Advanced Practice Provider PD Pediatrics

Summary:
The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) will be an integral member of the Division of Hospitalist Medicine at Hasbro Children*s Hospital caring for infants children and adolescents admitted to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) service. Working alongside a pediatric hospital medicine attending the Advance Practice Provider will provide comprehensive pediatric care to patients admitted to the hospital from admission through discharge. Additional management of subspecialty patients will be included. Close collaboration within an interdisciplinary team including social work case management child life and pediatric subspecialty teams are required to serve this vulnerable group of patients. The position is primarily a daytime role with a combination of weekdays and occasional weekends.

Responsibilities:

Manage a caseload of hospitalized patients with teams of APPs residents and supervising attendings.

Provides educational opportunities for medical students residents and other NP/PA students as appropriate.

Other information:

BASIC KNOWLEDGE:

Masters of Science Degree or Graduate of accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program

Certified in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Demonstrates outstanding communication skills clinical care competency and ability to work well in teams.

Demonstrates advanced physical and psychosocial assessment skills and knowledge of family dynamics.

EXPERIENCE:

Two years related pediatric experience in acute care hospital setting and preferred 1-2 years* experience as an APP and will also consider new graduates

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

General hospital environment with occasional stressful conditions associated with patient care.

INDEPENDENT ACTION:

Responds to individual patient-care situations demonstrating knowledge and skills acquired through education certification and work experience.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None.

Brown University Health is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age ethnicity sexual orientation ancestry genetics gender identity or expression disability protected veteran or marital status. Brown University Health is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Location: Rhode Island Hospital USA:RI:Providence

Work Type: Per Diem

Shift: Shift 1

Union: Non-Union