Nurse Practitioner Neonatal / Part-time

Highmark Health • Pittsburgh, PA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Functions as a professional nurse practitioner at West Penn and Jefferson Regional Hospitals, performing medical diagnosis and prescribing medical, therapeutic, or corrective measures in collaboration with and under the direction of a licensed physician. The role provides comprehensive neonatal assessment and management, including care for high-risk deliveries and sick neonates, and supports care coordination, family education, quality improvement, and professional development.

The position follows established protocols and applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements. The description notes that it is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties or qualifications.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited State Board of Nursing-approved master's or post-master's nurse practitioner program, or completion of an approved program that existed before the change in Pennsylvania Professional Nursing law 63PS (2002).
• 1–3 years of experience as a CRNP in a Level III neonatal intensive care unit.
• Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner in the practicing state.
• National board certification as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification or NRP Instructor certification.
• Obtain prescriptive authority within 60 days of hire; incumbents in the job profile as of November 1, 2022, have until November 1, 2023.
• Valid driver's license.
• American Heart Association CPR.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in an emergency or critical care setting.

Responsibilities

• Obtain, record, and interpret complete health histories, including medical, obstetrical, family, and psychosocial history; perform comprehensive newborn/neonatal physical assessments; and order and interpret laboratory, radiographic, and clinical data when planning and documenting management with the attending Neonatologist.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for patient care under established protocols; distinguish normal findings, normal variations, and abnormal deviations through screening tests; and refer patients with abnormal findings to appropriate healthcare services.
• Attend and provide coverage for high-risk deliveries, stabilize neonates, provide transport coverage for sick neonates as warranted by the attending physician, and initiate emergency evaluation and treatment as appropriate.
• Coordinate the plan of care within the specialty and coordinate discharges and transfers, including dictating discharge and transfer summaries.
• Support, educate, and communicate with patients, families, the interdisciplinary team, and community health services as appropriate.
• Participate in quality assurance projects and NICU committees, demonstrate effective leadership, and contribute to Department, Division, and Hospital goals.
• Maintain professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level