Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

The Nemours Foundation•Pensacola, FL

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Nemours Children’s Health Florida is seeking a Neonatal Advanced Practice Provider to staff the Level III NICU at Studer Family Children's Hospital at Ascension Sacred Heart in Pensacola. The role involves rounding with Nemours Neonatologists on NICU patients in a Level III NICU staffed by Nemours Advanced Practice Providers and Neonatologists. The position requires managing and providing care for neonatal intensive care patients, collaborating with team members and neonatologists, ordering tests, performing procedures, and overseeing general care items like temperature stabilization and feeding management. Timely documentation and participation in departmental goals and NICU rounds are also essential. Rotating shifts are required.

Requirements

Florida ARNP Licensure with NNP Certification or 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 Florida
NRP Certification
AHA BLS
Pediatric experience required

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.
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.
Complete timely documentation as required by departmental policy and Nemours standards.
Participate in meeting goals of the department.
Participates in daily rounds in NICU.