Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Core
Provide direct patient care, formulate care plans, and manage critically ill newborns in a Level III NICU, including stabilization, resuscitation, and pharmacological therapy.
Role type
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Provider)
Builds
Direct patient care plans and therapeutic interventions for premature and critically ill infants
Domain
Healthcare / Neonatology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Resuscitation, intubation, line placement, pharmacological therapy management, diagnostic strategies, physical examinations, clinical assessment
Preferred skills
NCC certification, advanced nursing degree, NNP training, clinical experience in neonatology, EPIC proficiency
Technologies
EPIC
Responsibilities
Provide direct patient care and formulate plan of care in collaboration with physicians and nursing staff; Prescribe and evaluate pharmacological therapies according to protocol; Initiate CPR and perform therapeutic techniques to stabilize compromised infants; Stabilize and transport patients as needed; Participate in the development, review and evaluation of policies and procedures; Serve as preceptor to APP students; Participate in clinical research projects
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC