Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Neonatal Physician Assistant
UPMC • Washington, PA3d
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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Neonatal Physician Assistant
UPMC•Washington, PA
About The Position
UPMC Washington is hiring a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Neonatal Physician Assistant to provide inpatient care in its neonatal unit, including staffing a level 2 special care nursery, attending deliveries, and providing Neonatal Resuscitation Program services as needed. The role includes evaluating and managing neonatal patients and performing procedures as needed, following established standards and practices. The Neonatal APP sets standards for the level and quality of care and provides care under physician supervision and in collaboration with a physician. The APP manages care for a group of patients and their families using independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with team members. The position encompasses leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision, and requires maintaining collaborative relationships with physicians, other healthcare providers, patients, and families to achieve desired outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The successful candidate will be placed according to years and months of experience for employment purposes.
Requirements
- For Neonatal Nurse Practitioner candidates: completion of an accredited Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program (MSN or DNP).
- For Neonatal Nurse Practitioner candidates: NCC Board Certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC).
- For Neonatal Nurse Practitioner candidates: eligibility for RN licensure by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
- For Neonatal Nurse Practitioner candidates: eligibility for NNP licensure by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.
- For Neonatal Physician Assistant candidates: one year of level III or IV NICU PA experience, or completion of a nine-month post-graduate residency or fellowship in neonatology.
- For Neonatal Physician Assistant candidates: graduation from a Physician Assistant program accredited by ARC-PA.
- For Neonatal Physician Assistant candidates: certification by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
- For Neonatal Physician Assistant candidates: eligibility for licensure as a Physician Assistant by the Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine or State Board of Osteopathic Medicine.
- BLS or Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification meeting AHA standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification meeting AAAP standards, including didactic and skills demonstration components, within 30 days of hire.
- ECMO competence within one year of hire; required at CHP.
- Act 33 clearance.
- Act 34 clearance.
- Act 73 FBI clearance.
- Successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice.
Responsibilities
- Provide care in a level 2 special care nursery and attend deliveries.
- Perform morning rounds (listed as 5%25 of time).
- Participate in deliveries (listed as 20%25 of time).
- Work in the inpatient clinic (listed as 20%25 of time).
- Provide inpatient care in the NICU, including evaluating and managing neonatal patients and performing procedures as needed.
- Provide Neonatal Resuscitation Program services as needed.
- Manage and provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families.
- Collaborate with physicians, local pediatricians, other healthcare professionals, patients, families, and team members.
- Establish and maintain collaborative relationships to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
- Set standards for the level and quality of care.
- Demonstrate commitment to the community and the healthcare profession.
Benefits
- $30,000 sign-on bonus.
- Relocation assistance.
- Continuing education and career advancement opportunities through the Neonatal APP Career Ladder.
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