Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal jobs in Iowa
Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal works in collaboration with a physician to assess the physical needs of newborn patients. Provides care for newborns and infants in a neonatal setting. Being a Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians. Prescribes medications and makes recommendations for other therapeutic forms of treatment. Additionally, Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal requires a master's degree. Typically reports to a physician. Requires Certified Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) in specialty area based on RN licensure and state authority for advanced practice. Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
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- Jobs@UIOWA Careers
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Iowa, IA
FULL_TIME
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The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to provide overall medical care and provide medical management for patients, exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided, in the hospital's inpatient Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). This individual will function independently and/or as a member of an interdisciplinary team to plan, deliver, and evaluate health care for the inpatient NICU population at the only Level 4 NICU in the state of Iowa. The extensive focus is caring for hospitalized patients to manage care and length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care on 24/7 basis.
Duties to include:
- Assess the patient’s health status by means of history taking, physical examination, laboratory studies, and any additional means that are determined to be appropriate, including, but not limited to, performance of the following procedures: PICC lines, umbilical lines, intubations, and lumbar punctures.
- Plans and communicates treatment programs relating to the health aspects of the patient’s needs.
- Recognizes, discriminates, and manages acute illness, chronic conditions, and disabilities.
- Determines and facilitates referral and consultation needs in a timely manner.
- Completes medicine documentation and billing procedures according to institutional and departmental guidelines.
- Integrates health information into the diagnoses and treatment plan for each patient and may assist the patient and family in the implementation of the plan in the community.
- Provides an ongoing health education program for patients and their families, utilizing all available media.
- Initiates therapeutic measures using independent judgment according to recognized clinical guidelines.
- Completes human resource, outreach, and other administrative paperwork.
- Participates in the instruction and supervision of trainees.
- Functions as a member of an inter-disciplinary team.
- Performs other projects as assigned.
- Assumes responsibility for supervisory and administrative activities and special projects as delegated by the Nurse Practice Supervisor/Medical Director.
- Ability to synthesize scientific, behavioral, and humanistic principles for application to clinical practice at the advanced nurse practitioner level.
- Understands nursing theory, pathophysiology, and pharmacokinetics with ability to perform patient and family assessment by means of an appropriately comprehensive history and physical examination, develop differential diagnosis based on history, physical and interpretation of appropriately ordered tests and evaluations, develop a plan of care and implement treatment including referrals and prescriptions, and evaluate patient responses to health, illness and treatment.
- Knowledge of and ability to document/report interventions and patient/family responses.
- Ability to identify patient/family/community care and education needs. Develop, implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the care plan, coordinating care as indicated with referral and consultation resources, community support agencies, schools, and local primary care providers.
- Knowledge of research activities, research findings, and quality improvement principles related to patient outcomes with ability to participate in development and implementation of such activities.
- Understands the Nurse Practice Act, including ARNP components.
- Ability to utilize therapeutic communication skills to provide counseling to patients and families.
- Expertise in the common diagnosis and healthcare needs of patients they see.
- Ability to act as a resource person to others on topics related to healthcare.
- Ability to perform technical skill defined by collaborative practice agreement according to Iowa Board of Nursing, and UIHC standards.
- Ability to function as an independent practitioner within guidelines of the collaborative practice agreement, Iowa Board of Nursing, and UIHC standards.
For a full job description, please send an e-mail to the contact listed below.
Required Qualifications:
- A master’s degree in nursing is required.
- A Current RN license from the State of Iowa is required.
- A Current ARNP license from the State of Iowa is required.
- Two years’ experience in neonatology is required.
- National certification as NNP (national exam) is required.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
Desirable Qualifications:
- Demonstrated Level III/IV NICU experience.
- Demonstrated clinical excellence through published articles and/or clinical presentations.
- Demonstrated experience providing overall medical care and provide medical management for patients in an inpatient setting.
- Demonstrated experience exercising autonomy in medical decision-making and services provided.
- Demonstrated experience managing length of stay, improve resource utilization and decrease costs to patients and the institution while providing personalized care.
Position and Application details:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Resume
- Cover Letter
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.
Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
For additional questions, please contact pedsuichildrenshr@healthcare.uiowa.edu.
This position is not eligible for University sponsorship for employment authorization.
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Dubuque, IA
OTHER
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Iowa, IA
FULL_TIME
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Essex, IA
FULL_TIME
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Dubuque, IA
FULL_TIME
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CONTRACTOR,FULL_TIME
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