Salary: 58.57-87.85 USD

Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo

Shift: Shift 1

Status: Per Diem FTE: 0.100000

Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: No

Work Schedule: Varied

Hours: Varied

Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a nurse, who, through clinical experience, study and supervised practice in patient care at the master's level, has gained expertise in a specific specialty area of patient care services. NP expectations will include rotation through Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (MHB) Level II and Sisters of Charity (SOCH) Level III NICU.

Responsibilities:

EDUCATION

• Masters degree in Nursing required

• Must be a graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program within specialty area

• Must hold current New York State Registered Nurse registration or be eligible for licensure in New York State and a current Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with New York State license

• NCC certification as NNP is required within 6 months from date of hire

• NRP Instructor certification required within 6 months from date of hire

• Academic profile submitted to hospital for annual credentialing

EXPERIENCE

• Previous Neonatal Nursing experience strongly preferred

• Previous Nurse Practitioner experience preferred

• Maintains knowledge of best practice in area of specialty

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Demonstrates the advanced knowledge, skills and credentialing required to function independently in an advanced practice and expanded role

• Demonstrated clinical competence and in depth knowledge in specialty area

• Demonstrates the responsibility and accountability for the assessment and management of patients, including ordering diagnostic tests, consultations, therapeutic interventions and the day to day implementation and evaluation of an appropriate plan of care. As an advanced practitioner, the MLP is essential to the case management of patients with specialized health needs

• Demonstrates the ability to work in collaboration with the attending physician, primary nurse and other health care providers to provide family centered care

• The NP is responsible for, and assists in, the development and application of specialty practice standards and research to enhance the quality of care to the patient and the patient's family

• The NP will provide care to the high-risk neonate as dictated by the needs of the CH Pool

• Creates a collegial and collaborative environment among all members of the healthcare team

• Demonstrated effective leadership, teaching, research and communication skills

• Demonstrates responsibility and accountability for decisions

• Utilizes problem-solving and decision making skills

• Demonstrates ability to coach and mentor staff at their respective level

• Ability to assist with research and development of specialty specific practice standards and communicates them to other staff in their area of specialty

• Ability to identify problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions

• Ability to improve job performance through continuing education

• Ability to provide comprehensive care for the normal and high risk newborn and family

• Ability to attend high risk deliveries and render appropriate care in the delivery room

• Ability to collaborate with the Neonatologist concerning all pertinent history, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic treatments or procedures in a timely manner

• Ability to record and document, appropriately, all care and procedures rendered

• Ability to communicate effectively with other Mid-level providers, Nursing, Pediatricians, Obstetricians and other support staff to assure a high degree of quality and continuity of care

• Ability to perform emergency neonatal resuscitation and stabilization of the ill newborn in accordance with the guidelines provided by the American Academy of Pediatrics, Neonatal Resuscitation Program (Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation, 5th Edition)

• Ability to communicate with and counsel parents during their infant's hospital stay

• Ability to perform discharge assessment, arrange follow-up plans and communicate plans in discharge summary

• Ability to integrate legal, performance improvement and ethical principles into the practice of newborn care

WORKING CONDITIONS

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the duties of this job

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subject to infectious materials and chemicals (see unit specific MSDS information)

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

• The MLP is expected to work on a rotating basis to include nights/days, weekends and holidays

• The MLP job performance will include rotating coverage through NB nursery, Level II and Level III NICU

• MLP work hours will not exceed the guaranteed/required work hours as per hospital policy for per diem and/or part time or full time employees

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