APRN) Pediatric Hospital Medicine - Open Rank- Clinical Practice

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

25d•$111,000 - $119,000•Onsite

About The Position

The University of Colorado Anschutz Department of Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine, is hiring an Advanced Practice Provider (PA/NP/APRN) for an open-rank clinical practice position. This full-time position is based onsite in Colorado Springs and spans 0.5–1.0 FTE/cFTE. The provider will care for pediatric inpatients at Children’s Hospital Colorado’s Colorado Springs Campus and well newborns at Memorial Central, Memorial North, and Common Spirit St. Francis community hospitals. The schedule includes day and nocturnist shifts, including weekends and holidays. The Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine provides round-the-clock inpatient care across Children’s Colorado campuses and partner hospitals. Its work includes family-centered care, communication with referring community providers, education of trainees, and scholarship related to inpatient pediatric care. Faculty also contribute to University, Children’s Hospital, and partner-hospital administration. The role involves independent practice within a multidisciplinary team, management of pediatric patients from admission through discharge, coordination of discharge planning, monitoring and escalation of care for patients whose condition deteriorates, and procedural care. Nocturnist duties include co-managing the Colorado Springs general medical inpatient team with an attending physician, managing admissions and transfers, stabilizing decompensating patients, and covering the nursery pager across sites, including evaluating patients at the Memorial North nursery overnight as needed. Initial procedural privileging for lumbar puncture, circumcision, and frenotomy may be obtained after hire if not already held. The position is open rank and may be classified as Instructor or Senior Instructor of Clinical Practice based on experience and qualifications. The stated hiring salary range is $111,000–$119,000. The position is not eligible for overtime unless classified as non-exempt.

Requirements

Physician Assistant applicants: graduate from an APAP-approved Physician Assistant training program and hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Physician Assistant applicants: obtain a Colorado license before the start date.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner applicants: graduate from an accredited BSN program, hold APN licensure, and have a master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner applicants: hold Pediatric Nursing Certification Board certification or comparable certification, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification.
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner applicants: be able to obtain Colorado prescriptive authority within one year of starting the position.
Hold BLS and PALS certifications before the start date; obtain NRP within six months of hire (the posting also states NRP may be obtained following the start date).
Instructor-level candidates: 0–4 years of experience in general pediatrics or hospital medicine.
Senior Instructor-level candidates: at least 5 years of experience in general pediatrics or hospital medicine.
Pass a drug test through Children’s Hospital Colorado if required for the position.
Pass a national criminal background check and comply with onboarding requirements for the listed community hospitals and Children’s Hospital Colorado locations.
Knowledge of common pediatric and adolescent inpatient conditions.
Strong customer service, communication, organizational, prioritization, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Expertise and training in history-taking, physical examinations, and determining treatment plans.

Nice To Haves

Three to five years of experience in pediatrics.
Current Colorado state prescriptive authority.
Inpatient experience.

Responsibilities

Provide inpatient care for pediatric patients across age ranges and developmental, nutritional, and physiological statuses.
Work independently within a multidisciplinary team to provide inpatient care and manage pediatric conditions of varying acuity and complexity from admission through discharge.
Coordinate discharge planning with case managers, social workers, nurses, and other medical personnel.
Monitor illness progression and escalate care for decompensating patients.
Maintain lumbar puncture procedural skills and privileges; initial privileging may be obtained after employment if needed.
Care for well newborns at three local community hospitals from admission through discharge.
Maintain circumcision and frenotomy procedural skills and privileges; initial privileging may be obtained after employment if needed.
As a nocturnist, co-manage the Colorado Springs general medical inpatient team with an attending physician, including admissions, transfers, and stabilization of decompensating patients.
Cover the nursery pager for all sites and evaluate patients at the Memorial North nursery overnight as needed.