NICU ARNP​/PA

Overview

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit is seeking a NICU Advanced Practice Provider at 50% - 100% FTE
. SIGN-ON BONUS OF $20,000 for qualified candidates. Must be hired at 75% FTE or greater;
Internal candidates are not eligible for sign-on bonus. This position will provide overall medical care and medical management for patients, exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided. It will function independently and/or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver, and evaluate health care for the inpatient NICU population. The focus is on caring for hospitalized patients to manage care and length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care on a 24/7 basis.

For a full job description, please email the contact listed below.

• Assesses the patient’s health status by means of history taking, physical examination, laboratory studies, and other appropriate means, including procedures such as PICC line insertion and lumbar puncture.
• Plans and communicates treatment programs relating to the health aspects of the patient’s needs.
• Recognizes, discriminates, and manages acute illness, chronic conditions, and disabilities.
• Completes medicine documentation and billing procedures according to institutional and departmental guidelines.
• Integrates health information into the diagnoses and treatment plan for each patient and may assist the patient and family in implementing the plan in the community.
• Provides an ongoing health education program for patients and their families, utilizing all available media.
• Initiates therapeutic measures using independent judgment according to recognized clinical guidelines.
• Completes MAC, human resource, outreach, and other administrative paperwork.
• Performs other projects as assigned.
• Assumes responsibility for supervisory and administrative activities and special projects as delegated by the Nurse Practitioner Supervisor/Medical Director.
• Ability to synthesize scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice at the advanced nurse practitioner level.
• Understands nursing theory, pathophysiology, and pharmacokinetics with ability to perform patient and family assessment via comprehensive history and physical examination, develop differential diagnoses, plan care, and implement treatment including referrals and prescriptions, and evaluate patient responses.
• Knowledge of and ability to document/report interventions and patient/family responses.
• Identify patient/family/community care and education needs; develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan, coordinating care with referrals and community resources as indicated.
• Knowledge of research activities, research findings, and quality improvement principles related to patient outcomes with ability to participate in development and implementation of such activities.
• Understands the Nurse Practice Act, including ARNP components.
• Ability to perform technical skills defined by the collaborative practice agreement according to Iowa Board of Nursing and UIHC standards.
• Ability to function as an independent practitioner within guidelines of the collaborative practice agreement, Iowa Board of Nursing, and UIHC standards.

• Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP): a master’s degree is required; a master’s in nursing is preferred; if a master’s degree is in a related field, a Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
• Current RN license from the State of Iowa is required.
• Current certification as a pediatric nurse practitioner (CPNP – AC or CPNP - PC) and licensure as ARNP in Iowa is required.
• Understands the Nurse Practice Act, including ARNP components.
• Ability to perform technical skills and function as an independent practitioner defined by the collaborative practice agreement according to Iowa Board of Nursing and UIHC standards.
• Must comply with registration and licensure requirements as specified by the Iowa Board of Physician Assistant Examiners, including graduation from an accredited PA program…