Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant

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Job description

About Mary Bridge Children's

Established in Tacoma, WA in 1955, MultiCare's Mary Bridge Children's Hospital has grown into a dedicated comprehensive regional network of health services for children. Serving more than 13 referring hospitals over 9 counties and backed by fully staffed services 24/7, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital offers and supports primary care, emergency services, inpatient care, outpatient specialty clinics, and a level IV NICU. Top performing and award-winning, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital & Health Network specializes in meeting the health needs of kids every day.

0.9 FTE

Salary: $176,217 - prorated based on FTE

Position Summary

MultiCare Health System is seeking an experienced nurse practitioner (ARNP) to join our Mary Bridge Emergency Department (ED) team: Our hospital serves as one of the two level 2 pediatric trauma centers in the State of Washington and is staffed by fellowship trained Pediatric Emergency Medicine attendings, APPs and dedicated pediatric nurses. (Resident physicians and APPs trainees also rotate through the MBH ED.) The ideal APP candidate is one who works well in a fast paced, busy and somewhat unpredictable clinical environment and who can act independently as well as with a team. The APP will function as a physician dyad working collaboratively with our emergency team to evaluate and treat ill and injured children.

Responsibilities

• Provides medical care to the full complement of pediatric patient ages 0 days to 21 years with diverse medical and traumatic chief complaints
• Serves as a member of the team supervised by a PEM physician assessing, initiating care and providing treatment for all patients from low to complex, higher acuity patients including acting as a member of the ED trauma team
• Performs procedures including but not limited to laceration repair, abscess incision & drainage, lumbar puncture, splint and/or cast application, airway management
• Participates in department meetings, education and quality and performance improvement activities as needed

Requirements

• Two (2) years of experience as a licensed ARNP in pediatric health care
• Washington State Nurse Practitioner license
• DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers certification by the American Heart Association
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)

Why Mary Bridge Children's?

• Mission-driven: Partnering for healing and a healthy future for the patients and communities we serve
• Award-winning: Named "Top Children's Hospital" by the Leapfrog Group in 2022 and 2023
• Growing: New pediatric hospital facility and medical office building opening in 2026
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation partners with our pediatric providers, offering ground-breaking research and clinical trials
• Employee-centric: MultiCare is consistently ranked among "America's Best Employers by State" by Forbes
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest surrounded by breathtaking mountain, forest and water views
• Explore our services at marybridge.org

Pay and Benefit Expectations

Associated benefit information can be viewed here .

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