Advanced Practice Provider - Neonatal

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

The Advanced Practice Provider in Neonatology works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide care independently in acute and critical care settings. The role functions as an intensivist responsible for the day-to-day management of critically ill and convalescing infants from admission through discharge. The provider obtains and documents neonatal health histories; performs and documents examinations, assessments, and plans of care; and provides healthcare services for critically ill and complex neonatal patients. The role manages overall patient care, establishes expected outcomes, uses assessment and diagnostic techniques, forms differential diagnoses, and treats acute and chronic conditions. It includes prescribing therapeutic interventions within scope of practice, providing delivery-room and neonatal transport services, initiating referrals and consultations, and facilitating patient transitions such as admission, transfer, and discharge. The role also requires advanced professional, communication, scholarly inquiry, patient- and family-centered care, clinical practice, and health-systems capabilities. These include evidence-based practice and quality improvement, clear documentation using the electronic health record, patient and family education, collaboration, ethical practice, and ongoing professional development. Additional duties may be assigned.

Requirements

Master’s degree.
Relevant work experience; the listed experience level is less than one year.
Current Tennessee license as a Licensed Nurse Practitioner or Tennessee certification as a Physician Assistant.
Ability to provide neonatal acute and critical care within scope of practice.
Advanced interpersonal and communication skills, including effective oral and written communication.
Ability to use evidence-based practice, clinical assessment, diagnostic strategies, and electronic health records.

Responsibilities

Obtain and document a health history for a neonate.
Perform and document complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examinations, assessments, and plans of care.
Provide neonatal healthcare services to critically ill and complex patients.
Manage patients’ overall care and identify expected outcomes for diagnoses.
Order, perform, interpret, and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, diagnostic information, and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
Form differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions in the neonatal population.
Prescribe pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic, and surgical therapeutic interventions within scope of practice to achieve expected outcomes.
Provide delivery-room and neonatal transport services.
Initiate appropriate referrals and consultations and provide consultation services as requested within scope of practice.
Facilitate transitions between and within healthcare settings, including admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
Use evidence and clinical data to evaluate and improve patient-care practices and quality.
Document findings, assessments, and plans of care in the electronic health record.
Educate patients, families, students, and healthcare team members on clinical topics and clinical knowledge.
Participate in medical center committees, professional organizations, and activities that influence advanced practice.