Pediatric ARNP Hospitalist
Required Qualifications:
- Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP): A Master’s degree is required. A Master’s degree in Nursing is preferred. If a Master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing is required.
- Current license to practice nursing in Iowa is required.
- Current certification of Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and licensure as ARNP in state of Iowa is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
- Minimum of 3-5 years in a pediatric tertiary 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.
- Demonstrated experience working effectively in a diverse environment is required.
- Demonstrate leadership skills with interdisciplinary team collaboration.
- Demonstrate experience exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided.
Highly Desirable Qualifications:
- Demonstrated experience in Pain & Palliative care is highly desired.
- 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 will be encouraged to complete advanced pain management and palliative care training within 2 years from the date of hire.
- Completion of the UCSF CME Pediatric Pain Master Class
- Completion of Pediatric Palliative Care educational training such as Education in Palliative and End-of-Life Care (EPEC) – Pediatrics, or End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) – Pediatric or APRN Pediatric
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 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and education/credential verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact pedsuichildrens@healthcare.uiowa.edu.
Equal opportunity employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance or accommodations with the application or interview process may contact University Human Resources/Faculty and Staff Disability Services, (319) 335-2660 or fsds@uiowa.edu. For jobs in UI Health care, please contact UI Health care Leave & Disability Administration at 319-356-7543.
