Description

Job Summary

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is seeking a Pediatric Advanced Practitioner to join our team.

Highlights:

• The role would include inpatient and outpatient electrophysiology and general cardiology care, with pre and post procedure follow up of invasive electrophysiology procedures including pediatric and adult congenital patients, inpatient rounding and patient management
• Serve as the primary owner of pediatric device clinic operations
• Perform in-person device interrogations (pacemakers, ICDs, ILRs)
• Review and triage remote monitoring transmissions
• Identify and escalate abnormal device findings to EP physicians/inform congenital physician if patient is co-managed by cards/EP
• Document device evaluations and support accurate billing workflows
• Coordinate with device representatives for scheduled clinic support
• Track device inventory, generator/lead status, and recalls as applicable
• Perform pre-procedure clinical review (labs, imaging, medications, anticoagulation plans)
• The electrophysiology service includes one pediatric congenital electrophysiologist and a PA dedicated to the device clinic.
• The electrophysiology service provides coverage for St Christopher's Hospital for Children.
• We also benefit from having excellent collaboration with several adult electrophysiology programs in the area
• An APP dedicated to the device clinic

The Benefits We Offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
• Malpractice insurance & tail coverage
• Generous paid time-off allowance
• Commuter Benefits- tax-free transit or parking
• CME time and money
• Relocation assistance
• Supportive health system to advance goals

Contact Name: Lisa Wortman
Contact Email: [email protected]
Contact Phone: 484-628-0556

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St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a partnership between Tower Health and Drexel University, is a 188-bed facility that provides exceptional care to children throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and surrounding counties. With more than 220 pediatric experts on staff, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children combines topnotch pediatric care with a wide array of pediatric specialties, including Cardiology; Ear, Nose and Throat; Gastroenterology; Oncology; and Orthopedics. It houses the only Pediatric Burn Center between New York City and Baltimore and is one of only three Level I Pediatric Trauma Centers in Pennsylvania. St. Christopher's is a Magnet® designated hospital and has been recognized as a Women's Choice Award Best Children's Hospital.

The Community:

Philadelphia located between New York and Washington D.C, is considered to be the birthplace of the United States. The Constitution was debated here in Philadelphia in what is now the Independence Hall. The nearby Liberty Bell Center is home to the famous two-thousand-pound bell which became a symbol of freedom. The National Constitution Center also tells the story of 1920s prohibition. Learn more about Al Capone and other famous former inmates at the Eastern State Penitentiary. The Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the country's largest museums, is not to be missed. At Fairmount Park, discover outdoor art on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, as well as the Smith Memorial Arch dedicated to Civil War heroes. Attractions for kids include Philadelphia Zoo, the oldest zoo in America. Meet more animals at the Academy of Natural Sciences or enjoy fun and educational interactive displays at the Please Touch Museum.

Videos:

• Virtual Tour - St. Chris
• Virtual Tour of Philadelphia

Qualifications

Education Requirements

• 4 year/Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• NCCPA Certification
• PA Pediatric Physician Assistant License
• Pediatric Nurse Practitioner License

Overview

Tower Health is a regional integrated healthcare system that offers compassionate, high-quality, leading-edge healthcare and wellness services to communities in Berks, Chester, Montgomery, and Philadelphia Counties. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Tower Health has partnered with Drexel University College of Medicine to open a new medical school one-half mile walking distance from Reading Hospital, a regional medical campus for Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health. The school opened in 2021 and is currently accepting enrollment applications for the second class in 2024. In addition, Reading Hospital is the main training hospital for the medical school and supports ACGME accredited residency and fellowship programs. For more information, visit towerhealth.org.