PA/NP - Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI (0.6FTE)

The Pediatric BMT Team seeks a part-time Advanced Practice Practitioner (PA or NP) to successfully provide care to both the inpatient and outpatient pediatric population at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital receiving treatment with autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, CAR T-cell therapy or gene therapy for hematologic diseases.

A successful candidate will work within the highly functional BMT space caring for patients from infancy through adolescence within the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital locations. Join a collaborative team of total of 3 APP’s working across in-patient and out-patient care within the BMT setting.  

In addition to BMT patient, provide care and oversight to patients present in our outpatient infusion center.  This would include working with infusion nurses to respond to infusions complications, addressing treatment plans and coordinating care with primary teams.

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.

• Experience in the care of Hem/Onc or BMT patients would be preferred

• Have experience with EPIC

• 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)

• Be able to support a flexible schedule with the BMT APPs to support  appropriate coverage for patients.

• Weekend responsibility includes: variable weekends - Onsite: Sat & Sun - 4hrs each day

Specific duties may include:

Inpatient:

• Participating in daily rounding, collaborating with the team to adjust plans of care

• Triaging outside calls and consultations

• Work with a variety of learners (medical students, residents, and fellows) in addition to attendings and other APPs

• Be amongst the team of physicians, APPs, clinical coordinators, pediatric pharmacists, MSW, and intake coordinators to provide fully comprehensive care

• 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.

Outpatient:

• Complete outpatient patient visits alongside another provider

• Work with a variety of learners (medical students, residents, and fellows) in addition to attendings and other APPs

• Be amongst the team of physicians, APPs, clinical coordinators, pediatric pharmacists, MSW, and intake coordinators to provide fully comprehensive care

• Consult appropriate services

• Providing prescriptions and appropriate testing for patient care

• 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

• Work with infusion nurses to provide oversight and care to infusion patients

Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Required Master's Degree Nurse Practitioners

• 3 years of relevant experience current, relevant clinical experience Required

• Previous experience functioning in a collaborative role Required

• Experience as a Nurse Practitioner Preferred

• Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association

• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association

Physician Assistant:

• Required Master's Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program

• State of Michigan License

• Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants

• Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross