Inpatient APP - Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital is seeking a 50% Pediatric Hospitalist (PA/ARNP) to provide medical care and management for children with cancer and blood disorders, including recipients of bone marrow transplantation and cellular therapies, on the University of Iowa Dance Marathon 11th floor of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Function independently to plan, deliver, and evaluate health care for pediatric inpatient and observation populations while triaging concerns from patients in the outpatient setting.

Focus on the caring for hospitalized patients to manage care and length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care. The position requires staffing nights, weekends and holidays on a rotational basis to be determined according to clinical service needs.

Duties to include:

• Facilitate transition of care for new admissions and between services as required by patient care needs (Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Surgery, Pathology, Radiology, etc.)
• Perform /order medical diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including Lumbar Puncture and Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy.
• Prescribe, dispense and/or deliver medication including chemotherapy and schedule II-V controlled substances.
• Consult/collaborate with other care team members, including fellows, residents, physicians, nurses, etc.
• Use judgment to apply/adopt information within total clinical picture to address health issues.
• Influence others to adopt best practices.
• Triage phone calls and questions within outpatient management.

• Complete patient medical records, reports and forms for documentation, and respond to all patient documentation inquiries for accurate coding and billing purposes
• Participate in or lead Divisional or Departmental quality improvement projects.

• Provide health education to patients and families.
• Provide medical education to health professions students and residents.
• Participate in ongoing research and professional development of self and other staff.
• Maintain knowledge of and follow clinical practice guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

• Establish and maintain procedures and systems to assure staff compliance with policies and standards of care.
• May serve on committees to enhance patient care and operations.
• Assure team provides effective collaboration/communications.
• May provide feedback and coaching to other team members to assure quality of care.

University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital has been dedicated to meeting the health care needs of children and families since 1919. As Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital, we provide care for children from birth to young adulthood. Services range from promoting wellness to the care of general childhood illness, surgery, traumatic injuries, life‑threatening and chronic illnesses, and developmental disabilities. As part of an academic medical center, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital also performs groundbreaking research to help solve the mysteries of childhood diseases, in addition to training the next generation of health care professionals.

UI Stead Family Children's Hospital is a state‑of‑the‑art pediatric facility that is part of the comprehensive resources of UI Health Care. Our physical facilities grew considerably in 2017. Consistent with our philosophy of patient- and family-centered health care, the new hospital was designed by, with, and for pediatric patients and families.

The division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Transplantation is a pioneer in the care and treatment of childhood cancers and blood disorders. The team includes nine faculty members, three advanced practice providers and numerous other healthcare…