Part Time - NP- NICU - Department of Pediatrics

Job Title

Part Time - NP- NICU - Department of Pediatrics

Main Campus Jackson, University of Mississippi Medical Center

To manage and provide patient medical care in a specialty area and promote patient health and wellness by assessing, diagnosing, planning, implementing, and evaluating appropriate patient care in collaboration with a physician and in accordance with UMMC, state, and federal requirements and guidelines.

• Master's degree or higher in Nursing

• Mississippi APRN license
• National certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Applicants who currently meet the minimum qualifications or are actively pursuing the degree and licensure requirements and will meet all minimum requirements within 6 months may apply.

• Knowledge of APRN procedures and protocols
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and understanding of MS board of nursing regulations

• Completes health assessments in a newborn area (patient histories and physical exams)
• Orders, collects, and interprets relevant laboratory and other diagnostic tests
• Formulates and implements comprehensive patient care plans in a newborn area based on patient assessments, including patient and family education, prescriptions, additional lab and diagnostic testing, and therapies
• Ensures complete documentation of patient assessments, patient care plans, and care provided
• Coaches and mentors other newer nurse practitioners
• Functions as expert/resource to nursing staff in the newborn area
• Serves on at least one nursing council, hospital, or medical center committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area
• Demonstrates core standards of exceptional customer service

Requires occasional exposure to unpleasant or disagreeable physical environment such as high noise level and exposure to heat and cold; occasional handling or working with potentially dangerous equipment; frequent exposure to biohazardous conditions including risk of radiation exposure, blood borne pathogens, fumes or airborne particles, and toxic or caustic chemicals. Must perform frequent traveling to offsite locations, frequent bending, lifting and carrying more than 100 pounds, occasional driving, and frequent twisting, stooping, and standing.

Part time

No

Hourly

25%