Neonatal Physician Assistant

Saint Peters Healthcare System•New Brunswick, NJ

1d•$128,502 - $205,608

About The Position

The Neonatal Physician Assistant is a core member of the Division of Neonatology team at Saint Peter’s Children’s Hospital, working with neonatologists and subspecialists to care for critically ill and premature infants in a 54-bed Level IV neonatal intensive care unit. Care is provided within the PA’s training and credentialing and in collaboration with a supervising neonatologist. The role includes attending high-risk deliveries, participating in neonatal resuscitation and stabilization, performing or assisting with credentialed procedures, conducting patient evaluations and assessments, and contributing to multidisciplinary rounds and ongoing monitoring. The PA also supports discharge planning and follow-up, educates and supports families, promptly documents care, and maintains professional competency, certifications, and licensure.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited PA program.
Hold a New Jersey license to practice as a PA, having passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), or, for a new graduate awaiting licensure, hold temporary authorization.
Hold certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
Complete 100 hours of CME every two years for certification renewal: 80 clinical CME hours directly related to maintaining or increasing medical knowledge, and 20 hours that may be clinical or professional development activities indirectly related to patient care.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care to critically ill and premature neonates within training and credentialing, in collaboration with the supervising neonatologist.
Attend high-risk deliveries and participate in neonatal resuscitation and stabilization.
Perform and assist with neonatal procedures as credentialed, such as airway management, line placement, and lumbar puncture.
Complete admission evaluations and daily assessments, and participate in multidisciplinary rounds, consults, and ongoing monitoring with the neonatology and PA teams.
Review laboratory and diagnostic results and escalate abnormal findings to the responsible clinician according to urgency.
Plan and support discharge and follow-up, including screening results and coordination with outpatient and subspecialty providers.
Educate and support families, including preparing them for discharge and providing age-appropriate patient and family teaching.
Document all aspects of care promptly, within 24 hours of patient care and in accordance with unit guidelines.
Maintain competency in neonatal care, keep certifications current, attend mandatory in-services, and complete continuing education required to maintain certification and licensure.
Submit a valid annual CPR review card to the Chair and Practice Coordinator.