Pediatric / Neo- Natal Nurse Practitioner - Newborn Nursery (Per Diem)
About The Position
The Pediatric / Neonatal Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive, efficient health care in the newborn nursery as part of a multidisciplinary health team. The role plans, directs, and provides care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. The practitioner maintains accountability to hospital, state, and federal regulations and professional standards for clinical activities, documentation, and collaboration. This per diem position is located in the Nursery at United Memorial Medical Center in Batavia, New York. The practitioner establishes medical diagnoses, orders and evaluates diagnostic studies, monitors therapeutic procedures, manages follow-up plans, and guides patient care delivered by nursing and other staff. The role also supports safe, effective, patient-focused care, patient education, and efficient neonatal nursing care delivery while collaborating with other health team members. The posted base pay range is $100,000 to $150,000. Individual compensation may vary based on position details and FTE, experience, qualifications, specialty, internal equity, location, and contracts.
Requirements
- Graduation from a Nurse Practitioner program and a master's degree in nursing.
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner.
- Current New York State licensure to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse and Nurse Practitioner.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification before the start date or obtained during orientation.
- Compassionate, warm, and patient-focused approach.
- Critical-thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Exceptional documentation skills and professional behavior.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Previous Neonatal or Pediatric Nurse Practitioner experience, or a combination of related experience in progressively advancing nursing practice and leadership roles.
Responsibilities
- Establish medical diagnoses; order and evaluate diagnostic studies; monitor therapeutic procedures; and manage follow-up plans.
- Follow established neonatal nursing standards, procedures, and practices, and provide patient care directions to nursing and other staff.
- Apply advanced knowledge of current professional nursing and neonatal theory, practice, and techniques in the specialty area.
- Interpret and evaluate written standards relevant to services within the area of practice.
- Initiate CPR and BLS for patients when necessary according to AHA guidelines.
- Implement plans of care safely, effectively, and professionally.
- Identify and prioritize patients' teaching and learning needs.
- Facilitate efficient delivery of neonatal nursing care.
- Perform therapeutic and corrective measures within neonatal expertise in collaboration with other health team members.
- Communicate effectively with administration, subordinates, peers, and other professionals.
- Facilitate the development of new ideas affecting the department, Unity Family Birth Place, and self.
- Maintain accountability to hospital, state, and federal regulations and professional standards regarding activities, documentation, and collaboration.
