Per Diem NICU-Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
Connecticut Children's Medical Center•Hartford, CT
•Onsite
About The Position
Completes thorough but appropriately focused evaluations of term and premature newborns primarily in the NICU Level IV, tertiary care referral center, including competent and age appropriate histories and examinations. Identifies level of illness severity in a timely manner. Presents thoughtful assessments to the supervising physician and works towards prescribing necessary care plans. Performs appropriate procedures under their responsibility with the appropriate guidance. Knows when and how to seek assistance.
Requirements
- Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner: Graduate degree in nursing accredited by one of the national certifying bodies in nursing. (Or, on or before December 31, 2004, completion of an advanced nurse practitioner program recognized by a national certifying body for certification as a nurse practitioner.)
- Physician Assistant: Graduation from a physician assistant program accredited, at the time of graduation, by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
- No related experience required.
- Provider licensing: Current Neonatal Nurse Practitioner licensure in the State of Connecticut.
- OR Certified by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Inc. (NCCPA).
- Current Physician Assistant licensure in the State of Connecticut.
- Medical knowledge sufficient to recognize patterns, trends and disease traits and to fully engage in APP learning opportunities, effectively applying such knowledge to basic clinical evaluations and patient care.
- Exemplary written and verbal communication.
- Respectful and compassionate in interactions with staff, patients, and families.
- Demonstrates accountability for assigned work and the extent of one’s involvement in patient care.
- Demonstrates openness to feedback.
- Ability to incorporate feedback and learnings into work effort.
Nice To Haves
- Preferred education & experience: n/a
Responsibilities
- Medical knowledge
- Clinical knowledge
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Patient history
- Patient care
- Clinical reasoning
- Organize and prioritize patient care
- Patient management
- Delivery room attendance
- Procedures as defined by clinical department
- Patient and family centered communications
- Interpersonal and team communication
- Communication within the Health Care System
- Evidence-based and informed practice
- Reflective practice and commitment to personal growth
- Professionalism
- System navigation for patient centered care-coordination of care
- Population and community health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
