Neonatal Nurse Practitioner - Part Time

LE01 Valley Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 117,000 - 169,000; Part time

Job summary

Valley Children’s Healthcare seeks a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join its Regional Level IV NICU in Central California. The APRN will serve as an expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, and care coordinator under the supervision of a CCS-paneled neonatologist.

Requirements include a Masters in Nursing, NNP program graduate, CA RN/NP licensure, and NRP. Bilingual skills are a plus; compensation is competitive and dependent on experience.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in Nursing (required).
• Graduate of a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program (required).
• BLS certification within 30 days of hire (required).
• RN license in CA (required).
• NP license in CA (required).
• NRP certification (required).
• NCC national certification (required) or NCC within six months.
• Minimum three years related experience (required).
• Minimum five years increasing responsibility (preferred).
• Bilingual skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced neonatal patient care under supervision of Neonatologist.
• Consult, educate, and advocate for families and coordinate care.
• Assist with development of care plans and fulfill protocols.
• Contribute to research and ensure policy compliance.

Skills

Bilingual

Education

Masters Degree in Nursing

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program

Job description

About Us

The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Valley Children’s Hospital is Central California’s only Regional Level IV NICU - the highest level of medical care available for premature and critically ill newborns. With a focus on family-centered care, our patients have access to a full range of pediatric and surgical specialists that treat potentially life-threatening illnesses due to extreme prematurity, congenital defects, injury, chronic illnesses and more. Our NICU patient ratios are 1:1 or 2:1 in the ICU and 1:3 in Intermediate Care. Collectively, our NICUs provide specialized care for more than 1,400 fragile babies and nearly 25,000 patient days a year. Our team supports a network of NICUs throughout Central California, providing services for Madera County, Merced County, Fresno County, Kings County and Tulare County. Our level II and level III satellite NICUs (Fresno, Merced & Hanford) are staffed with Valley Children’s team of experts to provide patients the opportunity to receive treatment closer to home. The nurses in these satellite units are trained to attend high-risk deliveries and resuscitate babies in the delivery room if needed. Our NICU is ranked as one of the best children’s hospitals in Neonatology by U.S. News & World Report for 2023-2024- the seventh such ranking for our NICU. Our expert team consists of more than 250 neonatal nurses, constantly striving to innovate and improve patient care so babies have the best outcomes.

Job Summary

The Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced Practice Practitioner who is accountable for a "defined" patient population. Functions in the roles of expert practitioner, consultant, educator, patient advocate, care coordinator and researcher within a specialized area of practice. Possesses and exhibits a high degree of knowledge, skill and competence in the provision of health care directly to the patient, family or community, or indirectly through guidance of care by other professional personnel. Provision of patient care is conducted and performed utilizing the medical model under the supervision of the CCS paneled Neonatologist and functions in accordance to standardized procedures within the scope of licensure and in accordance with applicable law, regulations, and in accordance with policies of Valley Children's Healthcare.

Qualifications

Education Masters Degree Nursing (required) Program Graduate of a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner program (required) Licenses and Certifications BLS - Basic Life Support - AHA - American Heart Association within 30 days of hire or transfer into position (required) RN - Registered Nurse License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required) NP - Nurse Practitioner License - CA-BRN - California Board of Registered Nursing (required) NRP - Neonatal Resuscitation Program - AHA - American Heart Association (required) NP-C - Nurse Practitioner National Certification - NCC - National Certification Corporation National certification from an accredited certifying board. within six (6) months of hire or transfer into position (required) Or NCC - National Certification Corporation - NCC - National Certification Corporation (required) Work Experience Minimum three (3) years Related experience (required) Minimum five (5) years Increasingly responsible experience which demonstrates professional working knowledge of nursing theory and practice, with competence in physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and management of acute and chronic pediatric problems. (preferred) Skills and Abilities Bilingual Skills Preferred. Must successfully complete the credentialing process through the Medical Staff office via CIDP for the appropriate scope of practice, written standardized protocols, and furnishing privileges. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation Range

$84.64 - $122.73

Workshift: Varied (United States of America)

Position Exempt: Yes FTE %: 60 Scheduled Weekly Hours: 24 Daily Hours: 16

Disclaimer: Final compensation will be dependent upon skills and experience.

Valley Children’s Healthcare – one of the largest pediatric healthcare networks in the nation – provides Central California’s only high-quality, comprehensive care exclusively for children, from before birth to young adulthood. With more than 670 physicians and 3,500 staff, Valley Children’s delivers high-quality, comprehensive care to more than 1.3 million children in our service area. Our network offers highly specialized medical and surgical services to care for children with conditions ranging from common to the highly complex at our 358-bed stand-alone children’s hospital that includes 28 regional NICU beds. Our family-centered, pediatric services extend from a leading pediatric cancer and blood disorders center home on the West Coast, and a pediatric heart center known for its expertise and pioneering treatments, to a Regional Level IV neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), the highest level referral center between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. We participate in community initiatives, we support community efforts, we get involved where we can do the most good.