What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pediatric Advanced Practice Provider position at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health?
The Section of General Pediatrics at Dartmouth Health Children’s and The Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth is seeking a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant for its Pediatrics Department within our Community Group Division in Bedford and Manchester, NH. The ideal candidate should possess a strong commitment to quality patient and family centered care. The ability to practice well as part of a medical team is essential to the success of this role.
The role will include some evening hours. The clinic in Manchester is open until 8pm and there is a rotation to cover these hours. From 5:00-8:00pm there is always 1-MD (doc on call) and 1-APP.
Dartmouth Health Children’s is the pediatric service of Dartmouth Health (DH), an integrated academic healthcare delivery system for northern New England anchored in Lebanon, New Hampshire at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), recognized by US News & World Report as the Best Hospital in NH and home to the NCI-designated Norris Cotton Cancer Center and the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Children’s Hospital at DHMC- CHaD, maintains an inpatient pediatric unit with PICU and a level III NICU at DHMC and a comprehensive ambulatory multispecialty pediatric center at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic in Manchester, the largest city in the state.
What New England has to offer:
• Four seasons and an outdoor lifestyle
• Easy access to major cities and airports
• Option to live in an urban or rural environment
• Nationally ranked public and private school systems
• Driving distance to the seacoast/ocean as well as mountains
Centrally located in New England with no state income or sales tax. Nearby skiing, hiking, and all the rest that NH has to offer. We are the capital city of New Hampshire and less than an one hour drive to Boston. We offer a high-quality lifestyle with excellent local schools as well as a very friendly and supportive work environment.
The Dartmouth Health system stretches over the northern New England region. It provides a rare opportunity to combine high-level academic medicine with a serene and stress-free living environment. Lebanon New Hampshire is part of the Upper Connecticut River Valley, home to Dartmouth College and its abundant cultural and enrichment activities. With destinations like Boston, New York and Montreal, the seacoast and ski country within driving distance, this is the ideal place to work.
• Group will consist of 8 MDs and 3 APPs in an outpatient only practice
• Weekend call is shared with our DH Concord colleagues. Weekends and holidays patients are seen in the DH in Manchester Pediatric location
• 32 hours of face-to-face patient contact time for a 1.0 FTE
• This Outpatient practices sees patients for annual physicals, sick visits, and some mental health care
• The department is supported by nursing staff, certified medical assistants, receptionists, a resource specialist, and a behavioral health clinician
• Associate providers are supported by the medical home team of physicians for the department
- Graduate of an accredited APRN or PA academic program
- Ability to obtain and maintain a NH license
- Eligible for RN licensure in the State of NH (APRN only)
- Eligible for APRN or PA licensure in the State of NH
- Eligible for Federal DEA Registration
- BLS certification