Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — NICU & High-Risk Care

ViziRecruiter,LLC.; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Montefiore Wakefield Campus is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join newborn services in a 15-bed level 3 NICU. The role involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, developing and implementing care plans for a group of neonatal patients, and communicating with families.

Responsibilities include providing consultations to nursing staff, ensuring continuity of care across the continuum, ordering standard tests per protocol, and prescribing medications with NYS DEA authorization.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing required.
• Board certification as a Nurse Practitioner required.
• Current NY RN and NP licensure; DEA registration required.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• NRP certification required.
• 3 years neonatal RN/NP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement newborn care plans.
• Provide consultation about therapeutic regimens to nursing staff.
• Ensure continuity of care across the continuum: home care, other facilities, physician visits.
• Participate in activities related to professional nursing standards and regulations.
• Perform health history, physical exams, and psychosocial assessments in NICU.
• Order labs and imaging per protocols and follow abnormal findings.
• Formulate care plans with attending physician, patient and family.
• Prescribe inpatient and discharge medications per NYS law, including controlled substances; order therapies.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Clinical nursing leadership

Family communication

Care planning

Neonatal assessment

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

NRP Certification

Nurse Practitioner Certification

Job description

Montefiore Wakefield Campus is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join newborn services in a 15-bed level 3 NICU. The role involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, developing and implementing care plans for a group of neonatal patients, and communicating with families.

Responsibilities include providing consultations to nursing staff, ensuring continuity of care across the continuum, ordering standard tests per protocol, and prescribing medications with NYS DEA authorization.