Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Baptist Health is the largest healthcare system serving central Alabama, providing comprehensive hospital-based and outpatient services to nearly 60 percent of the residents in Montgomery, Autauga and Elmore counties.

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Highlights:

Summary: The Nurse Practitioner shall be responsible to perform tasks and procedures delegated by the collaborating Physician within their scope of practice. This individual will perform complete, detailed, and accurate histories, as well as to, review patient records to develop comprehensive medical status reports. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner will complete physical examinations, make diagnoses and institute therapy, including drug therapy. This individual will also institute emergency measures and emergency treatment, arrange hospital admissions and discharges at the direction of the collaborating Physician, and to perform hospital rounds. The Nurse Practitioner will provide instructions and guidance regarding medical care matters to patients. This position may have additional duties assigned that are within scope of the role.
Education / Experience: Master of Science in Nursing degree required. Minimum two years of related experience required. Note: CVICU Nurse Practitioners require two years of ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) experience. License / Certification: Active RN license required, active Nurse Practitioner license required, BLS required.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) certification through National Certification Corporation (NCC) required for those in the NICU.
Nurse Practitioner certification through American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) required in all other areas. Additional certifications (ACLS, PALS, NRP, etc) may be required based upon assigned department. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of basic Windows based PC operations.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain a professional and customer centric composure in difficult or challenging situations.
• Ability to work from broad directions and be self motivated.
• Ability to prioritize workload to achieve maximum efficiency.
• Ability to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds throughout the organization.
• Ability to provide a positive customer service experience to guest, visitors, and patients.Work Conditions/Physical Requirements: Position requires sitting for 20% of the workday and mobility 80% of the workday.
There is occasional stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching.
There is frequent reaching, use of hands and repetitive action.
Requires occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds, pushing/pulling up to 150 pounds.
There is a continuous need for speaking with clear diction and hearing sensitivity in conversation either by phone or in person.
Continuous visual acuity at close and distant range.
Inside protected from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes. Minimal noise levels.
Much exposure to computer work.
Occasional exposure to risk of electrical shock.
Some exposure to infectious disease while performing job-related tasks.
Some exposure to hazardous chemicals. Occasional exposure to radiation.

Primary Location:

Baptist Medical Center East

Job:

Neonatal Nurse PractitionerNP Nurse Practitioner

Job Type:

Regular-Full time

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)