Physician Assistant/Nurse Practitioner - Pediatric Inpatient Cardiology- Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Full-Time
Competitive
HybridAssociate
“The Betz Congenital Heart Center seeks an Advanced Practice Practitioner (NP or PA) to contribute to the extensively growing Pediatric Congenital heart inpatient practice at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.
A successful candidate will work within the Pediatric Cardiology space caring for ages newborn to 25 within the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital locations. Join a collaborative team of 12 APP’s working across in-patient and out-patient care within the Cardiology setting.
**This position is primarily inpatient, both in the Pediatric cardiac ICU and cardiology floor service**
Specific duties may include:
Managing critically ill patients in conjunction with a cardiologist, intensivist, and cardiac surgeon
Participating in daily rounding, collaborating with the team to adjust plans of care
Triage outside calls and consultations
Work with a variety of learners (medical students, residents, and fellows) in addition to attendings and APPs
Consult appropriate services
Providing prescriptions and appropriate testing for patient care
Managing the clinical in-basket as needed
Providing timely communication to patients and staff for management of patient health care needs
Facilitate admissions, and referrals to community health facilities, agencies and resources
Discharge patients at the direction of the attending physician, dictate discharge summary and coordinate outpatient care.
The ideal candidate will:
Demonstrate knowledge of risk factors and presentations of common medical conditions, and be able to continuously add to that knowledge with experience
Perform a clinical history and physical assessment that is accurate, concise, relevant and complete, and be able to communicate this both verbally and in the electronic medical record.
Have experience or education in a critical care setting
Order and interpret relevant diagnostic studies, and synthesize the data to develop and implement plans of care
Counsel and educate patients, families and communities of care as needed
Participate in QI/ performance activities, and implement standards of care (policies and protocols)
Shifts: This position will have a variable percentage of nights and days (6p-6a and 6a-6p). Candidates interested in higher percentage of nights will be highly considered.
Qualifications:
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 Required
Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role Required
Experience as a Nurse Practitioner Preferred
LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
LIC-Nurse Practitioner (NP) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required
CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required
Physician Assistant:
Required Master's Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program
LIC-Physician Assistant - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required
CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants Upon Hire required
CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required
CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required
Primary Location
SITE - 25 Michigan St NE - Grand RapidsDepartment Name
Peds Congenital Heart HDVCH - Medical Group WestEmployment Type
Full timeShift
Rotating (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
40Hours of Work
12 hours, variableDays Worked
M-SunWeekend Frequency
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