Advanced Practice Nurse (Nurse Midwife)

Louis Children's Hospital as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner and make a life-changing impact from the very beginning. In our Level IV NICU , you'll provide advanced care to critically ill and high-risk newborns, managing complex cases alongside nationally recognized neonatologists and multidisciplinary teams . Rotating day & Night shifts

Weekend and holiday coverage required

Provide palliative care and hospice services within inpatient setting

Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties. The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose The critical care nurse practitioner is a healthcare provider who works collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team to provide comprehensive care to patients and families in critical care settings. They possess a high level of clinical expertise in dealing with patients with acute and chronic illnesses commonly encountered in the critical care setting. The nurse practitioner demonstrates advanced clinical knowledge, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism, and systems-based practice. They work with administration staff, nurses, physicians, med/surg trainees, and other staff to ensure safe, effective, high-quality patient care. Minimum Board Certification(s):BJH: Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP)SLCH ICU: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Primary Care (CPNP-PC) - will require CPNP-AC within 2 years of hire, Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC), or Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP); SLCH NICU: NICU Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification (NNP)Preferred Board Certification(s):SLCH ICU: Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute Care (CPNP-AC)

Responsibilities Provides compassionate, appropriate, and effective patient and family-centered care for health recovery, illness prevention, treatment of critically ill, or end-of-life care.

Communicates and collaborates effectively with patients, families, physicians, medical/surgical trainees, and other health professionals.

Demonstrates the highest level of accountability for professional practice by participating in professional development, quality initiative/performance activities, and implementing standards of care within area of specialization.

Responsible for assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion, and care coordination for critically ill patients and families with acute health needs.

Nursing

Experience Supervisor Experience No Experience

Licenses & Certifications Licensed APRN in Missouri

National APRN Board Certifcatn

Preferred Requirements Doctorate - Nursing

Benefits and Legal Statement BJC Total Rewards Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date

Disability insurance* paid for by BJC

Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution

Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time

Adoption assistance

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