Advanced Practice Provider Neonatology - Nemours Children's Health, St. Francis

Nemours Children's Health•Wilmington, DE

About The Position

The Nemours St Francis Neonatology team is looking for an experienced part time or full time Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our team in a Level II NICU with well-baby and delivery room responsibilities. Join our experienced team of Neonatal healthcare providers! Experienced neonatal nurse practitioner and physician assistant applicants will provide front-line care in the delivery room and 13 bed, level II NICU. Interested candidates must possess the ability to work with collaboratively and independently as a member of the healthcare team. These opportunities perform in an expanded collaborative role by planning and providing comprehensive, complete management of a primary caseload of critically ill infants and their families. Day, evening and weekend hours are required. Typical shifts are 20 and 24 hours. Nemours offers its Associates a competitive salary and a robust benefits package that includes relocation, health/life/dental/vision for Associates and their dependents, a wellness program, CME, 403(b) with employer match, licensure and dues allowance, tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness program, legal plan, adoption assistance and many other benefit options. If you’re looking for a position that will allow you to enjoy a work-life balance, have an opportunity for professional growth, and focus on pediatric care, this is the opportunity for you. Nemours Children’s Health is an internationally recognized children’s health system. With more than 1.7 million patient encounters annually, we provide medical care in five states through two freestanding state-of-the-art children’s hospitals — Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware and Nemours Children’s Hospital, Florida. Our pediatric network includes 80 primary-urgent-and specialty care practices and more than 40 hospitalists serving 19 affiliated hospitals. We generate annual revenues of more than $1.7 billion derived from patient services, contributions from the Alfred I. duPont Trust, as well as other income. As one of the nation's premier pediatric health systems, we’re on a journey to discover better ways of approaching children’s health. Putting as much focus on prevention as cures and working hand in hand with the community to make every child’s world a place to thrive. It’s a journey that extends beyond our nationally recognized clinical treatment to an entire integrated spectrum of research, advocacy, education, and prevention, leading to the healthiest generations of children ever. Inclusion and belonging guide our growth and strategy. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about, and committed to, leading efforts to provide culturally relevant care, reducing health disparities, and helping build an inclusive and supportive environment. All of our associates are expected to ensure that these philosophies are embedded in their day-to-day work with colleagues, patients and families. To learn more about Nemours Children’s and how we go well beyond medicine, visit us at www.nemours.org

Requirements

Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience. Other job experience may not be substituted for this requirement
Delivery room and NICU experience required
Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Active license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Delaware OR Active Delaware (or compact state) Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure, with or without prescriptive authority Current BLS, NRP and NCC certifications

Nice To Haves

Transport experience preferred

Responsibilities

Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.
Receives a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiates appropriate intervention.
Performs a complete newborn physical examination and assessment of gestational age, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.
Collaborates with neonatologists concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.
Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
Reviews and provides general care items involved in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
Participates in daily rounds in NICU