Advanced Practice Provider (PA/ARNP) - Pediatric Comprehensive Pain Hospitalist

The Pediatric Comprehensive Pain Hospitalist (PA or ARNP) will focus on the care of pediatric patients with serious illness in the hospital and ambulatory settings. Manage length of stay, improve resource utilization, and decrease costs to patients and the institution while developing plans of care and providing personalized care to pediatric patients requiring symptom management and palliative care. The APP will perform direct patient care including diagnostic and therapeutic services to manage pain and provide palliative care. They will work as an interdisciplinary team member to lead and support quality patient care.

Position Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments focused on the pain and palliative care needs of children and families.
• Collaborate with pain and palliative care team members, patient/family and other referring providers to formulate, implement, coordinate, evaluate and modify pain and palliative care plans that are individualized, multimodal/comprehensive and evidence based.
• Work with patients and families to determine their understanding of their child's condition, proposed treatment plan and treatment options, provide appropriate education; discuss and develop goals of care and identify measurable treatment objectives.
• Assist the patient, family and primary care provider(s) with implementation of the plan of care in the home and community.
• Assess and facilitate referrals and consultations to other services per patient needs.
• Complete documentation and billing procedures according to institutional and departmental guidelines. Ensure that documentation identifies goals of care and facilitates interdisciplinary communication.
• Demonstrate accountability for evaluation of clinical practice, including adherence to organizational, state and national practice standards and codes.
• Serves in a consultative and resource capacity to other divisions, departments, and the community.
• Complete patient medical records, reports, and forms to record treatment for treatment record and billing purposes.
• Improve quality of care by performing chart reviews and participating on performance improvement committees.
• Provide health education to patients and medical education to health professions students and residents.
• Participate in ongoing research and professional development of self and other staff.
• Advocate for improvements in pediatric pain and palliative care through interdisciplinary collaboration and participation in professional, private, and government organizations
• Develop evidence-based standards of care and interventions for the care of pediatric pain and palliative care patients
• Participate in patient care and department quality improvement projects, including evaluating the effectiveness of the health care delivery system in meeting the health care needs of pediatric pain and palliative care patients and families
• Ensure comprehensive, interdisciplinary assessments are being performed, treatment protocols are being followed, and goals and outcomes documented
• Assist in educating healthcare team members
• Identify and evaluate data outcomes appropriate for pediatric pain and palliative care patients with specific diagnoses (e.g. pain severity, levels of emotional distress, physical function, patient satisfaction, healthcare utilization, cost, time to ambulation, length of stay, and ability to communicate).
• Generate research questions regarding health care for pediatric pain and palliative patient populations
• Establish and maintain procedures and systems to assure staff compliance with policies and standards of care. Initiate corrective action as needed.
• May provide feedback and coaching to other team members to assure quality of specialized care.
• Participate as a representative of the pediatric pain and palliative care team as delegated
• Utilize resources to promote efficient and effective care delivery of pediatric pain and palliative care
• Perform other duties as assigned.