PA/NP – Pediatric Neurology, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital - Grand Rapids, MI
Core
Provide care for medically complex infants, children, and adolescents with non-intractable and intractable epilepsy, including admissions, follow-ups, medication management, and collaboration on epilepsy surgery.
Role type
Pediatric Neurology Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Epilepsy Monitoring Unit)
Builds
Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) operations and outpatient epilepsy clinic services
Domain
Pediatric Neurology / Epilepsy
Deliverable
clinical care
Required skills
critical thinking, autonomous work, collaboration, self-motivated learning, effective communication, time management
Preferred skills
research activity, quality improvement, outreach, adaptability
Technologies
wireless EMU systems, electronic health records (implied by ordering medications/orders)
Responsibilities
Perform admissions and follow-ups in the 8-bed wireless EMU; order medications and other clinical orders; see epilepsy patients in clinic; see general neurology patients; cover weekends and holidays in EMU/inpatient settings; participate in research, outreach, and quality improvement.
Seniority
Mid-level clinical provider (3+ years experience required)