JOB SUMMARY:

The Advanced Practice Provider will be in the Section of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation – Cellular Therapies. This full-time faculty position will focus primarily on outpatient and inpatient care of infants, children, adolescents and young adults undergoing allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant and cell therapy procedures for malignancies, hematopoietic failure states, and genetic disorders in the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) at Children’s Hospital Colorado. You will integrate within the multi-disciplinary Bone Marrow Transplantation and Cellular Therapeutics (BMT/CT) team including other BMT/CT advanced practice providers in delivering outstanding inpatient and outpatient care for cell therapy autologous and allogeneic transplant patients. You will be a member of a team that integrates clinical care, education, and research, with an expectation for contributing to clinical research. This position will have clinical responsibilities seven days per week on a rotating basis and share weekend/holiday coverage support for patients in the CCBD.

Key Responsibilities:

• Clinical care in the inpatient and outpatient settings including patient history and physical examination, rounds with the multidisciplinary inpatient Pediatric BMT/CT team (and/or Hematology or Oncology Teams as needed), writing orders for and helping to interpret diagnostic tests, medications, nutrition, and nursing care, and timely and accurate documentation in the medical record;
• Share in clinical coverage of Pediatric BMT/CT patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings on weekends and holidays rotating among all members of the BMT-CT APP team. The frequency depends on total staffing numbers and is shared equitably.
• Communicate with all members of the CCBD as well as other specialties/disciplines to promote participation in clinical trials; including identification of eligible study patients, educating patients and families, and obtaining consent for study participation. In this role, you will be expected to complete human research subject’s protection and other institutional review board training requirements;
• Assist CCBD physicians with communication to primary care and other referring providers;
• Provide resources and education for patients and their families;
• Perform procedures independently after an appropriate period of training as needed, including lumbar puncture (+/- intrathecal chemotherapy), bone marrow aspirates, bone marrow biopsies, and skin biopsies. This will also include assisting attending physicians with bone marrow harvests in the operating room on a less frequent basis.
• Additional responsibilities as needed may include writing orders, completing discharge summaries and communications to referring providers, home care agencies, and pharmacies, nursing education, student education, providing palliative care consults for BMT/CT patients and other research projects;
• Participation in Section quality improvement and other projects.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
This is an open rank position and could be categorized as Instructor or Senior Instructor based on experience and qualifications as indicated below:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Two or more years in a Hematology/Oncology or BMT setting, preferably in Pediatrics
• Familiarity with or fluency in medical Spanish
• Experience with clinical trials and clinical research, including human research subjects’ and/or CITI training
• Current Prescriptive Authority in the State of Colorado

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of pediatric BMT and/or Hematology/Oncology patient care and disease processes
• Ability and willingness to work in both an Inpatient and Outpatient setting with independent care responsibilities
• Ability to promote, focus on, and participate in Patient Safety, Quality Care, Communication and Customer Service
• Ability to be comfortable with and promotes a team-oriented approach with both patients and colleagues
• Professional and thorough communications and behavior at all times in compliance with University of Colorado and Children’s Hospital Colorado Standards of Behavior.

• Clinical care in the inpatient and outpatient settings including patient history and physical examination, rounds with the multidisciplinary inpatient Pediatric BMT/CT team (and/or Hematology or Oncology Teams as needed), writing orders for and helping to interpret diagnostic tests, medications, nutrition, and nursing care, and timely and accurate documentation in the medical record;
• Share in clinical coverage of Pediatric BMT/CT patients in the inpatient and outpatient settings on weekends and holidays rotating among all members of the BMT-CT APP team. The frequency depends on total staffing numbers and is shared equitably.
• Communicate with all members of the CCBD as well as other specialties/disciplines to promote participation in clinical trials; including identification of eligible study patients, educating patients and families, and obtaining consent for study participation. In this role, you will be expected to complete human research subject’s protection and other institutional review board training requirements;
• Assist CCBD physicians with communication to primary care and other referring providers;
• Provide resources and education for patients and their families;
• Perform procedures independently after an appropriate period of training as needed, including lumbar puncture (+/- intrathecal chemotherapy), bone marrow aspirates, bone marrow biopsies, and skin biopsies. This will also include assisting attending physicians with bone marrow harvests in the operating room on a less frequent basis.
• Additional responsibilities as needed may include writing orders, completing discharge summaries and communications to referring providers, home care agencies, and pharmacies, nursing education, student education, providing palliative care consults for BMT/CT patients and other research projects;
• Participation in Section quality improvement and other projects