What are the responsibilities and job description for the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner position at Mercyhealth?
Overview
A Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice registered nurse with at least 2 years of experience as a beside registered nurse in a level III NICU, who is prepared to practice across the continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to neonates, infants, and toddlers through age 2.
Responsibilities
- Performs physical examinations, may perform specialty procedures and provide follow up care of the patient.
- Performs preventive health measures within prescribed guidelines and instructions of the physician.
- Explains and provides specialized education to the patient care.
- Provides answers to any questions a patient might have.
- Orders, interprets, and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
- Records physical findings, and formulates plan and prognosis, based on patient's condition.
- Credentialed to sedate, circulate and scrub electrophysiology procedures under the direction of the physician, as needed by specialty clinic.
- Discusses and collaborates care of the patient with Physician and other health professionals to prepare comprehensive patient care plan.
- Submits health care plan and goals of individual patients for periodic review and evaluation by physician.
- Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
- Has a high level of decision-making skills and autonomy.
- Refers patients to Physician for consultation or to specialized health resources for treatment.
Education and Experience
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- Meets the requirements determined by the State of Wisconsin or Illinois to perform duties defined as those of a Nurse Practitioner.
- Specialty, based on area of practice, experience required
Certification/Licensure
- Holds valid APNP license in state of practice
- Hold valid state RN license in state of practice
- Has DEA authorization as needed
- Approved CPR or BLS certification required within 90 days. Other Certifications per unit requirements: ACLS, PALS, PEARS, NRP
