Helen DeVos Childrens Hospital is seeking a patient focusedPediatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant  to join our driven Neurosurgery team. We provide specialized and evidence-based approaches to diagnosing and treating pediatric conditions involving the brain and nervous system. Our team is dedicated to evaluating and treating infants, children, and teens. If you have a desire to be challenged clinically, a passion for safety, have excellent diagnostic skills and a passion to work with medically complex children, this position is for you.

Essential Functions:

• Work both independently and as a team member to support the inpatient and outpatient team in the care of patientsfromthe pre-natal periodto young adulthood

• Evaluate and manage pediatricneurosurgeryinpatients, including history/physical examinations,coordination of care,order entry, documentation

• Interdisciplinary discussion and collaborationto provide support for patients on the acute careneurosurgeryservice, as well as consults requested on neurosurgical patients who are hospitalized on other services (NICU, PICU, ED, Newborn, etc.)

• Evaluate, screen and counsel patients on health maintenance and promote utilization of community resources

• Perform bedside procedures

• Perform job functions adhering to service principles with customer service focus of innovation, service excellence and teamwork to provide the highest quality care and service to our patients

• Participate in weekly didactic meetings and conferences with dedication to lifelong learning

• Participate in ongoing quality improvement

• Flexibility in work schedule



Work Schedule

Hours: Variable

Shift/ Days/ Hours: Specific hours to be determined upon hire



Required Qualifications:

Nurse Practitioner:

• Minimum of two years of inpatient pediatric clinical nursing experience; at least 1 year experience with pediatricneurosurgerypatients.



Physician Assistant

• Required Masters Degree Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant educational program

• LIC-Physician Assistant - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire required

• CRT-Physician Asst Certified (PA-C) - NCCPA National Commission on

• Certification of Physician Assistants Upon Hire required



Both NP & PA:

• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required

• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association 120 Days required



Desired Qualifications

• Current specialty certification to practice as an Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PNP-AC) with one or more years of Acute Care PNP experience

• Three or more years clinical nursing experience with the inpatient/acutely ill pediatricneurosurgerypopulation

• RNFA certification for OR participation

• Demonstrated excellent patient service, written and verbal communication skills

• Demonstrated continuous professional development activities/research.



HDVCH is proud to be recognized as one of U.S. News & World Reports 2025-2026 Best Childrens Hospitals in the nation. HDVCH is a state-of-the-art, globally integrated, 241-bed free standing dedicated childrens hospital located on the main campus of Corewell Health.  Annually, there are 8760 inpatient and 124,600 ambulatory visits, as well as over 55,185 children seen in the Pediatric Emergency Department (Level 1 Trauma rated).  HDVCH also has one of the nations largest NICUs (108-beds).



NOTE: Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the credentialing and privileging process.

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• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings
• Eligibility for benefits is determined by employment type and status

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