Excellence

Mayo Clinic Children’s is excited to recruit a physician assistant or nurse practitioner to serve in a central, highly visible clinical leadership role within the Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic. This position offers a unique opportunity to function as the keystone clinician in an innovative, patient-centered, multidisciplinary care model dedicated to children with complex feeding, swallowing and breathing disorders. 

The Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic brings together experts from Otolaryngology (ENT), Gastroenterology, and Pulmonology, all supported by nursing, therapy, and nutrition colleagues. The NP or PA is at the heart of this team, serving as the primary longitudinal provider and coordinating clinician, ensuring continuity, clarity, and a holistic perspective across every phase of care. 

In this role, the NP PA is the forward-facing clinical presence for patients and families—guiding them from their initial introduction to the clinic, through diagnostic evaluation and procedures in the operating room and onward to the execution and refinement of individualized treatment plans. This position offers a rare opportunity to follow patients across the full continuum of care while working side-by-side with proceduralists and subspecialists in real time. 

The role is primarily based in the outpatient clinic with dedicated weekly time in the OR and procedure suite, allowing the NP PA to participate in procedures, discuss findings immediately with the multidisciplinary team and families, and translate those findings into coordinated clinical action. 

Key responsibilities include:

• Serving as the primary longitudinal clinician for children with aerodigestive disorders
• Conducting comprehensive assessments and developing individualized, goal-driven care plans
• Coordinating diagnostic testing, procedures, and follow-up care
• Overseeing care coordination as executed by Aerodigestive team members, ensuring seamless, timely, and patient-centered delivery of care
• Leading multidisciplinary care conferences and care coordination efforts
• Educating and partnering closely with patients and families
• Serving as the primary liaison with referring providers and community clinicians
• Educating residents and fellows rotating through the clinic
• Participating in research, innovation, and quality improvement initiatives, as desired

The Pediatric Aerodigestive Clinic has been in existence for over a decade and is widely recognized for its innovative care model, exceptional outcomes, and outstanding patient and family experience. This role is ideal for an NP or PA seeking a deeply meaningful, relationship-driven clinical position with strong interdisciplinary collaboration and the opportunity to make a lasting impact on children and families. 

Nurse Practitioner: Masters-prepared graduate of an accredited school of nursing and Nurse Practitioner program. Current Minnesota RN and APRN license and certification as a 

• Family Nurse Practitioner Certification (FNP)
• Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (PPCNP or CPNP-PC)

Physician Assistant: Graduate of accredited Physician Assistant program with current PA certification by NCCPA and registration as a PA by the Minnesota State Board of Medical Practice. 

Registration with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is required. BLS is required.

External and Internal candidates for this position are asked to attach 2-3 letters of reference to their online application to be considered for this position.
New graduates please upload 3 letters of reference from preceptors that can attest to your clinical abilities. 
Mayo Clinic employees applying for this position are asked to attach 3 most recent performance evaluations to online application to be considered for this position.