What are the responsibilities and job description for the NICU CRNP position at DCH Health System?
Overview
The Neonatal Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (NNP) functions in an expanded nursing role in a collaborative practice agreement with and under the direction of the attending Neonatalogist. The CRNP provides direct and collaborative care to infants and their families in the delivery room, WBN, NICU, and other areas, e.g., Emergency Department in age appropriate population. In addition to all technical skills approved for RNs in the NICU, the NNP provides some expanded role services which have traditionally been the responsibility of the physician.
Responsibilities
(1) Obtains comprehensive perinatal history;
(2) Introduction of needle or catheters for intravascular infusion or for laboratory
sampling.
(3) Endotracheal intubation.
(4) Bag and Mask ventilation.
(5) Needle aspiration of pneumothorax.
(6) Umbilical vessel catheterization.
(7) Lumbar tap.
(8) Suprapubic bladder tap.
(9) Chest tube insertion.
(10) Exchange transfusions.
(11) Instillation of surfactant products via ETT.
(12) Per Q Cath insertion.
(13) UAC/UVC/PAL insertion.
(1) Admission Notes
(2) Daily progress Notes – problem oriented
(3) Procedure Notes
(4) Transfer Notes
(5) Discharge Summaries
(6) Dictations
DCH Standards:
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
- Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
- Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
- Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
WORK CONTEXT
- Demonstrate leadership skills
- Requires decision making that will affect others
- Responsible to achieve outcomes
- Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
- Ability to delegate to team members and students
- Address conflict and stressful situation
- Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
- Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
- Must be able to use computers, electronic mail, telephone and texting
- Must be able to work in groups
- Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
- Must be meet time pressure and time lines
- Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
- Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
PHYSICAL FACTORS
- Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
- Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
- Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
- Must be able to run in an emergency
- Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
- Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
- Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
- Must possess stamina to provide 24-hour management for assigned area(s) of responsibility
- Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
Physical presence onsite is essential.
