Women's Health Nurse Practitioner - Fetal APP Team

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A Brief Overview

In this role, as a member of the CHOP Fetal APP team, you will care for patients who are pregnant with high-risk fetuses. You will provide prenatal and postnatal care, coordinate multidisciplinary team care, and assist with fetal procedures both in the outpatient clinic and in the operating room. Scrub experience is helpful but not necessary. Previous experience as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner or Certified Nurse Midwife strongly preferred. Proficiency with fetal heart rate interpretations required in addition to other basic obstetric assessment skills.

Richard D. Wood Jr. Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an internationally recognized leader in fetal diagnosis, fetal surgery and fetal care. We offer highly specialized care to mothers carrying fetuses with known birth defects that require fetal surgery and treatment before or after birth.

Here at our Center, you'll find comprehensive, family-centered care in one location, from advanced diagnostic testing, prenatal management and fetal surgery to a special delivery unit, counseling and support services, and expert postnatal care. Our Garbose Family Special Delivery Unit was the world's first birthing unit dedicated to healthy mothers of babies with known birth defects. Since 1995, we've cared for more than 28,658 expectant parents from around the world and performed more than 2,104 fetal surgeries, an unparalleled level of experience caring for the tiniest patients before, during, and after delivery that helps us achieve the best outcomes possible.

As part of one of the top-ranked and largest children's hospitals in the U.S., we have a high volume of patients and treat the full range of fetal anomalies. We're one of the few fetal centers in the world to offer open fetal surgery for life-threatening conditions, as well as a variety of other fetal interventions such as minimally invasive fetoscopic surgery and ex utero intrapartum therapy. Our team is made up of pioneers in fetal medicine who constantly work to refine and advance the techniques used to treat birth defects.

What You Will Do

• Utilizes advanced assessment skills to manage a cohort of patients. Performs and documents daily assessments. Collects and analyzes data and formulates a family-centered plan of care.
• Performs any needed advanced procedures that are listed in the Scope of Practice Document and approved as a part of the credentialing process.
• Evaluates and monitors the effectiveness of the prescribed treatment plan. Using the most current evidence, modifies the plan of care based on the effectiveness of the treatment and the patient/family response to the plan.
• Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff, and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.
• Participates in scholarly activities including research and education. Participates in own professional development by maintaining required competencies, identifying learning needs and seeking appropriate educational offerings. Participates in the professional development of others. Acts as a preceptor and mentor to support the development of nurses, nurse practitioners, students, and other health care providers.
• Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree Nursing Required

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work in an inter-professional team setting with multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to use computer and electronic medical records effectively.
• Refer to Scope of Practice Document and Clinical Responsibilities Checklist for specific requirements of role.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (CRNP) (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - upon hire - Required and
• Prescriptive Authority (Pennsylvania) - Pennsylvania State Licensing Board - within 3 months - Required and
• Specialty Certification - as a Nurse Practitioner in area of education/subspecialty. - upon hire - Required

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Salary ranges are shown for full-time jobs. If you're working part-time, your pay will be adjusted accordingly. This job is eligible for an incentive program. At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting. Click for more information regarding CHOP's Compensation and Benefits.