Open Rank: Instructor – Sr. Instructor Clinical Practice – Advanced Practice Provider

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Full time (1.0 cFTE) Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) Instructor or Sr. Instructor rank position in the Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. This position will primarily have responsibility at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) Anschutz Medical Campus on general medical pediatric inpatient and the Orange Team MD/APP teams. Orange Team is the primary service for patients with comorbid physical and behavioral health needs. This admitting service is staffed by a specialized cohort of Hospital Medicine faculty with skills and career interest specific to co-management of patients with comorbid physical and behavioral health needs. Some clinical time may also be in the Children's Hospital of Colorado Network of Care, including clinical obligations providing pediatric provider coverage at Vail Health in a remote, community hospital setting. This position will include day and nocturnist shifts and includes weekends and holidays at these locations. Additionally, in response to unforeseen crisis staffing situations this position may entail some short-term cross-coverage to other inpatient settings within CHCO. The Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado is rapidly expanding, with the recruitment of some of the nation’s best and brightest pediatric hospitalists. As we expand our academic, quality improvement, and educational programs, we continue to provide expert inpatient medical care for children throughout Colorado, and beyond. Our hospitalists offer 24 hours a day, seven days a week pediatric hospitalist services at all Children's Colorado campuses and our partners with many other hospitals. We aim to provide: exemplary family-centered care to our patients and families seamless communication to referring community providers a focus on educating fellows, residents, medical students, and advance practice provider students in the field of general pediatric hospital medicine scholarship in all areas that impact inpatient pediatric care All of our faculty members bring a strong clinical focus, while many pursue research in education and clinical hospital medicine. Our faculty also serve in administrative capacities for the University, Children's Hospital, and our partner hospitals.

Requirements

Graduation from an APAP approved Physician Assistant Training Program.
Certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
Colorado license will be required prior to start date.
BLS and PALS certification will be required prior to start date.
Minimum of 0-3 years of experience in general pediatrics or hospital medicine.
Graduate of an accredited BSN program.
APN licensure and a master’s degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board certificate or other comparable certification required.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification required.
Ability to obtain Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado. Will need to qualify for and obtain prescriptive authority within one year of beginning position.
Minimum of 1-5 years of experience in general pediatrics or hospital medicine.
Must successfully pass a drug test through Children’s Hospital Colorado.
Must be willing and able to pass a national criminal background check.
Must be willing and able to comply with all onboarding requirements of various community hospitals, Children's Hospital Colorado Network of Care locations, the Main CHCO Campus in Aurora, and the CHCO Campus in Colorado Springs, as needed.
Colorado license, BLS, and PALS will be required prior to start date.
NRP required within 6 months of hire.
Knowledge of a variety of common pediatric and adolescent inpatient conditions.
Superior customer service, communication, organizational and prioritization, problem solving, and collaboration skills are necessary.
Expertise and training in history and physical examinations and determination of treatment plans necessary.

Nice To Haves

5 years of experience in pediatrics.
Current CO state prescriptive authority.
Inpatient experience.
Acute care certification.

Responsibilities

Provide care for pediatric patients of all age ranges, developmental, nutritional, and physiological status in the inpatient setting at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Network of Care (NOC) locations. This includes a combination of a variety of inpatient conditions, working closely with a hospitalist attending.
Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) in the Section of Hospital Medicine work independently within the multidisciplinary team to provide quality inpatient care and disease management for a variety of pediatric inpatient conditions of varying acuity and complexity from admission through discharge, including coordination of discharge planning with case managers, social work, nurses, and other medical personnel.
Practice as a primary clinician on Orange Team with a team of physicians and APPs: o Strong collaboration with Nursing & Pediatric Mental Health Institute (PMHI) colleagues to optimize family-centered, team-based care prioritizing safety, efficiency, & compliance; o Specialty training to ensure safe and effective prevention and/or response to behavioral escalations, deliberate promotion of Target Zero safety practices, peer support, Excellence in Communication, and consultation & care escalation scenarios
LP procedural skills and privilege maintenance (initial procedural privileging can be obtained upon employment if not already privileged).
Practice as a primary clinician on Yellow/Teal with a team of physicians and APPs caring for general inpatient pediatrics. Occasional floating to NOC North and South Campus locations is expected.
Practice as an independent provider with telehealth backup at Vail Medical Center and South Campus Nocturnist Advanced Practice Program (SNAPP) on a rotating basis is an opportunity discussed after one year of independent APP practice at AMC.
VAIL HEALTH: ED consultations for pediatric patients, stabilization of decompensating patients with potential for facilitating code situations, determination of appropriate disposition from ED or outside facility, including arranging transport, independent management of pediatric inpatients from admission through discharge with physician telehealth backup. Participation in pediatric education for Vail Health staff, as well as building and maintaining relationships within the Vail Valley healthcare community is expected.
SNAPP: Independent management of pediatric inpatients from admission through discharge with physician telehealth backup. Stabilization of decompensating patients with potential for facilitating code situations, determination of appropriate disposition from ED or outside facility, including arranging transport.
Practice as a second provider on night shifts at AMC on yellow team, working alongside a nocturnist physician. This includes admitting, stabilizing and transferring patients, preparing patients for discharge for the oncoming day team provider, cross-covering other general medical resident or non-resident teams, as well as manage acute and/or ongoing issues on admitted patients.
Attendance and participation at monthly staff meetings required.