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Organization: In-Patient Nrs Practnrs 30
Job Summary:
Provider will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary health care team to provide patient care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The provider will function independently as an advanced practice provider responsible for the management of critically ill and convalescing infants from admission to discharge.
Position Hours:
Qualifications:
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- or
- Physician Assistant (NICU Experience or NICU APP Fellowship Required)
$15,000 Sign On Bonus for Candidates with 2 or More Years of Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Experience
* The sign-on bonus is not applicable to current VUMC staff or former staff who have worked for VUMC in the past twelve months. The sign-on bonus is only available for full-time positions.
Relocation available for candidates over 100+ miles from Nashville, TN!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Obtain and document a health history for a neonate. Perform and document complete, system-focused, or symptom-specific physical examination, assessment and plan of care.
- Provide neonatal healthcare services for critically ill and complex patients. Manage patient's overall care, identifying expected outcomes for diagnoses.
- Order, perform, interpret and collect data using appropriate assessment techniques, relevant supporting diagnostic information and diagnostic procedures where indicated.
- Form differential diagnoses and treat acute and chronic conditions in the neonatal population.
- Prescribe therapeutic interventions both pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and surgical, needed to achieve expected outcomes.
- Perform delivery room service and neonatal transport services, initiate appropriate referrals and consultations, and provide consultation services as requested within scope of practice.
- Facilitate the patient's transition between and within health care settings, such as admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.
- The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.
TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES:
- Professionalism: Demonstrate behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude toward patients, profession and society. Participate in medical center committees, professional organizations and activities that influence advanced practice and/or health outcomes of a population focus.
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills: Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills that enable the provider to establish and maintain professional relationships with patients, families, and other members of health care teams. Communicate practice knowledge effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Practice-Based Scholarly Inquiry and Integration (Intermediate): Demonstrate the use of scientific evidence and methods to investigate, evaluate and improve patient care practices.
- Clinical Knowledge and Practice (Intermediate): Demonstrate established and evolving biomedical, clinical and social sciences, and the application of knowledge to patient care and the education of others.
- Patient and Family Centered Care (Intermediate): Demonstrate care that is compassionate, appropriate and effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
- Health Systems and Policy Management (Intermediate): Demonstrate sufficient fundamental proficiency in behaviors that reflect a commitment to continuous professional development, ethical practice, an understanding and sensitivity to diversity and a responsible attitude toward the providers patients, profession and society.
Consideration may be given to candidates that can obtain license/certification within 3 months, in accordance with state guidelines.
Our Nursing Philosophy:
We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center's mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.
As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing.
Core Accountabilities:
Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams.
Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution.
Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas.
Team Interaction: Acts as a "go-to" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.
Position Qualifications:
Responsibilities:
Certifications: LIC-Licensed Nurse Practitioner - Tennessee
Work Experience: Relevant Work Experience
Experience Level: Less than 1 year
Education: Master's
Vanderbilt Health recognizes that diversity is essential for excellence and innovation. We are committed to an inclusive environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and to the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action. EOE/AA/Women/Minority/Vets/Disabled
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