Nurse Practitioner Neonatal - Part Time

Neonatal Nurse Position

Essential Functions:

• Utilizes advanced knowledge and skills to provide nursing and selected medical procedures for neonates and infants
• Communicates and collaborates with appropriate members of the health care team, including patient families
• Works to improve the quality of care provided to neonates
• Advances the care of neonates through participation in and application of the research process. Shares knowledge on a formal and informal basis with interdisciplinary team as relates to specialty area
• Ensures the continuous quality of professional services by maintaining updated knowledge and skills
• Maintaining current and valid licensure with the State Board of Nursing to provide continuous nursing services to prevent the spread of bloodborne and/or airborne disease(s)
• Ensures age/developmentally appropriate patient care is provided in accordance with Age-Specific Care Guidelines for the specific age groups served

Skills and Qualifications:

• Advanced clinical assessment skills for neonates
• Ability to make sound and timely decisions
• Ability to cooperate and work well with others

Physical Requirements:

• Standing: 35%
• Walking: 35%
• Sitting: 65%
• Bending: 65%
• Reaching with arms: 100%
• Finger and hand dexterity: 100%
• Talking: 100%
• Hearing: 100%
• Seeing: 100%
• Lifting, carrying, pushing and or pulling:
• 20 lbs. maximum: N/A
• 50 lbs. maximum: N/A
• 100 lbs. maximum: N/A

Work Environment:

• Subject to highly stressful situations
• Moderate noise environment
• Clean, well lit, and comfortable climate
• Potential exposure to airborne/blood borne pathogens