Advanced Practice Provider - Pediatric Comprehensive Epilepsy
About The Position
As an Advanced Practice Provider in our pediatric comprehensive epilepsy center at Primary Children's Hospital, you will work with a team of healthcare professionals committed to providing quality care and excellent patient experience. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients with epilepsy, as well as lead and manage the center in partnership with another APP. Clinical responsibilities will primarily include patient care in our outpatient clinic and inpatient admitting, discharging, and management of patients in need of EEG monitoring. You will work a Monday - Friday day shift schedule While you will support surgical patients in pre and post-operative care, you will not surgically assist in the operating room. This role is essential in management and continued development of the program, working closely with the service line director and medical director to develop, implement and meet program goals, develop patient education materials, assist in marketing plans, develop care processes and protocols, track patient outcomes and managing resources to provide cost-efficient care for the patient. The nationally ranked Complex Epilepsy Center at Primary Children’s Hospital is a premier destination for children diagnosed with epilepsy and seizure disorders in the intermountain west. We treat patients from birth through young adulthood, who may experience various types of epileptic seizures. Primary Children’s Hospital has been ranked in the top 10 in pediatric Neurology and Neurosurgery by the U.S. News & World Report in their 2024-2025 Best Children’s Hospital rankings report. As a Level 4 epilepsy center accredited by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC), our center is recognized as offering the highest level of medical and surgical evaluation and treatment for patients with complex epilepsy. In addition to our medical expertise and cutting-edge technology, our team belongs to several national epilepsy research consortiums and innovative research projects dedicated to improving care, treatments, and outcomes for patients with epilepsy.
Requirements
- Current state license as an Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) or Physician Assistant (PA)
- Certification as a nurse practitioner, or physician assistant
- Eligible for State Controlled Substance License
- Eligible for Federal DEA Certificate II through V
- BLS Certification for Healthcare Providers
Nice To Haves
- Prior pediatric APP experience is highly preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead a multidisciplinary team
- Provide comprehensive care to pediatric patients with epilepsy
- Lead and manage the center in partnership with another APP
- Patient care in our outpatient clinic
- Inpatient admitting, discharging, and management of patients in need of EEG monitoring
- Support surgical patients in pre and post-operative care
- Management and continued development of the program
- Develop, implement and meet program goals
- Develop patient education materials
- Assist in marketing plans
- Develop care processes and protocols
- Track patient outcomes
- Managing resources to provide cost-efficient care for the patient
Benefits
- Generous benefits package
- Paid time off
- License reimbursement
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Annual CME allowance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
