Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiac ICU
Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.
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Job Description
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible
This position qualifies for federal student loan forgiveness. After 10 years of qualifying payments while working full-time for a nonprofit employer, the remaining balance on your Direct Loans may be forgiven.
About the Role
Join Vanderbilt University Medical Center as a Pediatric NP/PA – Cardiac ICU, Nights, Sign-On Bonus in United States.
Key Responsibilities
- focused, or symptom
- pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes. Utilizes evidence
- centered care recognizing the patient or designee as a full partner in decision making. Creates a climate of patient
Requirements
- Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:
- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
Benefits & Compensation
- Signing bonus: $15,000.
- 401(k) with employer match.
- PSLF eligible (Public Service Loan Forgiveness).
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
This position offers a signing bonus, student loan benefits. Work with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in United States.
Key Skills
Position Insights
Work-Life Balance Overview
This Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Pediatric Cardiac ICU position at VUMC includes the following lifestyle factors: no on-call duties, no weekend requirements. Candidates should review the full job details to assess overall work-life fit.
Pediatrics — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
This Pediatrics position at VUMC is open to nurse practitioner candidates.
Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.
Nationally, Pediatrics professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $245k, with the typical range spanning $190k to $320k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.
Compensation Analysis
This employer qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Eligible clinicians can have their remaining federal student loan balance forgiven after 120 qualifying monthly payments (10 years). For physicians and advanced practice providers carrying significant educational debt, PSLF eligibility can represent hundreds of thousands of dollars in long-term financial benefit.
Location & Logistics
This position is based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. For a nurse practitioner earning $300k, the absence of state income tax can represent $15k–$30k or more in annual savings.
Why This Position Stands Out
- No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
- No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible
Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits
Key skills and qualifications: Pediatric Critical Care, Cardiac Intensive Care, Physical Examination, Patient Assessment, Differential Diagnosis, Pharmacologic Intervention, Clinical Judgment, Patient-centered Care. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Pediatrics role.
Core responsibilities: The Critical Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant collaborates with a multidisciplinary team to provide acute and complex care for critically ill pediatric cardiac patients. Responsibilities include performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing t...
Benefits package: $15,000 Sign On Bonus, Relocation assistance, Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, 403(b) retirement, Tuition Reimbursement, Flex PTO. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.
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Benefits & Perks
Protective Factors (2)
No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)
No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)
Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.
Job Details
Employment Type
Full-time
Posted
4d ago
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