University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Pediatrics, Section of Hospital Medicine

Job Title: Open Rank: Inst. – Sr. Inst. Clinical Practice – Advanced Practice Provider

Position #00755419 – Requisition #38932

Job Summary:

Full time (1.0 cFTE) Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant) Instructor or Sr. Instructor rank position in the Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. This position will primarily have responsibility at Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) Anschutz Medical Campus on general medical pediatric inpatient and the Orange Team MD/APP teams. Orange Team is the primary service for patients with comorbid physical and behavioral health needs. This admitting service is staffed by a specialized cohort of Hospital Medicine faculty with skills and career interest specific to co-management of patients with comorbid physical and behavioral health needs. Some clinical time may also be in the Children's Hospital of Colorado Network of Care, including clinical obligations providing pediatric provider coverage at Vail Health in a remote, community hospital setting. This position will include day and nocturnist shifts and includes weekends and holidays at these locations. Additionally, in response to unforeseen crisis staffing situations this position may entail some short-term cross-coverage to other inpatient settings within CHCO.

The Section of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children's Hospital Colorado is rapidly expanding, with the recruitment of some of the nation’s best and brightest pediatric hospitalists. As we expand our academic, quality improvement, and educational programs, we continue to provide expert inpatient medical care for children throughout Colorado, and beyond.

Our hospitalists offer 24 hours a day, seven days a week pediatric hospitalist services at all Children's Colorado campuses and our partners with many other hospitals. We aim to provide:

• exemplary family-centered care to our patients and families

• seamless communication to referring community providers

• a focus on educating fellows, residents, medical students, and advance practice provider students in the field of general pediatric hospital medicine

• scholarship in all areas that impact inpatient pediatric care

All of our faculty members bring a strong clinical focus, while many pursue research in education and clinical hospital medicine. Our faculty also serve in administrative capacities for the University, Children's Hospital, and our partner hospitals.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Provide care for pediatric patients of all age ranges, developmental, nutritional, and physiological status in the inpatient setting at Children’s Hospital Colorado and Network of Care (NOC) locations. This includes a combination of a variety of inpatient c