Instructor/Fellow

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

26d•Onsite

About The Position

The Pediatric Advanced Practice Fellowship is a 12-month postgraduate program for early-career Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants, including providers new to pediatric hospital-based medicine. The program develops the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to succeed in pediatric inpatient medicine. Fellows rotate through sections of Children’s Hospital Colorado and provide patient care as fully credentialed providers under the direction of supervising physician faculty. The fellowship includes clinical rotations, didactic coursework, simulations, case studies, and evaluation for successful completion, including direct observation, written evaluation, and a capstone project. This is an onsite position in Aurora, Colorado, in the Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care. The anticipated starting salary is $80,470. The position is not eligible for overtime compensation unless classified as non-exempt.

Requirements

For the Physician Assistant pathway: graduate from an APAP-approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
For the Physician Assistant pathway: obtain a Colorado license before the start date.
For either pathway: obtain ACLS and PALS certifications before the start date.
For the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner pathway: graduate from an accredited BSN program.
For the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner pathway: hold APN licensure and a master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
For the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner pathway: hold a Pediatric Nursing Certification Board certificate or comparable certification, and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification.
For the Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner pathway: be able to obtain Colorado prescriptive authority and qualify for and obtain it within one year of beginning the position.
Pass a drug test through Children’s Hospital Colorado, if required.
Be willing and able to pass a national criminal background check.
Communicate effectively and handle stressful situations with professional composure.
Prioritize patient and system needs appropriately.
Demonstrate customer service knowledge and skills.
Work effectively independently and as part of a team.
Be organized and efficient.
Demonstrate knowledge of quality improvement, family-centered care, and evidence-based practice.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in a pediatric clinical setting.
Previous experience working in a multidisciplinary team.
Previous experience working in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

Rotate through general ward pediatrics, the pediatric intensive care unit, pulmonary, oncology, cardiology, and elective services.
Provide care for pediatric patients as a fully credentialed provider under the supervision of an attending physician.
Systematically gather patient information from histories, diagnostic tests, comprehensive physical examinations, and behavioral and developmental assessments.
Communicate pertinent patient information to the on-call attending physician, nursing staff, and other relevant healthcare providers.
Round daily according to a rotating schedule and collaborate with attending physicians, consulting services, and the healthcare team to assess, diagnose, plan care, set priorities and realistic outcomes, and evaluate care effectiveness and cost efficiency.
Formulate management plans with the attending physician and evaluate patients’ physiologic and behavioral responses to those plans.
Document relevant daily data, including diagnostic and laboratory results, patient condition, response to therapies and interventions, and follow-up interventions.
Communicate with families about their child’s changing healthcare needs.
Perform routine diagnostic and therapeutic techniques according to established protocols and current pediatric critical care standards.
Initiate and perform measures to resuscitate and stabilize compromised pediatric patients according to current critical care and AHA standards.
Maintain current knowledge through professional literature, educational programs, and review of health legislation and relevant research.
Participate in interdisciplinary quality improvement and/or research activities, document outcome measures, and identify potential research areas.
Complete didactic requirements, including lectures, online modules, the fellowship curriculum, simulations, and case studies.
Complete fellowship evaluation requirements, including direct observation, written evaluation, and a capstone project.