Nurse Practitioner - Newborn/Pediatrics

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport•Gulfport, MS

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under supervision of a physician, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering care to patients primarily in our inpatient newborn nursery setting. The position will be part of a newborn nursery and pediatric hospitalist team that will cover the Memorial Health Systems Gulfport location. The NP will be responsible for but not limited to initial stabilization and resuscitation as needed for newborns, daily rounding on the newborn nursery babies and serving as a liaison for our residents and pediatric attending physicians.

Requirements

Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner
Certification NRP, BLS, PALS, STABLE, DEA
3-5 years of relevant nursing experience
Fetal and neonatal physiology and pathophysiology
Health assessment and diagnostics
Pharmacology
Treatment plan development and management
Resuscitation and stabilization
Health promotion and disease prevention
Clinical skills - performing physical exams, diagnosing conditions, managing acute and chronic illnesses, and performing resuscitation
Professional and Leadership skills - communication, collaboration, and evidence-based practice
System Level Skills - Quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and patient and family education
Provide safe, high-quality, family-centered care to healthy and ill neonates

Nice To Haves

3 years of experience in NICU and Pediatrics

Responsibilities

Perform stabilization and resuscitation of newborn infants
Perform assessment, by obtaining patient medical and social histories, and by performing examination, and diagnostic testing
Evaluate signs and symptoms of patients
Interpret and evaluate diagnostic tests and laboratory results
Initiate treatment and manage patient treatment plans for acute and chronic illnesses
Initiate treatment of sick newborns
Monitor and review patient care and treatment plans
Provide clinical support of personnel
Promote health education and wellness
Attend staff meetings and serve on committees as needed
Participate in quality assurance activities
Refer patients to physicians or other healthcare providers and facilities as needed
Consult and collaborate with other professionals as needed