Newborn Nursery Nurse Practitioner

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In collaboration with a physician, provides comprehensive assessment of patient’s health status, evaluates assessment data, and makes treatment decisions.

• Initiates patient admissions and collects health, illness psychosocial, and family history from patients; provides initial care of emergencies.
• Performs physical examinations, and orders appropriate diagnostic tests.
• Records patient’s health information, performs periodic health evaluations, and establishes/records care plans; evaluates care plans, monitors and records progress, and makes modifications accordingly.
• Determines normal and abnormal findings on patient history, physical examination, diagnostic tests; initiates referral and consultation when appropriate.
• Consults and collaborates with members of the health care team in the assessment and management of health care problems; functions as a liaison between physicians, nursing, technologists and area support staff.
• Prescribes, regulates, and adjusts medications including over the counter medications and treatments.
• Provides teaching and counseling aimed at prevention of illness and modification of risk factors to health, and maintenance of high-level wellness; instructs and supervises students and hospital personnel in methods and theories of diagnostic testing.
• Assumes responsibility for the on-going therapeutic management of stable long-term health problems in the chronically ill.
• Completes patient discharge summary.
• Assists in the development, implementation, and revision of nursing protocols and standards of care.
• Provides IT skills and familiarity, by using the basic functionality of the computer, Word, Excel, Outlook e-mail and attachment capabilities.
• Maintains compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Performs other evaluative and supportive duties, due to the advanced nature of training and the Licensed Independent Practitioner (LIP) status, as needed.
• Researches and provides advice on patient care processes, nursing processes, and larger-scale quality improvement projects.
• Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.
• Adheres to TMCH organizational and department-specific safety and confidentiality policies and standards.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

The Nurse Practitioner provides support to our Level IIIB NICU Practice. Attendance at High-Risk Deliveries is shared between the Neonatologists and the NNPs; transports not required, NNPs place PICC lines as part of an NNP/RN/MD team that places lines. Dedicated team of Neonatologists and Advanced Practice Providers are focused on delivering state-of-the-art, innovative neonatal care where quality improvement and evidence-based practice are at the forefront.

Collaborative culture where Neonatologists as partners with the NNPs and consider them a valuable part of the team.

Excellent opportunity for Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our Level IIIA NICU Practice in Tucson, Arizona. This full-time, .75 FTE, position covers 12-hour days/nights, or 24-hour shifts in 41-bed Level-III NICU with 600 admissions annually and an average daily census of 35 and an average length of stay of 20 days. Attendance at High-Risk Deliveries is shared between the Neonatologists and the NNPs;

transports not required, NNPs place PICC lines as part of an NNP/RN/MD team that places lines. Dedicated team of Neonatologists and Advanced Practice Providers are focused on delivering state-of-the-art, innovative neonatal care where quality improvement and evidence-based practice are at the forefront. Collaborative culture where Neonatologists as partners with the NNPs and consider them a valuable part of the team.

TMC is a busy delivery service with approximately 5,700 annual deliveries. There is dedicated downtime for 24 hour shifts that are shared with a Neonatologist that are always in-house. Excellent environment and experienced supportive nursing staff.

• EDUCATION: Master’s degree in Nursing or related area,…