Job Description

Job Description

Specialty: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

• Provides care to the newborns admitted to the inpatient units under supervision and in consultation with neonatologists
• Coordinate clinical care to the newborns admitted in the newborn intensive care unit, provide delivery room stabilization and accompany the transport team. The neonatal nurse practitioner is an integral member of the clinical team in NICU
• Gathers relevant data from available records, performs assessment of the newborn and formulates plans of care and monitoring
• Orders tests and follows up on the results, performs procedures and documents in the electronic health care record
• Communicates with the subspecialists, nursing staff and ancillary services
• Provides direct treatment and management of health conditions via prescriptive authority or referral to other healthcare providers or community resources
• Counsels and educates families/caregivers concerning preventative health, treatment options and community resources
• Documents delivery of health care in accordance with specific specialty area standards

• BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required. American Red Cross (ARC) CPR for Professional Rescuers card will be accepted upon hire but renewal must be a BLS Provider card from AHA
• Neonatal Resuscitation Certification
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required Federal DEA license
• National Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification

• Master's degree of Nursing required

• Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
• Department: Peds Coverage
• Henry Ford Health Location: Henry Ford Rochester Hospital
• Shift: Rotating
• Union Code: Not Applicable

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