Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Regional Neonatal Associates , in conjunction with University Physicians' Association, Inc. is currently looking for a dynamic Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join our team.
Applicants for both full-time and part-time positions are being considered. As part of the Regional Perinatal Center for the East TN region, the qualified applicant will provide healthcare to patients in a Level III NICU and coverage in our well-baby nursery and other community Level I nurseries.
The applicant will work in consultation, cooperation, and coordination with the supervising physician(s) to evaluate, diagnose, clinically monitor, and manage patients’ care.
Regional Neonatal Associates offers a competitive salary, full benefits and participation in a generous retirement plan for the qualified candidate.
Essential Responsibilities :
- Collaborates with Physicians by making appropriate treatment plan for patients. Assesses health conditions and collects patient data through interviews, observation, and elimination.
- Documents findings and actions appropriately in the patient's medical record.
- Schedule testing, procedures and other medically necessary measures as appropriately identified.
- Demonstrate strong and effective communication skills.
- Maintains continuity of patient care through monitoring of progress and modifying the plan of care, as necessary.
- Reviews labs, diagnostics, and other testing / notes, as necessary.
- Transport of critically ill Neonates.
- Maintains patient confidentiality and the privacy / security of patients' protected health information.
- Functions according to the established standards and practices of medicine for Nurse Practitioners in the State of Tennessee.
University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) :
- State Designated Regional Perinatal Center for East Tennessee
- Level IV Obstetrics Unit with just under 5,000 deliveries per year
- Level III NICU with 65 beds and average daily census of 45, all private rooms
- UTMC is located in Knoxville, TN, is a 710-bed facility and the region’s only academic medical center, Level I Trauma Center and Magnet recognized Hospital
Benefits :
- Benefits including health care, a generous retirement account, malpractice coverage, and CME support are available to full and part-time employees
- 12 or 24 hours shifts available
- Opportunity to be a part of the only designated Regional Perinatal Center of East Tennessee and work with a support network of dedicated physicians, nurse practitioners and ancillary staff
Requirements :
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program
- Licensure and Certification to be in good standing with the State Board
- NRP certified