PA/NP - Pediatric Neurosurgery, Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is seeking a patient focused Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our driven Neurosurgery team. We provide specialized and evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and treating pediatric conditions involving the brain and nervous system. Our team is dedicated to evaluating and treating infants, children, and teens. If you have a desire to be challenged clinically, a passion for safety, have excellent diagnostic skills and a passion to work with medically complex children, this position is for you.

Essential Functions:

• Work both independently and as a team member to support the inpatient and outpatient team in the care of patients from the pre-natal period to young adulthood
  • Preference for a NP/PA who is interested in neurosurgery clinic
• Evaluate and manage pediatric neurosurgery inpatients, including history/physical examinations, coordination of care, order entry, documentation
• Interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration to provide support for patients on the acute care neurosurgery service, as well as consults requested on neurosurgical patients who are hospitalized on other services (NICU, PICU, ED, Newborn, etc.)

• Evaluate, screen and counsel patients on health maintenance and promote utilization of community resources

• Perform bedside procedures

• Perform job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients
• Participate in weekly didactic meetings and conferences with dedication to lifelong learning
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement
• Flexibility in work schedule

Work Schedule

Hours: Variable

Shift/ Days/ Hours: Specific hours to be determined upon hire

• 8 hour clinic shifts

• 12- and 24-hour inpatient shifts

Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner specialty certification in the State of Michigan.

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.

• Certification as a Nurse Practitioner recognized by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).

• Minimum of two years of inpatient pediatric clinical nursing experience; at least 1 year experience with pediatric neurosurgery patients.

Physician Assistant

• Required Master's Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program

• LIC-Physician Assistant - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

• CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on

• Certification of Physician Assistants Upon Hire required

Both NP & PA:

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required

• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required

• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required

Desired Qualifications

• Current specialty certification to practice as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) with one or more years of Acute Care PNP experience

• Three or more years clinical nursing experience with the inpatient/acutely ill pediatric neurosurgery population

• RNFA certification for OR participation

• Demonstrated excellent patient service, written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated continuous professional development activities/research.

HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 Best Children's Hospitals in the nation. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 241-bed free standing dedicated children's hospital located on the main campus of Corewell Health. Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated). HDVCH also has one of the nation's largest NICU's (108-beds).

NOTE: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.

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• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance, pet insurance

• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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