PA/NP – Pediatric Neurology, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital is hiring a physician assistant or nurse practitioner for its pediatric neurology team in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This role is the team’s third epilepsy monitoring unit (EMU)/epilepsy advanced practice provider. The position focuses on non-intractable and intractable epilepsy and epilepsy surgery, with training available for the right candidate. The clinician will work collaboratively with six epileptologists and two existing nurse practitioners, caring for medically complex infants, children, and adolescents in an outpatient clinic and, as needed, an inpatient setting.

The clinician will work in an eight-bed wireless EMU, conducting admissions and follow-ups and managing medications and other orders in collaboration with epileptologists. The role also includes seeing epilepsy and general neurology patients in clinic. The schedule rotates between one week in the EMU and two weeks in clinic. Coverage includes five weekends and one holiday per year in the EMU/inpatient setting.

The pediatric neurology department is rapidly growing and offers research opportunities in collaboration with pediatric neurologists. The role also involves research, outreach, and quality improvement. The hospital is a 241-bed freestanding children’s hospital and a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and Pediatric Stroke Center.

The position is full-time, day shift, with 40 scheduled hours per week. Typical hours are 8 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday, with occasional weekends and variable weekend frequency.

Requirements

• Nurse Practitioner: Master's degree required.
• For nurse practitioners educated and certified after 2000, evidence of a master's, post-master's, or doctorate from a nurse practitioner program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
• Three years of relevant experience and current, relevant clinical experience.
• Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Nurse Practitioner: Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license and American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Physician Assistant: Master's degree required.
• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program.
• Michigan Physician Assistant license and NCCPA Physician Assistant-Certified (PA-C) certification.
• Flexibility and adaptability, strong critical thinking, ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, self-motivation as a learner and medical provider, and effective communication and time-management skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience or interest in pediatric epilepsy and epilepsy surgery; training is available for the right candidate.
• Interest in working in a variety of settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for patients with non-intractable and intractable epilepsy and epilepsy surgery needs.
• Perform admissions and follow-ups in the eight-bed wireless EMU.
• Order medications and other orders in collaboration with epileptologists.
• See epilepsy patients and general neurology patients in clinic.
• Rotate between one week in the EMU and two weeks in clinic.
• Cover five weekends and one holiday per year in the EMU/inpatient setting.
• Participate in research, outreach, and quality improvement.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and across outpatient and inpatient settings.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with offers on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and other items.
• Optional identity theft protection, home insurance, and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level