PA/ARNP Hospitalist - Pediatric Pain/Palliative Care

Education Requirement:

Physician Assistant (PA)

• Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistant Examiners which include graduation from an accredited PA educational program and/or certification by NCCPA.

• Eligible to be licensed by the State of Iowa to perform as a Physician Assistant. Certification by the NCCPA.

   

   

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  Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)

• Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Nursing which include graduation from an accredited Master’s or Doctorate level nursing educational program and certification by an accepted accrediting agency.  

   

   

Experience Requirements:

• Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required.

• Current certification in specialty area (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) and licensure as ARNP in state of Iowa is required.

• Demonstrated experience in area of clinical practice is required.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.

• Minimum of 3-5 years in a pediatric care hospital including nursing care of infants and children with complex acute and chronic life- threatening conditions, complex pain needs, and end of life care.

• Demonstrate leadership skills with interdisciplinary team collaboration.

• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills. 

• Demonstrate experience exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided

• Professional job-related experience fostering or promoting a welcoming and respectful work/academic environment where people of all backgrounds and perspectives feel welcome and appreciated; or demonstrated the ability to do so.

Highly Desired Qualifications:

• Selected candidates will be expected to successfully acquire at least one of the advanced certifications within 2 years from the date of hire.

  • Certification as a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Pediatric Nurse (CHPPN) through the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center (HPCC).

  • Certification as a PMGT-BC (Pain Management Nursing Certification) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

• Selected candidates who have not previously completed advanced pain management and palliative care training will be expected to complete within the first year from the date of hire:

  • Completion of the UCSF CME Pediatric Pain Master Class.

     

• Previous experience or willingness to learn integrative medicine approaches, such as acupuncture, auriculotherapy, biofeedback, aromatherapy, yoga, healing touch, Reiki, or similar practices.

   

   

Position and Application details:

In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

  
   

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 7 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu

This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.