Job Description

Job Description

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UPMC Washington is seeking an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) or Neonatal Physician Assistant (NPA) to join our team. This role involves providing delivery room resuscitation and post-delivery care to newborns in collaboration with Washington pediatricians. UPMC Washington is a small level I-II nursery, averaging 30 deliveries per month, and is nestled in a quaint, family-oriented community just south of Pittsburgh.

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See what being an Advanced Practice Provider can do for UPMC and what UPMC can do for Advanced Practice Providers – it’s more than just a job!

What Can You Bring to UPMC?\n

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• Contribute to UPMC’s mission of Life Changing Medicine
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• Set the standards for the level and quality of care for the care delivery team
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• Provide patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members.
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• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care.
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• Demonstrate a commitment to the community and to your health care profession
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What Can UPMC Do for You?

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• A career path that provides you with the right experience to be successful in the position you want to obtain now and, in the future
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• Health and welfare benefits like medical, vision, dental, and life and disability, and an exceptional retirement program
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• Work life balance to help manage other important aspects of your life such as: PTO, wellness programs, paid parental leave
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• Competitive pay for the work that you do – base pay, merit, and premium pay
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• Sign-on Bonus available if applicable
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The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is a Physician Assistant or Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and a member of the care delivery team. The APP is responsible to set the standards for the level and quality of care. The APP has responsibility, authority, and accountability for the provision of care through supervision by and collaboration with a physician. The APP manages and provides patient care activities for a group of patients and their families through the application of independent judgment, communication, and collaboration with all team members. The role of the APP encompasses the beginnings of leadership, partnership, collaboration, and supervision. The APP establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with physicians, other health care providers, patients, and their families, to achieve desired patient outcomes throughout the continuum of care. The APP begins to demonstrate a commitment to the community and to their healthcare profession.

The successful candidate will be placed according to years and months of experience for employment purposes. \n \n

Responsibilities:

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• Perform comprehensive physical assessment of the newborn/infant, order and interpret laboratory, radiographic and clinical data in planning and documenting the course of management and discusses the plan with Neonatology Faculty, Fellows and consultants.

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• Initiate emergency evaluation and treatment.

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• Regularly perform high level invasive procedures such as umbilical line placement.

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• Serve as a member of Nursing and Medical committees as indicated.

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• Make appropriate referrals in consultation with the attending physician for medical consultations, supportive services and regulatory reporting of patient safety issues.

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• Provide support as well as information regarding the infant's condition, progress, and plan for care to parents/family, referring and consulting physician.

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• Contribute to the body of medical and nursing knowledge through collaborative and independent research and publication.

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• Participate in determining conditions, resources, and policies basic to sound health care of the high-risk newborn.

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• Participate in Neonatal transports from referral hospital by ground and/or air.

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• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary for the care of the patient. Such procedures are carried out in accordance with established protocols and after verifying patient name and birthdate.

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• Serve as a resource outside the hospital system in areas where his/her expertise can provide a community service.

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• Maintain clinical competency and keep informed of current trends and developments in neonatal nursing and related medical progress through continuing education and review of the literature.

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• Elicit, record, and interpret a complete health history, including past medical, obstetrical, family and psychosocial aspects.

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• Record and dictate interim, discharge, and transfer summaries.

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• Participate in the planning and presentation of continuing education programs for in-house medical and nursing personnel, referral hospital personnel and future RN's and Neonatal CRNP's.

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• Coordinate plan of care and procedure with the patient's primary nurse.
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Neonatal PA and NNP Special Skills and Abilities Required:

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• Ability to establish and maintain positive, caring relationships with executives, managers, physicians, non-physician providers, ancillary and support staff, other departments, and patients/families.
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• Ability to work productively and effectively within a complex environment, handle multiple/changing priorities and specialized equipment.
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• Critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of patient care.
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• Good clinical judgment.
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• Critical thinking skills necessary to exercise and to lead others in application of acceptable standards of practice.
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• Mobility and visual manual dexterity. Physical stamina for frequent walking, standing, lifting, and positioning of patients.
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This position is dependent upon successful attainment and maintenance of hospital privileges, if applicable to the Business Unit practice

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Licensure, Education, Certifications, and Clearances

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Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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• MSN or DNP is required (ACNP)

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• Completion of an Accredited Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program

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• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

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• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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Neonatal Physician Assistant

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• Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) is required.

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• 1 year of Neonatal Physician experience or completion of a Neonatal fellowship program.
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• BS required; MS preferred.

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• Physician Assistant PA State Licensure

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• NCCPA

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Additional for both Neonatal PA and NNP:

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• NRP required, or completed within 30 days of start

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• Basic Life Support OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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• Act 33

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• Act 34

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• Act 73 FBI Clearance

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UPMC has a Center for Engagement and Inclusion that is charged with executing leading-edge and next-generation diversity strategies to advance the organization’s diversity management capability and its national presence as a diversity leader. This includes having Employee Resource Groups, such as PRIDE Health or UPMC ENABLED (Empowering Abilities and Leveraging Differences) Network, which support the implementation of our diversity strategy.

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UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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Job Tags

Interim role, Relocation bonus,

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