a research clinician in protocol management.

Skills

Pediatrics experience

NCCPA certification

Pediatric NP certification

FL PA/APN licensure

BLS certification

DEA registration

Education

PA license or APRN license

Job description

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant, Otolaryngology ENT (Finance)

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

The Advance Practice Provider (APP) provides family centered care in an expanded role that incorporates comprehensive assessment skills, diagnostic ability, critical thinking, independent decision making, collaborative management of health and illness problems, leadership within complex systems, and the ability to critically analyze and translate research findings into practice. The APP assumes accountability for professional actions and incorporates risk management strategies into clinical practice. The APP works collaboratively to empower children and their families to make informed decisions regarding their health care, including health promotion, prevention of disease or complications, and attainment of a peaceful death, when applicable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides specialty health care services to children by assessment, diagnosis, management, and evaluation of care. Consults with other members of the healthcare team, coordinates care and makes referrals to other health care providers.
• Functions as a consultant, educator, and resource to colleagues and other disciplines.
• Delivers family centered, evidence-based care in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner.
• Documents all aspects of health care delivery appropriately, communicating with other providers in the community to promote continuity of care.
• Participates in research and practice evaluation and utilizes findings to support and advance evidence-based practice.
• Protects the human and legal rights of the pediatric patient and family. Adheres to the ANA Code of Ethics for nurses. Maintains confidentiality within legal and regulatory parameters.
• Advocates for the child, and works with families, social service agencies, and the courts when there is concern about child abuse, neglect, or other forms of family violence.
• Assumes accountability for professional practice development and supports/contributes to Nursing Shared Governance within the Professional Practice Model.
• Clinical Research Nurse: Acts as a research clinician in all areas of protocol management

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 .