Advanced Practice Registered Nurses / Physician Assistants
Sector:
Hospital, Public and Private
Internal Number: ADVAN005750
Gillette Children's seeking a provider to join their Craniofacial team. The advanced practice provider (APP) provides clinical care to patients in a family-centered model with complex acute, critical and chronic health care conditions, advises patients on health maintenance and disease prevention, and/or provides skilled assistance in navigation of the health care system as appropriate to the developmental, cultural, emotional, and medical, surgical, or rehabilitative needs of the patient and their families.
The APP role in Craniofacial encompasses the following components:
0.8 FTE with on-call rotation for weekends and holidays.
Outpatient clinical care, including routine travel to outreach clinic sites
Inpatient patient management and care coordination (with a team of advanced practice providers)
Weekend rounding and call (shared with team)
1st call coverage Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Provide coverage during colleagues' LOA, FMLA, vacation, PTO, EDU, etc.
Job Expectations
Accountable for keeping pace with expanding evidence and knowledge, by knowing how to access, assess, and apply the information and knowledge he/she needs in order to practice.
Accountable to integrate all contributions to patient care and serve as strategists and managers of the patient’s journey – not only their responsibilities, but also the interdisciplinary hand-offs throughout the patient care process.
Autonomously practices in all areas of comprehensive patient care and case load management with appropriate physician input/guidance and/or supervision.
Identifies problems, prioritizes and problem solves in clinical practice.
Collaborates with multiple disciplines to ensure patient and family needs are being addressed.
Deals with urgent issues and unusual incidents.
Required:
Professional advanced practice provider licensure as Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant:
Nurse Practitioner:
Current RN license and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license through the Minnesota Board of Nursing
Completion of a (pediatric or family) nurse practitioner program with a Master of Nursing Degree or a Doctorate of Nursing Practice
Current national certification from one of the following:
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Nurses Credentialing Center
Pediatric Nursing Certification Board
Physician Assistant:
Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant Program and certified as a Physician Assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
Licensure as a PA in Minnesota; certification and prescriptive authority
Current CPR- BLS for Healthcare Providers by the American Heart Association
Demonstrated interpersonal communication, organizational and leadership skills. Ability to function autonomously as a provider.
Ability to drive to multiple locations, including Gillette outreach locations
Current CPR certification through American Heart Association, or within 90 days of hire
Preferred:
Two years relevant clinical experience
Experience with management of surgical patients
Experience with pediatric patients, patients with craniofacial issues, or both
Demonstrated competence in working with individuals with disabilities and their families.
For more than 125 years, we’ve focused on some of the toughest challenges in pediatric medicine. We care for brain, bone and movement conditions needing specialized expertise. When families arrive at our door, they feel they’ve come home. We’re inspired by their perseverance.
