PA/NP - Pediatric Critical Care/Transport, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
About The Position
Join a team of critical care physicians and APPs to promote and advance the health of critically ill infants, children, and adolescents. This dual role will include time in the ICU and transporting critically ill children. The ICU is a 24-bed unit that requires a variety of shift coverage, medical knowledge, procedural skills, and collaboration with multiple sub specialties. Be responsible for performing assessments, diagnosis, and initiation of care plans. Provide education support to patients/families and medical learners. Opportunities for involvement in QI/Research to measure outcomes of care. Our Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team is comprised of dedicated Advanced Practice Providers, Registered Nurses, and Respiratory Therapists. Together we will play a crucial role in providing specialized pre-hospital (interfacility) care to ensure the safe ground transfer of pediatric patients across Michigan to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. Ensures operations follow professional standards, applicable laws, accreditation, compliance/regulatory requirements, and follows organizational goals. Practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code. Both roles will maintain a collaborative practice agreement with the critical care physician team.
Requirements
- Nurse Practitioner: Required Master's Degree
- Nurse Practitioners who obtained their education and certification after 2000 must show evidence of completion of a master’s, post-master’s or doctorate from a Nurse Practitioner program that is accredited by the Commission on the Collegiate of Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
- 3 years of relevant experience
- current, relevant clinical experience
- Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role as a Nurse Practitioner
- LIC-Nurse Practitioner (NP) - State of Michigan
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS)
- CRT-Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Physician Assistant: Required Master's Degree
- Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program
- LIC-Physician Assistant - State of Michigan
- CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
- CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS)
- CRT-Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Responsibilities
- Performing assessments, diagnosis, and initiation of care plans.
- Provide education support to patients/families and medical learners.
- Opportunities for involvement in QI/Research to measure outcomes of care.
- Providing specialized pre-hospital (interfacility) care to ensure the safe ground transfer of pediatric patients across Michigan to Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
- Ensures operations follow professional standards, applicable laws, accreditation, compliance/regulatory requirements, and follows organizational goals.
- Practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code.
- Maintain a collaborative practice agreement with the critical care physician team.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
- On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
- Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
- Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
- Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
