Neonatal Physician Assistant

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Job ID

101270

Location

Aurora

Position Type

Regular

Regular / Temporary

Regular

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Job Overview

The Physician Assistant (PA) specializes in family-centered care for infants and toddlers up to age 2, covering all aspects from primary to critical care. Collaborating with healthcare teams, they provide comprehensive services such as history-taking, physical examinations, diagnosis, treatment of acute and chronic conditions, and management of illnesses. This includes ordering and interpreting lab tests and imaging studies, prescribing medications and durable medical equipment, and facilitating necessary referrals. The PA also emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention, and educates patients and families. They play a leadership role within interdisciplinary teams, promoting effective communication, mutual respect, and collaborative decision-making to ensure high-quality patient care. Integrating the latest evidence-based practices with clinical expertise and patient preferences, the PA strives to deliver optimal healthcare at the organizational level.

• This position supports the Children's Hospital Colorado Level IV NICU

Department :

Neonatal Nurse Practitioners

Position Status :

40 hours per week, eligible for benefits

Shift : 6am-6pm or 6pm-6am

possibility of some 24-hour shifts if desired, to ensure coverage 7 days / week

Salary Information :

Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week) : $130,499.55 to $195,749.32

Duties & Responsibilities

An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the following essential functions. These examples do not include all of the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

Family Centered Care :

Teamwork & Collaboration :

Quality Improvement :

Safety :

Informatics :

Leadership :

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree & Master of Physician Assistant studies (MPA) or Master of Science in Physician Assistant studies (MS-PA)

Two years' combined experience in neonatal fellowship or as a PA in a neonatal setting

Board Certification as a PA; BLS / CPR from the American Heart Association with at least six (6) months left before expiration is required upon hire; Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certificate, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS).

Benefits Information

Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical / dental / vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement

It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents : In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.