Instructor - Primary/Acute/Dual-trained Advanced Practice Professional

Department Overview

About OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Link https://www.ohsu.edu/doernbecher

With a strong tradition of teamwork, diversity and interdisciplinary care, we believe all children deserve the best. At Doernbecher, we built a hospital around that belief. We offer the newest and most advanced treatments available, along with innovative collaborations and research opportunities. As Oregon’s only academic health center, we strive to offer the best medical care to every child across Oregon, Southwest Washington and beyond.

About OHSU

Link www.ohsu.edu

OHSU's singular focus on improving health starts with Oregonians and has global impact. We are the only academic health center in Oregon, but we're also nationally distinct as a university dedicated solely to advancing health sciences. This allows us to concentrate resources on research to prevent and cure disease, on education that prepares physicians, dentists, nurses and other health professionals to succeed in an evolving health care environment, and on patient care that incorporates the latest knowledge and discoveries. We have 16,000 employees and secure competitive research funding of more than $400 million a year. As a public organization, we provide community outreach and services for Oregon's most vulnerable populations. OHSU’s stated mission to improve the health and quality of life for all Oregonians through excellence, innovation and leadership in health care, education and research.

About Portland and Oregon

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Bisected by the Willamette River, Portland is a vibrant city nestled among green woods and waterways. Only 90 minutes from the spectacular Oregon coast or towering Mount Hood, Portland offers the rare accessibility of snow-to-surf. Portland embraces cyclists, hikers, brewpubs, dogs, climbers, artisan coffee shops, book readers, foodies, professional soccer and basketball fans, award-winning wineries, concertgoers and paddle boarders. It’s no wonder Portland constantly ranks as one of America’s favorite lifestyle cities.

Function/Duties of Position

We are seeking a dynamic individual to join our team in the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Infusion Center. The Infusion Center APP provides collaborative and multidisciplinary care with a team of attending physicians, resident and fellow trainees, nurses, and medical assistants. The Doernbecher Infusion Center provides nearly 5,000 infusion and transfusion services per year.  The Center serves patients from the following pediatric sub-specialties:  Hematology-Oncology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Neurology, Allergy and Immunology, Pulmonology, Metabolic Diseases, Genetics, and Ophthalmology.  The APP proactively manages and improves the daily operations of the Infusion Center, including optimizing patient safety and experience, patient volumes, space utilization, and clinical workflows.  The APP provides collaborative problem-solving and support for Infusion Center nursing staff, excluding direct RN supervision.  The APP conducts pre-infusion office visits and oversees the transfusion of blood products and the infusion of chemotherapy, iron, IV IgG and other pharmaceutical agents.  The APP manages acute clinical issues that may arise in the Infusion Center, including acute infusion reactions and anaphylaxis, and ensures that all provider orders are complete and signed. The Infusion Center operates Mondays-Sundays.  All Infusion Center APPs will have a schedule that includes mostly weekdays and some weekends.

The APP faculty will have numerous opportunities to become involved in quality improvement work, education, research, and childhood advocacy. Doernbecher Children’s Hospital, the Department of Pediatrics, and the Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology are committed to developing our faculty members’ careers. A pathway for academic promotion for APPs on the professorship series was recently implemented at OHSU.

Professional participation is expected, including attendance in relevant educational conferences and didactic conferences.

As teaching is an important portion of the OHSU and Doernbecher Children’s hospital mission, you will have the opportunity to teach a broad range of learners and staff.  

Function/Duties of Position

This role is aligned with the OHSU Dept of Pediatrics’ mission of clinical, advocacy, research, and educational excellence.

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Implement clinical plans of care as ordered by the faculty attendings
• Assure the safe, efficient, high-quality and customer-oriented management
• Manage and treat infusion and transfusion reactions
• Interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe and manage medications and other therapies
• Management and Treatment of common acute and chronic health diagnoses in children
• Provide health teaching with an emphasis on prevention of illness and health maintenance
• Refer patients to other healthcare professionals as necessary

Education/Advocacy:

• Provides clinical education to fellows, residents, medical and APP students participating in pediatric rotations.
• Provides feedback and evaluation, both formally and informally, of learners and trainees.
• Specifically, APP faculty are key educators to fellows enrolled in pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship programs with the expectation to provide feedback and guidance in the continuing development and improvement of the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship program.

Scholarship/Research:

• APP faculty are expected to have a scholarly activity. This may include educating learners, research, grant supported work, quality improvement projects, academic papers and/or presentations in disciplines related to their field of expertise.
• APP faculty members are often called upon to partner with other providers and members of the department or division research support staff in research activity.  

Administrative Activities:

• Participation in faculty meetings at the division, department, APP level.
• Attending relevant conferences/committees as assigned by Division head or lead APP.
• Academic and professional development through attendance and/or participation at national/regional conferences is strongly encouraged.

Required Qualifications

• Current Acute Care/Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or PA license for the state of Oregon
• Appropriate National board certification
• State of Oregon Nurse Practitioner Prescriptive Privileges 
• DEA license
• Ability to manage a heavy workload with multiple priorities and inflexible deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally, and in writing
• Proficient in the use of computing hardware and software, including personal computing equipment, electronic medical record, word processing, and spreadsheet software
• Regular and consistent attendance at work
• PALS certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience as an APP in complex medical or pediatric subspecialty care.

Additional Details

***Apply here online. Please be sure to upload a Cover Letter and Resume or CV. ***

Why apply to OHSU?

We are Oregon's only public academic health center. In addition to caring for patients, we lead groundbreaking research. We also train the next generation of health care professionals. As Portland's largest employer, we give you opportunities to learn and advance in a system of hospitals and clinics across Oregon and Southwest Washington. All are welcome. OHSU welcomes people of all ages, ethnicities, genders, national origins, religions and sexual orientations. We are striving to build an anti-racist, multicultural institution and encourage people with diverse backgrounds to apply. To request reasonable accommodation, contact [email protected]