Pediatric Emergency Medicine Advanced Practice Provider

tory and physical examinations, execute appropriate workups, and manage diagnosis, treatment, and disposition in a fast-paced environment. This position requires technical and procedural skills, including the provision of procedural sedation and potentially pediatric resuscitation and advanced life support.

Practice Info
• Work at Children's Hospital Colorado - Colorado Springs location in an emergency care setting
• Provide medical care to acutely ill and injured infants, children, and adolescents
• Work in a 24/7 and afterhours network of Emergency facilities
• Onsite role located in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• Children's Hospital in Colorado Springs has the only dedicated pediatric Emergency Department in Southern Colorado
• Level two pediatric trauma designation with 115 hospital beds (16 PICU, 50 NICU, and 49 medicine/surgery)

Responsibilities
• Provide clinical coverage in a mixed shift model (days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays) for a 24/7 Emergency care network
• Cover clinical shifts at Colorado Springs in pediatric emergency care
• Perform history and physical examinations to define and execute appropriate workup that leads to diagnosis, treatment, and disposition
• Perform technical and procedural skills and provision of procedural sedation
• Potentially perform pediatric resuscitation and advanced life support
• Participate in section wide meetings, Morbidity and Mortality Conference, CME and local site meetings
• Maintain skills required for provision of high quality, patient centered, safe urgent/emergent care of children

Compensation
• APP Regular $80
• APP Overnight $90
• APP Non-Clinical $40

Shift & Schedule
• Mixed shift model (days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays)
• Rotating sick-call (Jeopardy) coverage
• Work a mix of days, evenings, weekends and possibly overnight shifts

Requirements
• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Program
• Active Colorado NP or PA license or ability to apply
• Current DEA or ability to apply
• Current PALS Certification
• Must successfully pass a drug test through Children's Hospital Colorado
• Must be willing and able to pass a national criminal background check
• Two or more years' experience in pediatric acute care environment (preferred)
• Prior use of EPIC (preferred)
• Advanced understanding of pediatric disease and injuries
• Understanding of and familiarity with resources to assist making clinical decisions and diagnosis