Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Key Responsibilities

• Order and administer an approved list of drugs according to protocol.
• Provide comprehensive medical assessment, examination, consultation, diagnosis, and treatment plans for neonates.
• Provide medical management of neonates to include neonatal resuscitation, conventional ventilation, stabilization and maintenance of Level II care prior to transport, and prescription of medications (including controlled substances) to treat neonatal medical disorders.
• Request and interpret laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, radiographic procedures, and other tests.
• Determine appropriate procedures and perform procedures including sedation, endotracheal intubation, routine phlebotomy, arterial phlebotomy, percutaneous central venous line placement, umbilical line placement, lumbar puncture, suprapubic bladder taps, bladder catheterization, needle thoracentesis, and chest tube placement as credentialed.
• Attend routine and high-risk deliveries as a member of the Resuscitation Team and perform Neonatal Resuscitation.
• Provide medical care to neonates awaiting transport to other facilities and arriving from other higher level of care NICUs.
• Provide outpatient care for routine appointments/NICU follow-up appointments.
• Provide clinical instruction to students and resident physicians rotating through the nursery.

Required Qualifications

• Possess certification as a NNP from the National Certification Corporation (NCC).
• Possess current, full, active and unrestricted license to practice as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
• Possess current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider Completion Card.
• Possess current certification in Pediatric advanced Life Support (PALS).
• Possess current certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association or The American Red Cross.
• Certification cards must display the American Heart Association or The American Red Cross emblem.
• HCWs, not currently in possession of current certification, must acquire certification prior to initiating contract performance.
• Possess a minimum of three years’ experience within the last five years as a Nurse Practitioner in a level II or higher neonatal unit.
• Pertinent clinical experience within the past two years sufficient to demonstrate current clinical competency for the setting and procedures required by the contract.

Benefits

Trifecta Proven, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule consists of 13-hour shifts, with a ½ hour uncompensated lunch. There is a 30-minute compensated handoff at the beginning of each shift plus 12 hours. There are day shifts, night shifts, and weekend shifts.