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MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Summary:

Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates care of neonates in collaboration with a neonatologist or his/her designee. Performs job duties in accordance with the values of the SSM Health Care System and principles of Continuous Improvement.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Completes admission workup and ongoing accurate daily assignments. Collaborates with and communicates to the attending neonatologist for all assignments to include History and Physical (H&P), gestational age assessment and physical assessment of all body systems along with the plan of care as developed by and adjusted in collaboration with the attending neonatologist on all assigned admissions.

• Applies all procedural and universal protocol policies to ensure patient safety and positive clinical outcomes.

• Acts as a primary communicator for medical team from time of admission and when condition or plan of care changes. Incorporates all members of the health care team, including staff nurses, discharge planners, respiratory therapists, families, social services and consulting physicians when developing plan of care. Documents all outcomes for appropriate recommendations leading to a smooth and timely transition of patient to home/community.

• Promotes relationship and understanding by communicating effectively with all individuals, including peers, using language and tone appropriate to the audience and the situation.

• Represents themselves and SSM/Ministry by demonstrating leadership, involvement in education, research and instruction to improve other's knowledge base for current neonatal care.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Completion of a formal post-basic education program from or formally affiliated with an accredited college, university or hospital (Before July 1, 1998) or a graduate degree from an accredited college or university (After July 1, 1998) with a concentration in the appropriate advanced practice nursing clinical specialty area.

• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NCC) certification issued by the National Certification Corporation (NCC)

• Current or compact RN license in appropriate state

• Appropriate APRN license or document of recognition in appropriate state

EXPERIENCE

• Three to five years bedside pediatrics

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

Work Shift:

Rotating Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

4034000010 NICU NP's

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

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