Advanced Practitioner - NICU Putnam Hospital

Carmel, NY, United States (On-site)

Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children’s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states. Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home.

Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members.

At Connecticut Children’s, treating children isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well-being as one team.

Completes focused and increasingly comprehensive evaluations of newborn patients while developing toward independent practice. Gathers and uses relevant maternal/perinatal, delivery, newborn history; performs appropriate physical examinations; develops differential diagnoses; and interprets diagnostic study results with guidance as needed.

Provides routine newborn care and evaluates common neonatal conditions within established scope of practice, clinical privileges, institutional policies, and the individual's demonstrated level of competency. During orientation and development, practices with preceptor and/or supervising neonatologist support, progressing toward independent site coverage once required competencies have been established.

Attends deliveries and participates in neonatal resuscitation and stabilization consistent with Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) standards, initially with preceptor support until competency and independence are established.

Recognizes changes in clinical status, initiates appropriate evaluation and stabilization within demonstrated competency, and promptly seeks physician or additional clinical support when patient acuity or complexity exceeds current experience, privileges, or site capabilities.

Medical knowledge

• Clinical knowledge.
  
  Applies foundational neonatal and newborn medical knowledge to routine and common clinical presentations. Expands clinical knowledge through active learning, review of available evidence, feedback, and clinical experience. Recognizes personal knowledge limitations and seeks guidance appropriately.
• Diagnostic evaluation.
  
  Performs focused diagnostic evaluation for common newborn presentations. Develops an increasingly prioritized differential diagnosis, recommends appropriate diagnostic testing, and interprets clinically significant findings with guidance as needed.

Patient history.

Gathers relevant maternal, perinatal, delivery, newborn, family, and medical history using established frameworks. With increasing experience, filters and prioritizes pertinent findings to support clinical assessment and differential diagnosis.

Patient care

• Clinical reasoning.
  
  Organizes history, examination findings, diagnostic studies, clinical trends, and available consultation to develop differential diagnoses and management strategies. Presents relevant clinical information clearly to the preceptor and/or supervising neonatologist and incorporates guidance into the plan of care.
• Organize and prioritize patient care.
  
  Completes assigned newborn care responsibilities safely and efficiently. Progresses toward organizing and prioritizing the simultaneous care of…