Job Description

Why Shriners Children's?

Shriners Children's is the premier pediatric burn, orthopedic, spinal cord injury, cleft lip and palate, and pediatric subspecialties healthcare system. With multiple hospitals, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care centers and outreach locations across the globe, we provide excellent care to children up to age 18 regardless of their family’s ability to pay or insurance status. Our mission is to change and improve lives by caring for our patients, conducting research to gain knowledge and develop new treatments, and providing educational opportunities for physicians and other healthcare professionals.

• 4 locations ranked on S. News & World Report’s list of Best Children’s Hospitals for pediatric orthopedics
• Winner of 9 Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Awards and 5 Pinnacle of Excellence Awards for Patient Experience (2023)
• $20 million in annual funding for innovative research in genomics, clinical motional analysis, and other forms of translational research.

About Shriners Children's Ohio

Shriners Children’s Ohio has been providing hope and healing since 1968, seeing patients throughout Ohio, the Midwest, the Southeast and around the world. We are dedicated to the treatment of pediatric burns and specialize in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Located on the 2nd floor of Dayton Children’s Hospital, SCO is the first hospital in the Shriners healthcare system to launch a hospital-within-a-hospital model. Our team’s experience and expertise in burn treatment, cleft lip and palate, complex wound and skin conditions, and plastic and reconstructive surgery makes Shriners Children’s Ohio a first choice for care.

• 7 bed (expanding) unit with a mix of both critical and non-critical patients
• Unit is staffed with burn/critical care surgeons and plastic/reconstructive surgeons in collaboration with pediatric intensivists. 4 APRNs and rotating surgical residents also serve the unit.
• Patient Population: Acute burns, burn reconstructions, and post-operative care of craniofacial patients.
• Active sedation service
• American Cleft Plata-Craniofacial Association (ACPA) certified
• Collaborative partnership with Dayton Children's Hospital, a level 1 pediatric trauma center

Shriners Children's Ohio has an opportunity for a full-time / night shift Acute Care Physician Assistant. Join a team of professionals committed to improving children's lives. Our top healthcare professionals excel in their practices and provide compassionate, family-centered care to children who need it most.

Responsibilities

• The Acute Care Physician Assistant (ACPA) provides care that requires knowledge and skills obtained from advanced formal education and clinical experience.
• The ACPA, in collaboration with the physicians and interdisciplinary team, may provide preventive, acute, specialized and primary care services to patients consistent with the nurse’s education and certification.
• Services provided by the ACPA may include, but are not limited to the following: 1) assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management of identified health needs; 2) ordering and interpretation of diagnostic and/or laboratory tests; 3) formulating, documenting, and monitoring treatment plans; 4) routine wound or post-operative dressing management; 5) ordering interdisciplinary consults; and 6) ordering pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic therapies and/or interventions.
• In addition to standard ACPA responsibilities, duties also include the day to day management and development of the physician assistant program at SCH-C.

This is not an all-inclusive list of this job’s responsibilities. The incumbent may be required to perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies
• NCCPA Board Certification
• Active OH PA license
• BLS certification. PALS certification required within 3 months of hire
• DEA certification
• Advanced practice experience in pediatrics or pediatrics ICU preferred