NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER

NEONATAL NURSE PRACTITIONER

Provides direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, treatment and technical procedures to a group of normal-to-high risk infants. Manages neonatal caseload with physician consultation and collaboration. Serves as patient and family advocate in identifying healthcare needs and actions for neonatal cases. Coordinates pre- and post-operative care activities for normal-to-high risk infants. Supports neonatal units during crisis situations. Utilizes planning, implementation, and evaluation in formulating neonatal diagnosis and intervention.

Essential Responsibilities:

Interprets antenatal/perinatal health history. Assesses gestational age.

Performs resuscitation of newborns in delivery room and in Neonatal Units with use of bag and mask, laryngoscopy, endotracheal intubation, cardiac compressions, intravenous access and emergency medications.

Performs physical exams and evaluations on infants in the Delivery, Neonatal and Mother-Baby Units.

Performs specialized procedures on high-risk infants to include umbilical artery and vein catheterization, endotracheal intubation, suprapubic bladder tap, lumbar puncture, peripheral central venous catheterization, peripheral artery catheterization, needle aspiration of pneumothorax, sepsis work-ups and other procedures following clinical competencies for advanced practice.

Orders/interprets lab tests, radiographs and routine diagnostics to include routine Newborn Screening, head ultrasounds, ophthalmic retinal, and outpatient evaluation.

Prescribes phototherapy, antimicrobial therapy and enteral/parenteral nutrition and supplements.

Makes rounds on designated patients. Evaluates care and progress. Develops plan and writes orders.

Full Time for Honolulu Hawaii

Onsite

This is a Full-Time benefitted position. This position will require some overnight shifts in the hospital.

Sign On Bonus and Relocation Assistance Eligible

$10K Sign On Bonus

Plus Relocation

Shifts may vary for this position to include Weekends, Holidays and over night shifts to meet the needs of the department. (Hours will vary to 12 or 24 hr shifts to be expected).

Documents admission history and physicals, resuscitations, assessments, procedures, progress notes and discharge summaries.

Collaborates with attending MD regarding treatment plan of assigned infants.

Education:

Master’s degree in nursing.

License, Certification, Registration

Registered Nurse License (Hawaii) required at hire

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse License (Hawaii)

Basic Life Support from American Heart Association

National Provider Identifier required at hire

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certificate

Additional Requirements:

Skilled in-patient advocate role to ensure patient centered focus.

Strong patient assessment skills.

Demonstrated knowledge of and skill in leadership, Teaching, interpersonal relations, customer service, problem solving and decision making.

Taxonomy code required at time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

Minimum one (1) year of Nurse Practitioner in an acute care setting.

Preferred 2 years of Neonatal NP Experience working in the last 2 years.

Valid Hawaii APRN Recognition with Prescriptive Authority for Hawaii State APRN prescriptive authority).

The 3-4 non-negotiable requirements of this position!

Previous: Minimum two (2) years of experience as a neonatal care nurse practitioner

Able to work overnight shifts to cover at the Medical Center will be required.

This is a salary exempt NP position that is Full Time and fully benefitted.

The nice-to-have skills!

Previous: An experienced NNP that lives locally on the Island with recent experience.  Flexible to work overnight shifts

New: An experienced NNP that lives locally on the Island with recent experience, or willing to relocate to Honolulu.  Flexible to work overnight shifts.