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Why Work at Children's....
Here, it’s different. Come join us.
Children's Hospital Colorado has defined and delivered pediatric healthcare excellence for more than 100 years.
Here, the nation’s brightest nurses, physicians, scientists, researchers, therapists, and care providers are creating the future of child health. With an optimist’s outlook, a trailblazing spirit, and a celebrated history, we’re making new strides every day.
We’ve been Magnet-designated four times by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and are consistently recognized among the best of the best pediatric hospitals with #1 rankings in Colorado and the region by U.S. News & World Report.
As a national leader in pediatric care, we serve children and families from all over the nation. Our System of Care includes four pediatric hospitals, 11 specialty care centers, 1,300+ outreach clinics and more than 10,000 healthcare professionals representing the full spectrum of pediatric care specialties.
Here, we know it takes all of us, every role, to deliver the best possible care to each child and family we treat.
That’s why we build our teams toward a foundation of equity in access, advancement, and opportunity. We know teams of individuals with different identities and backgrounds can nurture creativity and innovation. We know we can see, treat, and heal children better when our team reflects the diversity of our patient population. We strive to attract and retain diverse talent because we know a truly inclusive and equitable workforce will help us one day realize our most basic calling: to heal every child who comes through our doors.
A career at Children's Colorado will challenge you, inspire you, and motivate you to make a difference in the life of a child. Here, it’s different.
Job Overview
Perioperative Advanced Practice Providers (APP) are members of the perioperative health care team working in collaboration with anesthesiology, surgery, nursing, and other health care professionals to provide pre-surgical management. APPs in this clinical role are responsible for completing the History and Physical examination on surgical candidates and coordinating with the Surgical and Anesthesia teams to meet the pre-surgical needs of patients. Responsibilities included in the Perioperative APP role includes: management of chronic/acute illness and disease, leadership in clinical practice, arrangement of clinical consultation, promotion of education, involvement in scholarly work and service activities, fiscal responsibility, and dedication to professional growth and development.
The Operating Room at Anschutz campus is a 14 OR unit that treats children and adolescents for any level of injury or illness. The unit supports 24 different surgical specialties and performs more than 23,000 cases a year. We are a unique, yet impressive team comprised of bachelor’s prepared nurses, certified surgical technicians, anesthesia technicians, anesthesia providers, and surgeons. The staff in the OR are proud to provide safe quality of care to our patients. We perform a wide variety of surgical procedures including abdominal and thoracic surgery, bariatric surgery, cleft, craniofacial, and plastic reconstructive surgery, colorectal surgery, cardiac surgery, ENT surgery, fetal surgery, burn treatment, trauma surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, ophthalmology surgery, gynecologic procedures, transplant surgery, and urology surgery. Our OR nurses and surgical technologists receive extensive training and education in all surgical specialties promoting communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. We promote continued education and encourage staff to pursue specialty certifications. You will find our team to be a passionate and intelligent interdisciplinary team focused on providing excellent care to our patients, in a fast-paced environment. Here…. it’s different.
Additional Information
Department Name: Periop APP
Job Status: full time, 20 hours per week, eligible for benefits
Shift: M-F day shift
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Qualifications
Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master’s Degree Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP) or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
Experience: Three years combined experience as RN or PNP
Certification(s): Primary Care, Acute Care, or Dual Acute/Primary Care certification,
BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association required. Prescriptive Authority, DEA, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) preferred.
Licensure(s): Registered Nurse (RN) License; Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
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
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs
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:
Provides age specific and culturally sensitive family/patient centered care
Advocates for the patient/family/caregiver
Promotes self-management and family centered care
Teamwork and Collaboration:
Documents and communicates with healthcare team members to achieve an integrated delivery of pediatric care services
Delegates appropriate monitoring, assessment, and interventions according to the scope of practice of the caregiver
Makes appropriate referrals and discusses recommendations with patient/family/caregiver
Quality and Safety:
Participates in quality improvement activities or research to improve the care delivery process and patient care outcomes
Utilizes evidenced based practice to guide clinical decision making.
Communicates and demonstrates critical thinking for patient care management.
Is mindful in monitoring departmental safety practices.
Maintains clinical competency through appropriate use of clinical decision support tools, resources, and educational offerings
Employs interventions and teaching strategies to promote health and a safe environment for patients and families.
Leadership and Professionalism:
Provides leadership in care management to achieve optimal quality, cost-effective care.
Demonstrates professionalism in all interactions with patients, families, and team members.
Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance appraisal and peer review, resulting in changes in practice and role performance
Participates in lifelong learning that improves skills and competence in clinical practice/role performance
Serves as preceptor, role model and mentor
Contributes to the professional development opportunities of peers through sharing learnings
Contributes to departmental and hospital wide committees influencing APRN practice and policy
Other Information
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
Provides and coordinates care for patients presenting for surgical procedures, through a collaborative practice with the Anesthesia and Surgical care team
Demonstrates appropriate knowledge and implementation of evidence-based clinical care to improve outcomes
Maintains clinical competency
Manages multiple patients on a care team
Works effectively in a multi-disciplinary, academic health care setting
Collects pertinent patient information including clinical history, diagnostic tests, physical examination and behavioral and developmental assessments
Maintains knowledge of normal and abnormal variations for all body systems and ability to incorporate assessment findings into management
Evaluates patient physiological and behavioral responses to interventions for revision of management plans
Accurately documents relevant data including but not limited to results of diagnostic tests, laboratory results, patients’ condition, response to therapies and follow-up interventions
Assesses family communication, adaptation, and coping skills to provide the best support for the family, including recognizing when the need for crisis or other interventions may be necessary
Utilizes appropriate resources and inter-disciplinary team to establish appropriate priorities of care
Maintains a knowledge base by reading professional literature, attending educational programs, and reviewing changes in health legislation and relevant professional research
SCOPE & LEVEL
Guidelines: Developmental, standard, or intermediate level. Guidelines are generally numerous, well established, and directly applicable to the work assignment. Work assignment and desired results are explained by general oral or written instructions.
Complexity: Falls between the entry and full performance/senior level. Duties assigned are generally repetitive and restricted in scope but may be of substantial intricacy. Employee primarily applies standardized practices.
Decision Making: Decisions or recommendations on non-standardized situations are limited to relating organizational policies to specific cases. Brings non routine issues to supervisor. Problems that are not covered by guidelines or that are without precedent are taken up with the supervisor.
Communications: Contacts with team members, clients or the public where explanatory or interpretive information is exchanged, gathered, or presented and some degree of discretion and judgment are required within the parameters of the job function.
Supervision Received: Under normal supervision, within a standardized work situation, the employee performs duties common to the line of work without close supervision or detailed instruction. Work product is subject to continual review.
Physical Requirements
Ability to Perform Essential Functions of the Job
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): $102,987.24 to $154,480.87
Hourly Salary Range: $49.51 to $74.27
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.