Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Performs health assessments and physical exams Identifies significant health and medical risk factors
• Develops a diagnosis by analyzing and synthesizing collected data.
• Orders, interprets and evaluates tests and studies to assess clinical problems and health care needs.
• Performs diagnostic or therapeutic interventions consistent with board certification, state law and organizational medical staff privileges.
• May prescribe and monitor medications as allowed by prescriptive authority through Ohio Board of Nursing and hospital policy.
• Develops patient education plan.
• Participates in medical team rounds; collaborates with nursing, medical and other healthcare team members regularly to ensure quality patient care.
• Performs admission history & physical, document progress notes, complete discharge summaries as required.
• Independently and in collaboration with the physician, develops treatment plans along with the patient and significant others.
• Serves as a consultant and requests consults as directed and in accordance with hospital bylaws.
• Affords assistance and facilitation of discharge planning.
• Might serve as a resource for staff/residents and clinical preceptor for APN students.
• Provides advanced nursing care to patients with complex acute, critical, and chronic health conditions, including the delivery of acute care services.
• Practices in any setting in which patients require complex monitoring and therapies, high intensity nursing intervention, or continuous nursing vigilance within the range of high-acuity care.
• Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a bi-annual basis to assure quality care and per ORC requirements.
• This review is completed via the Focused Professional Performance Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE) for Advanced Practice Providers as part of Joint Commission requirements.
• Practice emphasizes health promotion, disease prevention and the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic health problems.
• Participates in quality monitoring through the review of records and treatment plans for patient outcomes on a bi-annual basis to assure quality care and per ORC requirements.
• This review is completed via the Focused Professional Performance Evaluation (FPPE) and Ongoing Professional Performance Evaluation (OPPE) for Advanced Practice Providers as part of Joint Commission requirement.

Requirements

• Must be Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certified or in process of obtaining Neonatal Nurse Practitioner certification.
• Accepting new grads and experienced NNPs.

Qualifications

• Education: Master's or Doctoral Degree preferred.
• Certification: National Certification as a Nurse Practitioner by a nationally accredited organization. Must have current certificate of authority and certificate to prescribe (or eligible) by Ohio Board of Nursing. ACLS or PALS may be required based upon practice setting. Must obtain credentialing as an active member of medical staff and appropriate medical staff privileges. Current Health Care Provider BLS training is required. Individuals hired without an MSN or DNP and those hired without a certificate to prescribe must actively pursue and obtain a MSN or DNP degree/certificate to prescribe.
• Years of experience: No experience required. Will accept new graduates.
• Years of experience supervising: None