Advanced Practice Professional - NICU

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The Advanced Practice Professional (APP) provides high-quality, patient-centered care as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Working collaboratively with physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals, the APP assesses, diagnoses, treats, and manages patients within their scope of practice and area of specialty. The APP is responsible for delivering evidence-based care, promoting positive patient outcomes, maintaining professional and regulatory standards, and supporting the clinical, educational, and operational goals of the department and organization.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
• EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:
• 1. National Certification Corporation (NCC) certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP), Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (ACPNP), Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner (PCPNP), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP).
• 2. Current Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which services will be provided or current multi-state Registered Nurse license through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
• 3. APRN issued by state in which services are being rendered
• 4. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification within 30 days of hire.

• To be completed as established by department: (Administered at Department level):
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• EXPERIENCE:
• 1. Neonatal ICU, acute care or pediatric experience

• CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be constructed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties. Other duties may be assigned.
• 1. Provide comprehensive, individualized care to neonatal patients and families across the inpatient setting, settings as applicable.
• 2. Perform clinical assessments and daily management, including rounds, consults, pre-procedure evaluations, identification of changes in condition, and development of differential diagnoses and treatment plans.
• 3. Order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests and procedures within established clinical guidelines, protocols, and scope of practice, in collaboration with neonatal faculty and the interdisciplinary team as appropriate.
• 4. Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care, including treatment, monitoring, discharge planning, follow-up needs, referrals, and patient/family education.
• 5. Recognize and respond to urgent, unstable, or complex clinical situations and initiate timely intervention and emergency care when indicated.
• 6. Communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, families, physicians, nursing staff, learners, and ancillary departments to ensure coordinated, efficient, and high-quality care.
• 7. Document clinical evaluations, plans of care, interventions, and outcomes accurately and concisely in the medical record in accordance with hospital, practice, and compliance standards.
• 8. Serve as an educator, mentor, and clinical resource for staff, students, and learners, and provide education to patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• 9. Participate in quality improvement, outcome measurement, research, and performance improvement activities, and apply findings to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
• 10. Support program development, practice improvement, and interdisciplinary initiatives, including committees, task forces, and professional activities that advance neonatal care.
• 11. Maintain clinical competence and professional knowledge, complete required competencies, and use equipment and resources safely and appropriately.
• 12. Complete responsibilities such as billing, reporting, and other assigned duties in accordance with organizational requirements.

• PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• 1. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health recommends minimizing the need for employees to manually lift patients, and limit safe patient handling to 35 pounds. All transfers, lifts and re-positioning will be completed utilizing the lift equipment and/or other patient handling aids as indicated by the patient’s profile and appropriate algorithms.
• 2. Heavy/Hard work: Work requires strength and/or stamina, lifting, moving, stooping, reaching, standing, walking, and carrying of materials and equipment weighing 40+lbs.
• 3. Visual acuity must be within normal range.
• 4. Hearing within normal range is required (i.e. to assess breath sounds, bowel sounds, apical pulse, monitors, etc.)

• WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• 1. Work in close contact with patients, families, and members of the healthcare team in a high-acuity clinical environment.
• 2. Work variable, extended, and/or irregular hours based on patient care and operational needs.
• 3. Frequent exposure to biohazardous materials, infectious diseases, and other clinical hazards consistent with the healthcare environment.
• 4. Exposure to electrical and other equipment-related hazards associated with patient care and monitoring equipment.
• 5. Frequent handwashing and exposure to water, cleaning agents, and other clinical substances required in the delivery of patient care.
• 6. Occasional exposure to deceased patients in the course of clinical practice, as applicable.

• SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
• 1. Effective communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• 2. Critical thinking and sound clinical decision-making abilities.
• 3. Strong organizational, time management, and documentation skills.

Additional Job Description:

POSITION SUMMARY : The Advance Practice Professional (APP) is an individual with clinical and medical skills with an expertise in the care of neonatal patients . The APP completes comprehensive patient health evaluations (including biological, social, and psychological assessments), considering their co-morbid conditions and overall disposition; in collaboration with the appropriate clinical/faculty team. The APP assesses and coordinates the educational and psychosocial needs of the patient and caretakers. The APP develops and reviews the plan of care with the other members of the clinical team, participates in directing that care, and education of staff and student learners (as applicable). The APP participates in the education of residents and medical/nursing students and performs diagnostic procedures and therapeutic procedures.

Provide healthcare services consistent with state law and the requirements of the professional licensing or certification authority and/or hospital privileges, where applicable . Such a service may include but is not limited to .

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTITIONER :

EDUCATION , CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Graduate of a CCNE accredited nursing program with Master’s Degree in Nursing (or MEC approved equivalent).

2. National Certification by one of the recognized APRN Certification Centers .

3. Licensure or eligibility for licensure, as a professional Registered Nurse and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in West Virginia.

4. American Heart Association Neonatal BLS Certification required with additional Advanced Life Support training at the discretion

of the department (PALS and/or NRP