What are the responsibilities and job description for the Advanced Practice Provider, Pediatric Neurology position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health?
Overview
Advanced Practice Provider Position, Pediatric Neurology
Dartmouth Health Children’s and Geisel School of Medicine
The Department of Pediatrics, Section of Pediatric Neurology at Dartmouth Health Children’s, seeks an experienced Pediatric Neurology Advanced Practice Provider (Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant). This individual will work with members of the Pediatric Neurology section primarily in the outpatient clinic, but responsibilities may also include inpatient epilepsy monitoring unit patients and participation in the consultative practice (emergency room, consult liaison service patients) over time and as interests develop.
Dartmouth Health Children’s provides an extended system of care with primary, specialty, and advanced tertiary pediatric services, including an inpatient pediatric unit with PICU, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, and Level III NICU at its flagship Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (CHaD). Dartmouth Health Children’s also operates a comprehensive ambulatory specialty center at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic in Manchester, the largest city in the state, and 10 pediatric primary care medical homes across the region. Dartmouth Health Children’s is committed to addressing racism and other forms of oppression that prevent all children and adolescents from living their healthiest, happiest lives.
The successful candidate will conduct and document comprehensive initial and ongoing physical and neurologic evaluations and examinations, synthesize data and utilize evidence to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of patient care plans, including ordering and interpreting laboratory, radiological, and other diagnostic studies/results, and practicing with a significant degree of independence as part of a team.
The candidate will provide relevant management, referrals, counseling, and education to patients and families, caregivers, related to current care and preventive health measures, as well as facilitate/participate in quality related initiatives through planned group processes, workshops, seminars, conferences, and staff meetings, to improve clinical and system practice performance; collaborate in research projects and protocols; routinely apply evidence-based best practices to patient care, and additional activities as needed and based on interests.
Teaching residents and medical students is expected, so eligibility for appointment to the faculty at The Geisel School of Medicine is required, at a rank commensurate with experience and academic portfolio. Academic opportunities across Dartmouth's campuses include world-class traditional biomedical research, global health initiatives, and renowned leadership in quality improvement, outcome, and healthcare delivery sciences at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice.
Dartmouth Health Children’s is the pediatric service of Dartmouth Health, an integrated academic healthcare delivery system for northern New England anchored by Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire. DHMC is recognized by US News & World Report as the Best Hospital in NH and is home to over 50 graduate medical education programs, NHs only Level 1 Trauma Center and air ambulance service, the Dartmouth Cancer Center (a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center), and CHaD.
Faculty at Dartmouth Health enjoy the rare opportunity to combine high-level academic medicine with a serene and stress-free living environment. Lebanon is part of the Upper Connecticut River Valley, home to Dartmouth College and its abundant cultural and enrichment activities. Greater Manchester is often ranked among the best small cities in the United States for quality of life. With destinations like Boston, New York, Montreal, the seacoast and ski country within short driving distance, this is an ideal place to thrive in work, play, and life.
To confidentially learn details, please contact:
Michael Gartman
Provider Recruiter
michael.n.gartman@hitchcock.org
Cover letter and CV should be addressed to:
Deborah Rukin Gold, MD
Section Chief, Pediatric Neurology
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth- Hitchcock
Qualifications
Masters degree or higher, with documentation of completion of an accredited Advance Practice Nursing program or Physician Assistant programMinimum one year of pediatric experience as an Advanced Practice Provider preferred, and experience in Pediatric Neurology desirable. Familiarity with interrogation of vagal nerve stimulators desirable.
Required Licensure/Certifications
Licensed as an Advance Practice Provider (NP, PA) in the state of NH by the appropriate licensing Board.
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and/or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
