Open Rank-Instructor, Sr. Instructor of Clinical Practice / Department of Neurosurgery

University of Colorado•Aurora, CO

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Neurosurgery at Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado School of Medicine (CU-SOM) has a (1.0FTE) clinical faculty position available for an Advanced Practice Provider. This position will practice at Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs and the Briargate outpatient facility. The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be a clinical faculty member of the CU-SOM, entering at the level of Instructor. This position encompasses inpatient and outpatient medical care services for children suffering from a wide range of neurosurgical disorders. Responsibilities of the APP position include primary patient care, including being a surgical first assistant; care of hospitalized neurosurgical patients in the Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units, neurosurgical floor, neurosurgery clinic, and evaluating new consultations in the hospital and emergency department. The APP will work closely with other members of the Neurosurgery service including faculty and APPs. In addition to conducting regular clinic sessions, inpatient rounds, and serving as a surgical first assist, this position will be required to cover approximately 11 weeks of call (Monday-Friday) annually. Additional call days can be taken for extra compensation. APP schedules are subject to change given the needs of the practice.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with a Master’s degree in Advanced Practice Nursing (Acute Care NP) or a graduate of an accredited program in Physician Assistant Studies
Current active license or willingness to obtain a license to practice in the state of Colorado as an Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant.
Prescriptive authority is required.
Currently credentialed as an APN or PA by the appropriate national certifying body.
7+ years or more of post training inpatient/outpatient/intensive care experience

Nice To Haves

2+ years of experience in inpatient or intensive care
2+ years of experience or advanced training in surgical subspecialities
Ability to learn operative techniques
Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally
Proven ability to care for high acuity, high complexity patients
Desire to learn and perform procedures appropriate in the pediatric neurosurgery setting
Ability to work individually and as a team to support team-based medical care in an APP/Physician/Resident Physician model

Responsibilities

Serving as a first assistant in the operating room for pediatric neurosurgery procedures
Admitting patients to the hospital – either direct admit from an outside hospital or from the ED, performing history and physical exam, patient assessment, ordering appropriate labs, diagnostic studies, and radiology tests, and follow up and formulation of treatment plan of the ordered lab, studies, and tests
Some Night/Weekend Service Responsibility
Performing necessary emergent and non-emergent procedures in the ICU with hospital privilege after demonstrated competency and according to standardized protocols where applicable
Performing efficiently in urgent/emergent situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events
Assisting with transfer orders, discharge to outside facilities and associated documentation
Establishing and maintaining communication with other health care providers and departments to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness and to promote consistency and continuity of care (e.g. handoffs, sign out and transfer summaries).
Demonstrating responsibility and accountability for own professional practice
Function as a clinical leader and educator in collaboration with physicians, APPs, nurses and others on the healthcare team
Demonstrating knowledge of legal issues, including patient confidentiality and risk management, in all aspects of patient care and unit functioning
Participating in research activities as requested
Demonstrating a service philosophy in all interactions with patients, families, and other members of the health care team
Demonstrating proficiency in the use of computers and telecommunication modalities to document, track, and convey information
Attending weekly specialty conferences as permissible with clinical schedule
Attending conferences, board review courses, practical procedure boot camps and other professional development both in-state and out of state
Participating in quality and safety improvement projects as requested