Nurse Practitioner / Assistant Director of Nursing, Neonatology

About the role

The Department of Pediatrics at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University seeks a full-time Assistant Director of Nursing / Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide care for neonatal intensive care patients under the direction of an attending neonatologist.
• Provide prenatal consultations as needed.
• Receive a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiate appropriate interventions.
• Perform a complete newborn physical examination and assess gestational age.
• Collaborate with neonatologists on historical events, physical findings, and diagnostic/therapeutic measures.
• Order appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for neonatal care.
• Review and provide general care items in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, etc.
• Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic studies.
• Provide direct treatment and management of health conditions.
• Document healthcare delivery and nursing processes according to specialty area standards and network policies.
• Perform procedures, including intubation, umbilical lines, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis/chest tube placement, and PICC line placement.
• Participate in and manage high-risk deliveries, including stabilization and complex newborn care.
• Demonstrate strong newborn assessment, management, and delivery room skills.
• Participate in neonatal transport, if required.
• Collaborate with experienced neonatologists and APPs in a team-centered environment.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications

• Master of Science Degree.
• New York State Nurse Practitioner License.
• APRN National Specialty Certification.
• Board Certified or eligible.
• Current BLS and NRP Certification.
• 2+ years of neonatal nurse practitioner work experience (preferred).