NP/PA - Special Care Nursery - WDH

1200 The General Hospital Corporation; Dover (NH); On-site; USD 81,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, part of the Mass General Brigham network, seeks a Nurse Practitioner to cover the delivery room and neonatal services. The role includes newborn nursery and Level IIB NICU responsibilities, working with a supervising physician and the neonatology team to provide high-quality care.

Responsibilities include daily rounds, assessments, discharge planning, and family communication, with emphasis on safety and evidence-based practice within a collaborative hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing required.
• Licensure as Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in NH.
• Minimum 2 years of licensed nurse practitioner experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide delivery room coverage for high risk deliveries and newborn resuscitation.
• Manage infants in newborn nursery and Level IIB NICU as primary provider.
• Daily rounding, assessments, and discharge planning with families.
• Collaborate with supervising physician and neonatology team 24/7.
• Document care thoroughly and orders medications per policy.

Skills

APR Nurse

Neonatal care

Emergency response

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Job description

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Job Summary

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is a community hospital located in Dover, New Hampshire, about 70 miles north of Boston and is a part of Mass General Brigham network. WDH Women & Children’s Center currently has over 1700 deliveries per year and offers complete family-focused care, making it the delivery destination for the New Hampshire Seacoast. The centerpiece of the WDH Newborn Program is a 12-bed Level IIB Special Care Nursery, offering care to infants born at 32 weeks of gestation and higher. WDH’s close medical and nursing collaboration with the Mass General Brigham Academic Medical Centers ensures the most advanced approach to infant care. The qualified candidate will be joining a dynamic group of advanced practice practitioners and physicians, led by a neonatologist medical director. Newborn and Pediatric services at WDH are supported by MGH pediatric subspecialties, including pediatric cardiology, pulmonary, endocrinology and gastroenterology.

Delivery Room Services

The APP will provide delivery room (DR) coverage at WDH. DR coverage responsibilities include attending high risk deliveries upon request, providing neonatal resuscitation, evaluating newborns in the delivery room and newborn nurseries. The APP will provide all necessary in-house and outpatient prenatal neonatology consultations requested by obstetric staff. The APP will work collaboratively with a supervising physician who will generally not be on-site. In addition, the program will be supported with the 24/7 availability from neonatologists based in the MGH Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Newborn Nursery

The APP will manage infants in the Newborn Nursery as a primary provider in collaboration with supervising physician. This involves daily rounding, daily comprehensive assessments, review of patient data, and development of plans for all infants. Diagnoses are varied and include those infants who are experiencing delayed transition, mild respiratory distress, hypoglycemic infants, late preterm infants, convalescing preterm infants, and infants born to mothers with substance use disorder. Responsible for daily care, coordinating and planning discharge home, supporting and updating families, and conducting family meetings.

Level IIB NICU

The APP will manage infants in the Level IIB NICU as a primary provider. This involves daily rounding with a multidisciplinary team, daily comprehensive assessments, review of patient data, and development of plans for a caseload of infants. Diagnoses are varied and include those infants who are delivered at 32 weeks or greater, need CPAP or short-term ventilation, late preterm infants, convalescing preterm infants, and ESC infants. Responsible for daily care, coordinating and planning discharge home, supporting and updating families, conducting family meetings.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. The NP is responsible for assessing and managing various patient populations, including those with medical and/or surgical conditions, as well as providing diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, developing appropriate plans of care, and conducting ongoing evaluations. May also perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes

Essential Functions

• -Provides direct care, counseling, and education to a designated patient population in ambulatory, inpatient, operative, and/or procedural settings.
• -Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• -Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• -Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• -Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• -Consistently provides high-quality and timely documentation, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.
• -Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Qualifications

Education Master's Degree Nursing required

• Licenses and Credentials Advanced Practice Registered Nurse , NH
• Experience 2 years of licensed nurse practitioner experience 1-2 years required
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Skilled in taking medical histories to assess medical condition and interpret findings.
• - Ability to maintain quality control standards.
• - Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
• - Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures.
• - Ability to communicate clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type Onsite Work Location 700 Central Avenue Pay Range $59.04 - $83.59/Hourly Grade 7

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