APP - PA or PNP - Genetics

Children’s Minnesota • St. Paul, MN

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About The Position

Children’s Minnesota is hiring two advanced practice providers to support inpatient and outpatient pediatric genetics and genomics care in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The department is the only clinical genetics/genomics program in Minnesota exclusively dedicated to diagnosing and caring for pediatric patients and childhood conditions. It includes geneticists, genetic counselors and assistants, a clinic nurse, metabolic dietitians, and pharmacogenomics pharmacists, and integrates genetic counselors into specialty services including hematology/oncology, cardiology, neonatology, immunology, neurology, and pulmonology. The program is expanding personalized care, including through a nationally recognized pediatric pharmacogenomics program.

The APP works collaboratively with physicians, genetic counselors and their clinical assistants, case coordinators, registered dietitians, and nurses. The role evaluates children for possible genetic causes of developmental delays, physical differences, growth problems, learning issues, and other concerns; cares for patients with genetic disorders; and supports complex pediatric patients with established diagnoses. Care includes inpatient consultations and follow-up visits, outpatient clinic appointments, and telehealth visits. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to a growing area of medicine and develop professionally and clinically in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.

Requirements

• For Physician Assistant candidates: graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• For Physician Assistant candidates: Physician Assistant certification through the NCCPA Certification Board and a Minnesota Medical Board license are required.
• For APRN candidates: current Minnesota RN/APRN license.
• For APRN candidates: national board certification as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through either the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
• BLS certification is required before employment.

Nice To Haves

• Current or previous inpatient pediatrics experience as a nurse, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, genetic counselors, genetic counselor clinical assistants, clinic case coordinators, registered dietitians, and nurses.
• Evaluate potential causes of developmental delays, physical differences, growth problems, learning issues, and other concerns.
• Assess patients with genetic disorders, including performing physical and dysmorphology examinations.
• Order and interpret genetic testing.
• Diagnose, treat, and manage patients with genetic disorders, including prescribing medications and treatment plans.
• Care for complex pediatric patients with known genetic diagnoses, including chromosomal abnormalities, malformation syndromes, and metabolic disorders.
• Coordinate care for patients with complex needs, providing support, problem solving, and referrals to other health care providers and community services.
• Perform initial inpatient consultations and subsequent visits.
• Perform outpatient clinic and telehealth visits.

Benefits

• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Other fringe benefits
• Shift differentials or premium pay may be available for positions requiring night, weekend, or on-call work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time