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Advanced Practice Provider - Urgent Care - Cherokee (part-time)

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta·Chamblee, Georgia

Part Time·On Site·2-5 yrs·Posted 2 months ago
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About the role

Provide comprehensive advanced practice care to children and families through clinical management, assessment, and collaboration. Responsibilities include performing physical exams, ordering diagnostic tests, and developing treatment plans within a collaborative practice model.

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Work Shift

Variable

Work Day(s)

Variable

Shift Start Time

Variable

Shift End Time

Variable

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Children’s is one of the nation’s leading children’s hospitals.

No matter the role, every member of our team is an essential part of our mission to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

We’re committed to putting you first, and that commitment is at the heart of our company culture: People first.

Children always.

Find your next career opportunity and make a difference doing what you love at Children’s.

Job Description

At Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, our pediatric Urgent Care Centers are staffed seven days a week with providers who are specially trained to treat non-life-threatening illnesses in children and teens.

APPs at our Urgent Care locations - 💚 Make a difference in their community or neighborhood 💚 Enjoy a flexible schedule 💚 Thrive in a supportive, team-oriented environment 💚 Are eligible for a fantastic Total Rewards package 💚 Are part of an amazing mission-driven organization

As an Advanced Practice Provider, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive care at an advanced practice level to children and their families through assessment, communication, clinical management, collaboration, coordination, education, program development, research, self-evaluation, professional development, and system participation.

This is a part-time position (average 20 hours/week) at Children's Cherokee location.

To care for our urgent care patients, heavy evening and weekend work will be expected.

  • Experience
  • No minimum experience required

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in pediatric healthcare preferred
  • Doctorate degree in Nursing Practice or Master’s or Doctorate degree in Medical Science
  • Education
  • Master's degree in nursing or bachelor's degree in medical science
  • Certification Summary
  • Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the single State of Georgia OR Multi-State through the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) licensure in the state of Georgia OR licensure as a Physician Assistant in the state of Georgia
  • Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse by the American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioner Certification Program (AANP), Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB), or National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), (Certification as Family Nurse Practitioner may be acceptable with CNO approval)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) within 60 days of hire for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants working in Emergency Medicine, Urgent Care, Anesthesia, Hematology/Oncology, and Critical Care (Nurse Practitioners or Physician Assistants working in Neonatology may provide NRP certification in lieu of PALS)
  • Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Proficient knowledge of Georgia Scope of Practice for Nurse Practitioners and/or Physician Assistants, Joint Commission regulatory requirements and Credentialing process of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
  • Excellent communication (written, spoken & presentation), organizational, and interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrates personal and professional integrity; collaborative and respectful behavior; flexibility and willingness to change

Job Responsibilities

  • Clinical
  • Provide comprehensive patient care management within a collaborative practice model for children of all ages under the supervision of the supervising/collaborating physician within the scope of practice outlined by state statute and Children’s bylaws in the inpatient and/or ambulatory settings. This includes:
  • Performing comprehensive histories and physical exams and identifying normal and abnormal findings, including physical, cognitive, and psychosocial status
  • Ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic tests
  • Developing pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatment plans
  • Serving as an educational resource for patients, families, health care professionals, and students
  • Facilitating patient referrals to other medical providers, medical facilities, and other health/social service agencies as needed
  • Collaborating and/or consulting with physicians and other health care providers as appropriate
  • Professional Development
  • Recognizes the importance of participation in professional organizations
  • Accepts responsibility for ongoing professional development and maintenance of professional competence and credentials
  • Continuously conducts self-evaluation of advanced practice skills to ensure competent clinical care and continued self-development
  • Assists in the development of education for department/practice
  • Quality and Evidence-Based Practice Behaviors
  • Participates in continuous quality improvement based on professional practice standards for department/practice
  • Participates in and complies with hospital/departmental policies
  • Support compliance with National Patient Safety Goals related to applicable administrative Joint Commission

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.

Primary Location Address: 1558 Riverstone Pkwy

Job Family

Nurse Practitioner/Phys Assistant

Requirements

Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant in Georgia and certification from a recognized board (e.g., ANCC, AANP, NCCPA). A postgraduate degree in nursing or medical science is preferred, along with BLS and PALS certifications.

  • bachelor degree
  • postgraduate degree
  • professional certificate
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Patient Assessment
  • Collaboration
  • Patient Education
  • Treatment Planning
  • Diagnostic Interpretation
  • Pediatric Care
  • Clinical Management
  • Professional Integrity

Benefits

  • Total Rewards Package

Posting details

Employment type
Part Time
Work arrangement
On Site
Experience
2-5 yrs
Locations
Chamblee, Georgia; Forsyth County, North Carolina; Cherokee, Alabama
Posted
May 20, 2026
Application
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Hiring organization

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

For more than 100 years, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has depended on clinical and nonclinical employees to help make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. Consistently ranked as one of the leading pediatric healthcare systems in the country by U.S. News & World Report,...

IndustryHospitals and Health Care
TypeNonprofit
Size10,001+ employees
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