Neonatal Physician Assistant

USF Health - Jennifer Leigh Muma NICU at TGH; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 130,500 - 195,749; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $20,000

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Children's Hospital Colorado is seeking a Physician Assistant specialized in neonatal care to support family-centered pediatrics across multiple NICU sites in Aurora and surrounding campuses. The role emphasizes leadership in care management, team collaboration, and adherence to evidence-based practices to ensure high-quality neonatal care.

The position offers a 20-hour minimum work week for benefits eligibility, with shifts a mix of 12- and 24-hour site-dependent rotations.

Qualifications

• Two years' combined experience in neonatal fellowship or as a PA in a neonatal setting.
• Board Certification as a PA is required.
• NRP, PALS, and BLS/CPR certifications must be current.

Responsibilities

• Family-centered care with age-specific and culturally diverse considerations.
• Lead and collaborate with the healthcare team for integrated pediatric care.
• Participate in quality improvement activities to enhance care delivery and outcomes.
• Ensure patient safety through adherence to policies and evidence-based practice.
• Utilize informatics to communicate, document, and support decision making.

Skills

Neonatal care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Clinical decision making

Education

Bachelor's Degree & MPA/MS-PA

Tools

NRP certification

PALS certification

BLS/CPR certification

Job description

Job Overview

The Physician Assistant (PA) specializes in family-centered care for infants and toddlers up to age 2, covering all aspects from primary to critical care. Collaborating with healthcare teams, they provide comprehensive services such as history-taking, physical examinations, diagnosis, treatment of acute and chronic conditions, and management of illnesses. This includes ordering and interpreting lab tests and imaging studies, prescribing medications and durable medical equipment, and facilitating necessary referrals. The PA also emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention, and educates patients and families. They play a leadership role within interdisciplinary teams, promoting effective communication, mutual respect, and collaborative decision-making to ensure high-quality patient care. Integrating the latest evidence-based practices with clinical expertise and patient preferences, the PA strives to deliver optimal healthcare at the organizational level.

• Location
  • Multiple location options available
  • Children's Hospital Colorado Level IV NICU on the Anschutz campus in Aurora
  • University of Colorado Hospital Level III NICU on the Anschutz campus in Aurora
  • Community Level II NICU sites with rotation to Level III or IV NICU
• Position Status
  • Multiple FTEs available depending on level of relevant experience
  • Must work 20 hours/week to be eligible for benefits.
• Shift
  • Mix of 12-hour and 24-hour shifts, site dependent
• Salary Information
  • $130,499.55 to $195,749.32 annually (based on 1.0 FTE)
  • Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.
• Eligible Incentives
  • This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus up to $20,000 for qualified external applicants.
  • Relocation assistance available if relocating from 100 miles or greater.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Family Centered Care:
  • Consistently integrates age specific and culturally diverse concepts into patient care, considering the patient's chronological age and developmental functioning while advocating for the wishes, capabilities, and resources of the family/caregiver.
  • 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.
  • 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
• Safety:
  • Is mindful and judicious in monitoring safety, utilizing departmental policies and procedures, utilizing evidence-based practice, and demonstrating critical thinking for patient care management.
  • PA maintains clinical competency (ability to independently manage and perform at a high level, and takes personal responsibility for obtaining competency as needed).
  • Orders, prescribes, and/or performs appropriate treatments, therapies, and procedures based on current knowledge, research, and practice. Monitors and evaluates effects of interventions and orders.
• Informatics:
  • Uses information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error and support decision making.
  • Takes action to achieve goals identified during performance appraisal & peer review, resulting in changes in practice & role performance.
  • Contributes to the professional development of peers/colleagues to improve neonatal health care & to foster the profession's growth; Integrates ethical considerations & research findings into practice.
  • Serves as a leader, influencing healthcare/APN practice & policy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor's Degree & Master of Physician Assistant studies (MPA) or Master of Science in Physician Assistant studies (MS-PA)
• Experience
  • Two years' combined experience in neonatal fellowship or as a PA in a neonatal setting
• Licenses & Certifications
  • Board Certification as a PA
  • BLS/CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certificate
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Colorado Physician's Assistant License (PA)
  • Prescriptive Authority License

Benefits Information

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.

EEO Statement

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. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

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