Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Job description

We are searching for a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner — someone who works well in a fast-paced setting. To practice in an advanced role to provide health maintenance for well newborns and infants, episodic care for ill infants, and comprehensive care for newborns and infants with chronic conditions. The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) practices through delegation of a medical staff attending and works collaboratively with other members of the health care team. Practicing under established guidelines, the NNP delivers medical aspects of care and assumes independent and interdependent responsibilities in the assessment, diagnosis and initiation of treatment and procedures. Job duties are performed in a manner that is developmentally appropriate for the ages of patients served. As an advanced practice nurse, the NNP may be involved in transport, education, consultation, research and evaluation of clinical practice at various levels.
Texas Children’s Newborn Center® was the first hospital in Texas to be designated a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), and is consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s top centers for neonatology. Newborn Center is led by a multidisciplinary team of neonatal experts working together to provide the highest quality of care.
• 185 sub-specialties physicians, surgeons, and advanced providers
• 18 Fellows
• 550+ Neonatal Nurses
• And a robust multidisciplinary spectrum of ancillary clinical teams

Think you’ve got what it takes?
Qualifications:
• Master of Science in Nursing
• Current valid license as registered nurse in the state of Texas
• Current NNP-BC certification from the National Certification Corp (NCC) Board of Nurse Examiners
• Full authorization to practice by the Texas Board of Nursing
• Two (2) years of Neonatal Nurse Practitioner experience
• AHA/AAP hospital-based provider for Neonatal Resuscitation Program
• Delivery room resuscitation and stabilization experience required

Responsibilities:
• Utilizes advanced practice knowledge and skill to systematically collect and evaluate health assessment data and to manage a caseload of patients
• Demonstrates effective communication skills and works to eliminate communication barriers
• Serves as an educational resource for the patient and family, community, and other health care professionals
• Applies new knowledge relevant to pediatric nursing to clinical practice
• Demonstrates current professional, managerial, and/or technical knowledge and skills
• Demonstrates nurse practitioner’s role behaviors consistent with the development of advanced nursing practice
• Participates in departmental quality improvement program annually