Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Pediatric Critical Care
Core
Provides care to new or established patients in pediatric critical care through evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up in collaboration with physicians.
Role type
Pediatric Critical Care Physician Assistant (or Nurse Practitioner)
Builds
Patient care plans and therapeutic regimens
Domain
Healthcare / Pediatric Critical Care
Deliverable
clinical work
Required skills
patient assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication prescription, diagnostic test interpretation, procedure performance, patient education, electronic medical record management
Preferred skills
Master's degree in Physician Assistant
Technologies
electronic medical record systems
Responsibilities
Assess patients and establish presumptive diagnoses; order and interpret diagnostic testing; prescribe and adjust medications or therapies; perform procedures within scope of practice; communicate with physicians, patients, and referring staff; report significant risks to patient health to collaborating physicians.