Instructor/Fellow

Job Summary:

The Pediatric Advanced Practice Fellowship is a 12-month post-graduate program dedicated to enhancing the development of early-career Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants or for those new to pediatric hospital-based medicine. Recognizing that PNPs and PAs are increasingly utilized in inpatient care models, our program’s mission is providing the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for a provider to succeed in the challenging world of pediatric inpatient medicine. Fellows will rotate through various sections within Children’s Hospital Colorado and will provide patient care under the direction of a supervising physician faculty member.

Key Responsibilities:

· Rotates through general ward pediatrics, pediatric intensive care unit, pulmonary, oncology, cardiology and electives.

· Practices as a fully credentialed provider caring for pediatric patients under the supervision of an attending physician.

· Gathers pertinent information systematically and skillfully from all sources: history, diagnostic tests, and comprehensive physical examinations, behavioral and developmental assessments.

· Communicates verbally all pertinent patient information to the on call attending physician, nursing staff, and other relevant healthcare providers.

· Rounds daily on patients based upon a rotating schedule and collaborates with the attending physician, other attending physicians from consulting services, and with the healthcare team to assess, diagnose, plan, set priorities and realistic outcomes, and evaluate the effectiveness and cost efficiency of patient care

· Formulates management plans in conjunction

· with the attending physician and evaluates patient physiologic and behavioral responses to these management plans.

· Documents daily all relevant data including but not limited to results of diagnostic tests, laboratory results, patients’ condition, response to therapies/interventions, and follow-up interventions.

· Communicates with the family regarding the changing health care needs of their child.

· Accurately and appropriately performs routine diagnostic and therapeutic techniques according to established protocol and current pediatric critical care standards.

· Initiates and performs measures necessary to resuscitate and stabilize a compromised pediatric patient according to current critical care and AHA standards.

· Keeps knowledge base current by reading professional literature, attending educational programs, and reviewing changes in health legislation and relevant professional research.

· Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement and/or research activities.

· Participates in documenting outcome measures.

· Identifies potential areas for research.

· Completes didactic work including attending lectures, completing online modules, outlined fellowship curriculum, simulations and case-studies.

· Undergoes evaluation for successful completion of the fellowship program to include direct observation, written evaluation, and capstone project.

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is a public education, clinical, and research facility serving 4,500 students and is a world-class medical destination at the forefront of life-changing science, medicine, and healthcare. CU Anschutz offers more than 42 highly rated degree programs through 6 schools and colleges and receives over $762 million in research awards each year. We are the single largest health professions education provider in Colorado, awarding nearly 1,450 degrees annually. Powered by our award-winning faculty, renowned researchers, and a reputation for academic excellence, the CU Anschutz Medical Campus drives innovation from the classroom to the laboratory to the delivery of unparalleled patient care.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.

Physician Assistant:

• 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.
• ACLS and PALS certification will be required prior to start date.
  
  

Or

Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner:

• Graduate of an accredited BSN program.
• APN licensure and a Masters from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
• ACLS 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.
• Ability to obtain Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado. Will need to qualify for and obtain prescriptive authority within one year of beginning position.

Condition of Employment:

· Must successfully pass a drug test through Children’s Hospital Colorado

· Must be willing and able to pass a national criminal background check

*For questions regarding Children’s Hospital drug testing requirements, please contact Children’s Human Resources at 720-777-8598. Some positions may require testing if access to Children’s Hospital or their systems is needed at any time during employment with the University. If drug testing is required, it will be listed in the job posting.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Previous experience in a pediatric clinical setting