Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Core
Provide direct patient care, formulate care plans, and manage complex health problems for newborns and infants in a NICU setting.
Role type
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (Advanced Practice Provider)
Builds
Stabilization and therapeutic interventions for compromised infants in delivery rooms, NICU, and emergency settings.
Domain
Healthcare / Neonatology
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Neonatal resuscitation, intubation, line placement, pharmacological therapy management, diagnostic strategies, therapeutic interventions, physical examinations, health assessments
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 physician, nursing staff, and the multidisciplinary health team; Prescribe and evaluate pharmacological therapies according to protocol; Attend both high and low risk deliveries as needed; Initiate CPR and perform therapeutic techniques to stabilize a compromised infant; Stabilize and transport patients as needed; Participate in the development, review and evaluation of policies and procedures; Participate in providing in-service and outreach education program; Serve as preceptor to APP students.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC