University of Colorado Anschutz
Department: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Emergency Medicine

Job Title:  Instructor of Clinical Practice – Advanced Practice Provider

Position #:00847238 – Requisition #:40469

Job Summary:

Instructors are Clinical Faculty at the University of Colorado School of Medicine that work at Children's Hospital Colorado in an emergency care settings. They provide medical care to acutely ill and injured infants, children, and adolescents in our 24/7 and afterhours network of Emergency facilities.  In this role, they perform history and physical examinations to define and execute appropriate workup that leads to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition.  Work in this setting will require technical and procedural skills and may require pediatric resuscitation and advanced life support.  In addition, Clinical Faculty are involved with institutional quality and patient safety improvement and development of clinical care guidelines that aim to provide consistent, quality care throughout our institution and are core members of the clinical Pediatric teaching staff for University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Key Responsibilities:

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

·         Maintain Colorado State certifications based on requirements of a Nurse Practitioner or a Physician Assistant.

·         Clinical Faculty in the Children's Hospital Colorado (CHCO) Network of Care (NOC) and Emergency Department provide medical care to acutely ill and injured infants, children, and adolescents; perform history and physical examinations; and define and execute appropriate workup that leads to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition.

·         Clinical coverage includes days, evenings, overnight and weekend shifts based on CFTE. Clinical hours will also include major and minor holidays allocated proportionately.

·         Expected attendance at section meetings:

• At least a 75% of the monthly Section meetings
• 75% of quarterly APP Meetings
• 50% of the monthly CME and M&M meetings

·         Maintain skills in urgent/emergent care of children by completing the following:

• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification
• Scheduled Acute Care Education sessions
• Participation in 1 high fidelity code simulation per academic year
• Other technical seminars as deemed mandatory by the section and/or practice site in conjunction with input from the Medical Director

Work Location:

Onsite – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO and additional CHCO Emergency Departments in the Denver metro area.

Why Join Us:

Join one of the nation's leading pediatric healthcare organizations and make a meaningful impact in a collaborative practice environment. Children's Hospital Colorado cares for more than 220,000 patients annually, including 70,000 visits to the Anschutz Medical Campus Emergency Department as the region's only Leve