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University of Colorado School of Medicine

University of Colorado | CU Anschutz Medical Campus

School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Section of Critical Care

Instructor

Position #764081 – Requisition #16629

* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.

The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Critical Care has an opening for a full-time Instructor position.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is a public research university serving more than 18,000 students. We award nearly 4,000 degrees each year, including more graduate and professional degrees than any other Colorado institution. With our solid academic reputation, award-winning faculty and renowned researchers, we offer more than 140 highly rated degree programs through 13 schools and colleges. The university receives over $400 million in research awards each year. In addition to the wide array of health-related programs and facilities offered at CU Anschutz in Aurora, Colo. a significant number of undergraduate and graduate degree programs are taught at CU Denver, our comprehensive campus in the heart of downtown Denver-one of America's most vibrant urban centers. CU Denver is located steps from the Denver Center for Performing Arts and the LoDo District affording our students, faculty and staff access to a broad array of academic, professional, community, recreational and cultural outlets. Read CU AnschutzQuick Facts here.

A national leader in health care and life sciences, CU Anschutz is the only comprehensive academic health sciences center in Colorado and the largest in the Rocky Mountain region. Located in Aurora, Colo., it is one of the newest education, research and patient care facilities in the world. With six schools and colleges, CU Anschutz trains the health sciences workforce of the future by blending education, research and clinical care all in one place. This strategic collaboration among diverse health care fields allows knowledge to travel directly from the research bench to the patient's bedside. 

The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus ranks among the top institutions nationally in clinical care, education and research. Its 230-acre campus, designed to enhance collaboration and interprofessional education, hosts the College of Nursing; the Schools of Dental Medicine, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Public Health; the Graduate School; a Health Sciences Library; and two hospitals. Strategically located contiguous to the campus are a biosciences research park and the Veterans Hospital. CU Anschutz offers two undergraduate degrees, 35 graduate degrees, and five first-professional programs. More than 4,000 students learn alongside faculty members who also make meaningful medical discoveries and provide expert clinical care through 1.5 million patient-visits annually. A hub for research and innovation, CU Anschutz receives over $400 million in research awards each year and has filed 1,300 patent applications and formed 53 new companies since 2002. 

Salary and Benefits:

Salary is negotiable and commensurate with skills and experience.

Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.

Benefits: https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits

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Diversity and Equity: 

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The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty and administrative staff. The university strives to promote a culture of inclusiveness, respect, communication and understanding. We encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities and all veterans. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.

The University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. 

QualificationsJob Summary:The Department of Pediatrics, Critical CareSection has an opening for a full time Instructor/PhysicianAssistant/Pediatrics Nurse Practitioner to work in the Pediatric ICU at theAnschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Members of the Pediatrics Critical CareSection provide care to critically ill patients at Children’s HospitalColorado, participate in the education of fellows, house staff, advanced practitionersand students and are active in a variety of research fields. TheInstructor/Physician Assistant/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner will primarily contributethrough provision of patient care to critically ill patients at Children’sHospital Colorado, but will also participate in the educational and researchmissions of the section.
Examples of Work Performed:

• Provides/coordinates clinical practice forpatients admitted to the Pediatric Critical Care service or for whom thePediatric Critical Care service is consulting, 24 hours a day, through thecollaborative practice agreement and under the supervision of the on-callattending physician who is either on site or available by pager or phone.
• Provides evidence-based clinical care to pediatricpatients in the PICU.
• Gathers pertinent information systematically andskillfully from all sources: history, diagnostic tests, and comprehensivephysical examinations, behavioral and developmental assessments.
• Incorporates all assessment findings into a planto direct patient management.
• Round daily on all patients in the PICU basedupon a rotating schedule and collaborate with the attending physician, otherattending physicians from referral services, and with the healthcare team toassess, diagnose, plan, set priorities and realistic outcomes, and evaluate theeffectiveness and cost efficiency of patient care.
• Evaluates patient physiological and behavioralresponses to interventions for revision of management plans.
• Documents daily all relevant data including butnot limited to results of diagnostic tests, laboratory results, patients'condition, response to therapies/interventions, and follow-up interventions.
• Differentiates normal and abnormal variationsfor all body systems.
• Accurately interprets diagnostic tests.
• Develops problem lists with associateddifferential diagnosis.
• Communicates with the family regarding thechanging health care needs of their child.
• Assesses family adaptation, coping skills andthe need for crisis or other interventions.
• Establishes appropriate priorities of care.
• Utilizing available resources (PharmD,formulary, consulting services) plans and implements appropriate pharmacologictherapies.
• Accurately and appropriately performs routinediagnostic and therapeutic techniques according to established protocol andcurrent pediatric critical care standards. 
• Initiates and performs measures necessary toresuscitate and stabilize a compromised pediatric patient according to currentcritical care and AHA standards.
• Initiates referrals based on patient/familyneeds.
• Communicates verbally all pertinent patientinformation to the on call attending physician, nursing staff, and otherrelevant healthcare providers.
• Role models competence in advanced critical careskills.
• Utilizes prescriptive privileges for identifiedpatient population.
• Keeps knowledge base current by readingprofessional literature, attending educational programs, and reviewing changesin health legislation and relevant professional research.
• Develops, implements, and promotes educationaland support resources, following institutional processes.
• Utilizes evidence-based data and provideleadership to improve outcomes.
• Utilizes evidence-based decision-making in allclinical practice.
• Incorporates clinical research finding in thedevelopment and implementation of standards of care.
• Supports IRB approved clinical research/trialsthrough a variety of activities including but not limited to: obtainingconsent, ordering diagnostic tests, recording laboratory and diagnosticresults, administering therapeutic interventions, and reporting patientoutcomes including toxicities or adverse events.
• Participates in interdisciplinary qualityimprovement and/or research activities.
• Participates in documenting outcome measures.
• Identifies potential areas for research.

Minimum Qualifications:All candidates - Minimum three years ICUexperience as an advanced practice provider.
Physician Assistant: 

• Graduation from an APAP approved PhysicianAssistant Training Program.
• Certification from the National Commission onCertification of Physician Assistants. 
• Colorado license will be required prior to startdate. 
• BLS and PALS certification will be requiredprior to start date.

OR Pediatric Nurse Practitioner:

• Graduate of an accredited BSN program. 
• APN licensure and a Masters from an accreditedNurse Practitioner program. 
• BLS and PALS certification will be requiredprior to start date.
• Pediatric Nursing Certification Boardcertificate or other comparable certification required. 
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner certificationrequired. 
• Ability to obtain Prescriptive Authority in theState of Colorado. Will need to qualify for and obtain prescriptive authoritywithin one year of beginning position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five or more years of experience managing orcaring for critical care and intermediate patients in a tertiary care center.
• Desire to work with the pediatric population.
• Leadership experience.

Competencies:

• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to handle stressful situations withprofessional composure.
• Skill in prioritizing patient and system needsappropriately.
• Knowledge and skill in customer servicedelivery.
• Ability to work well both independently and aspart of a team.
• Well organized and efficient in their work.
• Knowledge of quality improvement, familycentered care, and evidence based practice.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must successfully pass a 10-panel drug testthrough Children's Hospital Colorado.
• Must be willing and able to pass a nationalcriminal and sex-offender background check.

Job Category: Faculty
Primary Location: Aurora
Schedule: Full-time
Posting Date: Aug 28, 2019
Unposting Date: Ongoing