Advanced Practice Provider (APRN/PA) - Abdominal Transplant Surgery

• TGH is the area’s only level I trauma center and one of just two ABA-verified adult & pediatric burn centers in Florida.
• With five medical helicopters*, we transport critically injured or ill patients from 23 surrounding counties to receive the advanced care they need.
• The hospital is home to one of the busiest solid organ transplant centers in the country.
• TGH is a nationally designated comprehensive stroke center, and has a 32-bed Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.
• Other outstanding centers include cardiovascular, orthopedics, high-risk and normal obstetrics, urology, ENT, endocrinology, and the Children’s Medical Center, which features a nine-bed pediatric intensive care unit and pediatric kidney transplant services.
• As the region’s leading safety net hospital, Tampa General is committed to providing area residents with world-class and compassionate health care ranging from the simplest to the most complex medical services.

• Tampa General Hospital was named the #1 hospital in Tampa Bay by U.S.
• News & World Report, 2020-2021, and recognized as one of America's Best Hospital's in five medical specialties: Cardiology & Heart Surgery, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, Nephrology, and Orthopedics.
• Tampa General Hospital has been designated a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest recognition for nursing excellence, for the fourth consecutive time – an accomplishment that fewer than one percent of hospitals nationwide have earned.
• TGH is accredited by The Joint Commission and was awarded disease-specific certification in five medical specialties.
• TGH is also accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). *Air transport provided by Metro Aviation, Inc.
• Job Summary The APP will work with the Transplant Surgery team and provide comprehensive care to surgical patients as well as pre and post abdominal transplant patient population.
• The APP will work closely with the attending physician and other members of the healthcare team.
• Schedule is 4-10 hour shifts 6AM to 4PM with rotating weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

Current licensure as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse or Physician Assistant in the State of Florida. PA-C or Acute Care or Adult Gerontology Acute Care position Nurse practitioner. Prior experience as an Advanced Practice Provider is preferred Maintains education, licensures, registrations, and certifications in good standing in accordance with State specifications. Continues to develop knowledge and skills with on-going education provided by the TGH People Development Institute.