NP) Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Instructor

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

9d•$111,010 - $147,840•Onsite

About The Position

Children’s Hospital Colorado is a leading pediatric healthcare system nationally recognized for excellence in clinical care, research, education, quality, and patient safety. It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital for the University of Colorado School of Medicine and is integrated with the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. This academic partnership fosters cutting-edge research, education, and translation of scientific discoveries into innovative care. The Children’s Hospital Colorado campus in Colorado Springs, opened in 2019, is a full-service pediatric hospital offering advanced pediatric and neonatal care to a seven-state region. It includes a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), a Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, and pediatric medical-surgical units. It also houses southern Colorado’s only dedicated pediatric Emergency Department, Level 2 Pediatric Trauma center, and the region’s first pediatric-only operating rooms, pediatric oncology and infusion services, advanced imaging, a pediatric sleep laboratory, and comprehensive pediatric specialty care. The Division of Pediatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has a full-time (1.0 FTE) faculty position available at the rank of Instructor for a Pediatric General Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA). Under the direction of the full-time faculty or designee, this position provides inpatient and outpatient medical and surgical care services at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO), Colorado Springs.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Master’s degree in Nursing and/or a graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program
Current license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant with prescriptive privileges (of those candidates with a Nurse Practitioner degree, an acute care certification is required)
Meets and maintains specific requirements of the Nursing Credential Review Board (Nurse Practitioner) and the Medical Review Board (Physician Assistant)
Current ATLS or successful completion within three months of hire
Current BLS prior to hire and PALS certifications at time of or within three months of hire
Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship. We are unable to provide work visa sponsorship or employment authorization for this position now or in the future.

Nice To Haves

Experience in general surgery, trauma, critical care, and pediatrics preferred
First assist or surgical assist certification and experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provide independent clinical services primarily for General Pediatric Surgical patients of the Children’s Hospital Colorado-Colorado Springs.
Provide primarily inpatient with some outpatient clinical responsibilities related to a full spectrum of general pediatric surgical patients with a heavy emphasis on trauma and neonatal care.
Perform initial patient assessments/consults.
Respond to trauma activations.
Perform primary and secondary surveys.
Provide comprehensive general management of trauma patients.
Round on hospitalized patients.
Complete clinical documentation (daily notes, history and physicals, discharge summaries).
Provide patient education.
Coordinate multi-disciplinary care.
First-assist in OR.
Provide clinic (outpatient) care.
Perform minor procedures.
Collaborate closely with pediatric general surgeons, sub-specialty surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, intensivists, and hospital medicine.
Professionally interact with referring physicians and staff, emergency medical personnel and primary care providers.
Provide care to patients in the pediatric unit, pediatric intensive care unit, newborn intensive care unit, acute care areas, and in the outpatient clinics.
Provide 24/7 APP coverage, which will include days, in-house overnight, weekends, and holiday coverage.