Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant – Trauma

About Children’s Minnesota Children’s Minnesota is one of the largest pediatric health systems in the United States and the only health system in Minnesota to provide care exclusively to children, from before birth through young adulthood. An independent and not-for-profit system since 1924, Children’s Minnesota is one system serving kids throughout the Upper Midwest at two free-standing hospitals, nine primary care clinics, multiple specialty clinics and seven rehabilitation sites. As The Kids Experts™ in our region, Children’s Minnesota is regularly ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a top children’s hospital. Find us on Facebook @childrensminnesota or on Twitter and Instagram @childrensmn. Please visit childrensMN.org. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be recognized by Modern Healthcare as one of 2023’s Top Diversity Leaders. The national honor recognizes the top diverse healthcare executives and organizations influencing public policy, care delivery, and promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their organizations and the industry. Position Summary Facilitates, coordinates, monitors and provides care to the trauma patient and family. Provides consultation and education on trauma issues, including orthopedic care to individuals and groups internal and external to the hospital. Responsible for the provision of expert trauma and orthopedic care, from acute inpatient care through to outpatient/follow-up clinic care. Functions as a clinical expert, consultant, educator and leader within the Trauma Program and interdisciplinary team. Coordinates the development, implementation and evaluation of clinical standards to enhance the quality of care for the pediatric trauma patient. Ensures that care delivered is family centered, customer focused, effective and cost efficient. Participates in the Trauma Performance Improvement process and in the process to maintain verification as a Level I Pediatric Trauma center.

License / Certification: Physician Assistant Certification by the NCCPA Certification Board and MN Medical Board license required. APRN: Current MN RN/APRN License certified through Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Maintain current ATLS, BLS, and PALS certification. ATLS must be obtained within 6 months of hire.

Education: Physician Assistant: Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistants program. Masters degree required. Doctorate preferred. APRN: Graduate of an accredited Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program. Master’s Degree required. Doctorate preferred. PNP Acute Care certification required.

Experience: At least 2 years pediatric advanced practice trauma clinical experience required. Experience working with acute trauma patients, trauma rounding experience, and pediatric orthopedic experience preferred

The posted pay range represents rates for a grouping of multiple jobs within a salary grade. We carefully consider a wide range of factors including but not limited to market indicators for the specific role, the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate, and organizational needs. Base pay is just one piece of the total rewards program offered by Children’s Minnesota. All job offers are contingent upon successful completion of an occupational health assessment, drug screen, background investigation, and compliance with the U.S. Government Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Children’s Minnesota is proud to be an equal opportunity employer whose staff is representative of its community and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, creed, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.