TRACK Team Advanced Practice Provider; APP; PA​/NP​/APRN Pediatrics

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) (PA/NP/APRN) Pediatrics - Open Rank

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department:
Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine

Job Title:
Open Rank:
Instructor of Clinical Practice - Sr. Instructor of Clinical Practice (TRACK Team) Advanced Practice Provider (APP) (PA/NP/APRN)

Position #:  - Requisition #:39207

• 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

• Performs direct front line care of inpatient pulmonary and complex discharge planning/coordination in collaboration with the Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine consultant service.
• Performs direct front line care of the general medicine pediatric population of all age ranges, developmental, nutritional and physiological status in the inpatient setting.
• The APP works independently within the multidisciplinary team to provide high 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.
• History and physical examinations and determination of treatment plans.
• Monitoring of illness progression and escalation of care for decompensating patients.
• LP procedural skills and privilege maintenance (initial procedural privileging can be obtained upon employment if not already privileged).
• Participates in multi-disciplinary care including team meetings and patient care conferences.
• Nocturnist role:
  Coverage of AMC PHM complex pulmonary, coverage of transitional respiratory and airway center for kids (TRACK), and general medical inpatient teams, including admissions, transfers, stabilization of decompensating patients with in-house support provided by PHM faculty physician and APP nocturnists. No patients are admitted to TRACK overnight. Support from pulmonologist for TRACK patients will be provided by telephone/secure chat.
• 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.
• Attendance and participation at monthly staff meetings is required.

Onsite

Why work for the University?

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options
• Dental:
  Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance:
  Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan:
  Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off:
  Accruals over the year (based on percentage of time)
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 11/year
• Tuition Benefit:
  Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass:
  Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

• 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.
• BLS and PALS certification will be required prior to start date.
• Pediatric Nursing Certification Board certificate or other comparable certification required.
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certification required.
• Abili…