Why Work at Children's....
Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years. Founded in 1908, Children's Colorado is a leading pediatric network entirely devoted to the health and well being of children. Continually recognized as one of the nation's outstanding hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Children's Colorado is known both for its nationally and internationally recognized medical, research and education programs as well as the full spectrum of everyday care for kids throughout Colorado and surrounding states. With more than 1,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric specialties, Children's Colorado Network of Care includes its main campus, 16 Children's Care Centers and more than 400 outreach clinics.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child.
Job Overview
Provides expert Family-Centered Care across the wellness-illness continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic and critical care to infants and toddlers. In collaboration with other health care providers the AC-PNP will provide initial, ongoing and comprehensive care, including taking complete histories; providing physical examinations and diagnosing, treating and managing patients with acute and chronic illnesses and diseases. This includes ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting laboratory and imaging studies; prescribing medication and durable medical equipment; and making appropriate referrals for patients and families. In addition, AC-PNP care also includes health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and counseling. The AC-PNP will f unction as a leader within nursing and inter-professional teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making to achieve quality patient care. Identifies and demonstrates incorporation of best current evidence with clinical expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of optimal health care at the unit or organization level.
Additional Information
*This position is eligible for relocation assistance, if relocating from 100 miles or greater.*
Department Name: Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
Job Status: part time, 24 hours per week, eligible for benefits
Shift: 12-hour day shifts (0600-1800), weekdays and weekends
- This position supports our Level IV NICU on the Anschutz campus in Aurora**
Qualifications
- EDUCATION – Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) & Master’s Degree PNP; Acute Care Master’s or Post-graduate preparation preferred
- EXPERIENCE - Three years’ combined experience as RN or PNP in critical care setting in (NICU, PICU).
- LICENSURES/CERTIFICATION(S) – Registered Nurse License (RN); Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) License; Prescriptive Authority License ; PNP Primary Care, Acute Care, or Dual Acute/Primary Care certification within five years of hire; BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association ; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certificate/Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).
***This position may require a BLS certification from the American Heart Association. Click on the following link and enter your zip code to find an appropriate class near you. Please note BLS (CPR cards) from organizations other than American Heart Association, even if it says it is AHA approved, will not be accepted.***
http://ahainstructornetwork.americanheart.org/AHAECC/classConnector.jsp?pid=ahaecc.classconnector.home
Responsibilities
POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Neonate - <30 days
Infancy - >30 days to 1yr
Toddlers - >1yr to 3yrs
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Essential Functions
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.
Family Centered Care
- Consistently integrates age specific age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care, taking into consideration both the patient’s chronological age and developmental functioning.
- Advocates for the pediatric patient/family/caregiver
- Promotes self-management & family centered care
- Derives outcomes & plans of care that involve the patient/family/caregiver when possible & are realistic to the patient/family/caregiver capabilities & resources
- Provides patient/family/caregiver with diagnostic & laboratory results as well as actual/potential benefits, limitations, & adverse effects of proposed therapies.
Teamwork & Collaboration
- Provides leadership in care management to achieve optimal quality, cost-effective care.
- Documents & communicates with healthcare team members to achieve an integrated delivery of pediatric care services.
- Delegates appropriate monitoring, assessment, & interventions according to the patient and scope of practice of the caregiver; Provides consultation to influence the identified plan of care, to enhance the abilities of others to provide health care, and to effect change in the healthcare system.
- Makes appropriate referrals and discusses recommendations with patient/family/caregiver.
Quality Improvement
- Participates in quality improvement activities or research to improve the care delivery process & patient care outcomes; Uses & communicates results to initiate change in practice
- Uses creativity, new knowledge, & innovation to improve care
Safety
- Maintains a professional practice while utilizing evidenced based practice
- Communicates and demonstrates critical thinking for patient care management
- Is mindful and judicious in monitoring safety and departmental policies and procedures
- NNP maintains clinical competency (ability to independently manage and perform at a high level, and take personal responsibility for obtaining competency as needed).
- Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic/non-pharmacological agents & interventions that are both universal & unique to the patient, & monitors/evaluates effects.
- Employs diverse & complex strategies, interventions, & teaching to promote health & a safe environment
- Orders and/or performs appropriate treatments, therapies, & procedures that are based on current knowledge, research, & practice;
Informatics
- Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making.
Leadership
- Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance appraisal & peer review, resulting in changes in practice & role performance
- Participates in lifelong learning that improves skills & competence in clinical practice/role performance;
- Serves as preceptor, role model, or mentor
- Contributes to the professional development of peers/colleagues to improve pediatric health care & to foster the profession’s growth; Integrates ethical considerations & research findings into practice
- Provides leadership by participating on committees or in professional organizations, or writing/publishing/presenting.
- Serves as a leader, influencing healthcare/APN practice & policy.
Other Information
COMPETENCIES
- ADAPTABILITY - Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.
- APPLIED LEARNING - Assimilating and applying new job-related information in a timely manner.
- BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS - Developing and leveraging relationships within and across work groups to achieve results.
- COLLABORATING - Working cooperatively with others to help a team or work group achieve its goals.
- COMMUNICATION - Conveying information and ideas clearly and concisely to individuals or groups in an engaging manner that helps them understand and retain the message; listening actively to others.
- CUSTOMER ORIENTATION - Placing a high priority on the internal or external customer’s perspective when making decisions and taking action; implementing service practices that meet the customers’ and own organization’s needs.
- DECISION MAKING - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences.
- EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE - Establishing and sustaining trusting relationships by accurately perceiving and interpreting own and others’ emotions and behavior; leveraging insights to effectively manage own responses so that one’s behavior matches one’s values and delivers intended results.
- MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS - Meeting the personal needs of individuals to build trust, encourage two-way communication, and strengthen relationships.
- MANAGING WORK - Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
- PLANNING & ORGANIZING - Establishing an action plan for self and others to complete work efficiently and on time by setting priorities, establishing timelines, and leveraging resources.
- RESOLVING CONFLICTS - Helping others deal effectively with an antagonistic situation to minimize damage to the relationships and promote shared goals; using appropriate interpersonal methods to reduce tension or conflict between two or more people and facilitate agreement.
- STRESS TOLERANCE - Maintaining stable performance under pressure or opposition (e.g., experiencing time pressure, conflict, or job ambiguity); handling stress in a manner that is acceptable to others and to the organization.
- Expert knowledge in medical/ clinical operations.
- Solid knowledge of computer use and software to include MS office and other software used for hospital operations.
- Ability to utilize motivational techniques to develop leadership and decision-making within the department.
Physical Requirements
Physical Requirements
Body Movement
- Will frequently stand/walk for 6-8 hours per day.
- Will frequently use hands while keyboarding and writing.
- Will frequently sit for 2-4 hours per day while accessing computer, talking on the telephone, and while attending meetings.
- Back and Upper Body (lifting and carrying)
- Will occasionally lift/force exerted up to 100 pounds.
Vision
- Constantly uses sight in performance for daily job duties.
Hearing
- Constantly uses hearing in performance for daily job duties.
Others
- Able to assist or assume direct patient care as census directly permits. Exposure to unsteady or falling patient: In the course of transferring a patient, may encounter a patient who falls or loses balance, causing employee to fall and/or bear the full weight of a patient.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Exposure: Exposure to blood/body fluid: Regular/Frequent.
Exposure: Exposure to heights: Occasional.
Exposure: Exposure to infectious diseases: Frequent.
Exposure: Exposure to radiation: Occasional.
Exposure: Exposure to lung irritations: Occasional.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Independent discretion/decision making.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Makes decisions under pressure.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Manages stress appropriately.
Mental and Emotional Requirements: Works with others effectively.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information.
Salary Information
Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $105,046.99 to $157,570.49
Hourly Salary Range: $50.50 to $75.76
Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children’s Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.
As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.
Children’s Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.
