APP Hospitalist - Newborn Nursery

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is seeking APP Hospitalists to join our Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. This position will provide overall medical care and provide medical management for patients, exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided, in the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. You will function independently and/or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver, and evaluate health care for the inpatient Newborn Nursery population.  Extensive focus is caring for hospitalized patients to manage care and length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care on 24/7 basis. The position will consist of 12-hour shifts with rotating day and night shifts. New APP graduates are also encouraged to apply. 

Duties to include:

• Assesses the patient’s health status by means of history taking, physical examination, laboratory studies, and any additional means that are determined to be appropriate.
• Plans and communicates treatment programs relating to the health aspects of the patient’s needs.
• Ability to perform technical skill, such as circumcisions and other common procedures, defined by collaborative practice agreement according to Iowa Board of Nursing or Board of Physician Assistants, and UI Health Care standards.
• Recognizes, discriminates, and manages acute illness, chronic conditions, and disabilities.
• Determines and facilitates referral and consultation needs in a timely manner.
• Completes medical documentation and billing procedures according to institutional and departmental guidelines.
• Initiates therapeutic measures using independent judgment according to recognized clinical guidelines.
• Participates in the instruction and teaching of trainees.
• Performs other projects as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for supervisory and administrative activities and special projects as delegated by supervisor/division director/medical director.
• Has ability to perform patient and family assessment by means of an appropriately comprehensive history and physical examination, develop differential diagnosis based on history, physical and interpretation of appropriately ordered tests and evaluations, develop a plan of care and implement treatment including referrals and prescriptions, and evaluate patient responses to health, illness and treatment.
• Knowledge of research activities, research findings, and quality improvement principles related to patient outcomes with ability to participate in development and implementation of such activities.
• Ability to utilize therapeutic communication skills to provide counseling to patients and families.
• Expertise in the common diagnosis and healthcare needs of patients they see.
• Ability to function as an independent practitioner within guidelines of the collaborative practice agreement, Iowa Board of Nursing or Iowa Board of Physician Assistants, and UI Health Care standards.

For a full job description, please email the email address listed below. 

About the Department of Pediatrics:

The Stead Family Department of Pediatrics is a national leader in pediatric medicine.  The Department's mission is to provide outstanding care to the children of Iowa and beyond by being a leader in state-of-the-art clinical care to children, performing cutting-edge research to find new treatments and cures for childhood illnesses and educating the next generation of pediatric health care providers.  The Department comprises the medical and research staff of UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital.  UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s top-ranked pediatric care and research institutions, and Iowa’s only comprehensive children’s hospital.