Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Level IV NICU Leader

Ascension St Vincent; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Neonatology division works with neonatologists to provide comprehensive care for critically ill neonates and their families. Our Advanced Practice Providers contribute to research, quality improvement, and teaching, and may precept students and residents within a growing NICU.

The team spans multiple facilities, including a Level 4 NICU and multiple Level 3/2 delivery centers, with capabilities such as ECMO, HFOV, iNO, and whole-body cooling, all within a

Responsibilities

• Conducts comprehensive health history, physical assessments and plans for infants, children and young adults with acute and chronic health conditions. Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients.
• Orders and prescribes pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, and performs other therapeutic or corrective measures to treat illness and improve health status.
• Formulates family centered plan of care. Performs daily documents as necessary. Collaborated and coordinated care with other team members.
• Collects data and analyzes when necessary.
• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are associated with their credentialing process DOP.
• Utilizes the most up to date and evidence based practice for plan of care and able to alter the plan according to family needs and effectiveness or plan.
• Serves as an educational resource to patient/family/ nursing staff/ provider team and other health care teams as needed.
• Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, certifying body renewals, seeking educational offerings when available, and participates in the professional development of others which may include Advanced Practice Provider students, Residents and Medical Students. Acts as a preceptor/mentor for those new in department.
• Demonstrates commitment to patient safety by bring up concerns in appropriate manner, reporting through appropriate channels, and ensuring change of practice when necessary. Demonstrates shared accountability of safe practice.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Job description

Phoenix Children’s Hospital’s Neonatology division works with neonatologists to provide comprehensive care for critically ill neonates and their families. Our Advanced Practice Providers contribute to research, quality improvement, and teaching, and may precept students and residents within a growing NICU.

The team spans multiple facilities, including a Level 4 NICU and multiple Level 3/2 delivery centers, with capabilities such as ECMO, HFOV, iNO, and whole-body cooling, all within a