Casual Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NICU, Harrisburg New

UPMC Harrisburg is hiring a Casual Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to help support our Inpatient Neonatal team- Newborn Medicine, NICU.

For PAs, this role requires at least 1 year of NICU experience and/or 1 year of a NICU fellowship completed with an accredited program.

Location: 111 South Front Street, 17101, Harrisburg, PA

See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?

• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession
  
  

What Can UPMC Do for You?

• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
  
  

Responsibilities:

• *Performs in accordance with system-wide competencies/behaviors.
• *Performs other duties as assigned.
• Contribute to the body of medical and nursing knowledge through collaborative and independent research and publication.
• Coordinate plan of care and procedure with the patient's primary nurse.
• Elicit, record, and interpret a complete health history, including past medical, obstetrical, family and psychosocial aspects.
• Initiate emergency evaluation and treatment.
• Maintain clinical competency and keep informed of current trends and developments in neonatal nursing and related medical progress through continuing education and review of the literature.
• Make appropriate referrals in consultation with the attending physician for medical consultations, supportive services and regulatory reporting of patient safety issues.
• Participate in Neonatal transports from referral hospital by ground and/or air.
• Participate in determining conditions, resources, and policies basic to sound health care of the high-risk newborn.
• Participate in the planning and presentation of continuing education programs for in-house medical and nursing personnel, referral hospital personnel and future RN's and Neonatal CRNP's.
• Perform comprehensive physical assessment of the newborn/infant, order and interpret laboratory, radiographic and clinical data in planning and documenting the course of management and discusses the plan with Neonatology Faculty, Fellows and consultants.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for the care of the patient. Such procedures are carried out in accordance with established protocols and after verifying patient name and birthdate.
• Provide support as well as information regarding the infant's condition, progress, and plan for care to parents/family, referring and consulting physician.
• Record and dictate interim, discharge, and transfer summaries.
• Regularly perform high level invasive procedures such as umbilical line placement.
• Serve as a member of Nursing and Medical committees as indicated.
• Serve as a resource outside the hospital system in areas where his/her expertise can provide a community service.
  
  

Licensure, Education, Certifications, and Clearances

• MSN or DNP required.
• Completion of an Accredited Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program.
• 2 years level III NICU nurse experience.
• Must maintain credentialing as an allied health care provided.
• This position is dependent upon successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NCC-NNP)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
  
  

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran