Manager, System Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

JOB DESCRIPTION

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The System Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Manager for the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will provide leadership and input into the issues surrounding Advanced Practice Providers within the LCMC Health NICUs. This position will function as liaison between NICU APPs, LCMC NICU nursing and administrative leadership, and the LCMC Medical Group. The System Lead NNP will also maintain clinical privileging and will be responsible for providing care in an advanced practice nursing role, under approved protocols in accordance within the NNP Scope of Practice. The NNP, will provide primary management in the NICU for infants, including assessment and management of patients, education, and research at each LCMC facility NICU. The NNP will attend and manage all high risk deliveries under the direction of neonatology medical staff when applicable.

Job Description

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this department. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, and LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

GENERAL DUTIES

Assessment:

Assesses patients for urgent, chronic, and emergent conditions. Uses relevant data to evaluate for any physiologic change and utilizes data to formulate plan of care.

Clinical Interventions:

Performs therapeutic interventions to address acute and critical health problems. Specific interventions are listed in the Scope of Practice and approved as a part of the credentialing/privileging process. Analyzes the indications, contradictions, risk of complications and cost-benefits of therapeutic interventions.

Plan of Care:

Manages the plan of care through evaluation, modification and documentation according to the patient's response to therapy. Manages changes in condition with a focus on optimizing the patient outcomes. Incorporates health promotion, health protection and injury prevention measures into the plan of care within the context of the complex acute, critical and chronic illness. Facilitates the patients transition between and within health care settings.

Education:

Serves as an educational resource to the patient/family, nursing staff and provider team. Acts as a consultant to multidisciplinary health care team members.

Patient Safety and Quality:

Demonstrates a commitment to patient safety by speaking up about safety issues and changing practice to enhance safety. Demonstrates shared accountability for safe practice. Shares errors or potential errors through system reporting mechanisms.

Leadership:

Collaborate actively to work with the NICU Medical Director and Clinical Director to set the plan, goals and evaluation of the LCMC NICU care. Work with the administrative leaders in facilitating the development, support and management of the APP group.  Complete scheduling for APPs working in the NICU always ensuring adequate coverage. Act as the liaison between the NICU APPs and the Nursing Director, the NICU Medical Director, Lead NNPs, and LCMC Leadership. Promote positive, effective communication, collaboration, and teamwork with the entire NICU team and the entire department for the benefit of patient care.  Engages in evaluation process of the NICU APPs. To ensure quality patient care in the NICU. Facilitates change to meet organizational goals; develops and implements strategies to reduce costs and increase patient satisfaction; and actively participates in and leads discussion of quality results and patient feedback, problem solving and development of plans to improve quality of care and service. Facilitate onboarding of new staff and ease transition into the new role as NNP.  Organization and management of a formal orientation program for novice and experienced NNP’s to help transition into a successful role as an NNP.  Facilitates working relationships among all levels of staff to meet patient care requirements.  Provides clinical oversight, including work assignments, training and evaluation in accordance with the organization, and specific, respective departmental policies and procedures. Follows up and supports efforts of colleagues to implement improvement action plans.  Actively participates in at least one council, hospital, committee, task force, or project team to improve patient care or work area.  Models appropriate judgment in the follow-up of patient care issues, including use of physician, nursing and/or administrative chain of command. Involvement with patient complaints and requests for service immediately and courteously. 

EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS

Required: 3 to 5 years of Advanced Nursing

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Required: Completion of Nurse Practitioner Program and Master's Degree in Nursing - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (MSN-NNP)

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Basic Life Support Health Care ProviderRequiredIssuer: American Heart AssociationLicensure Specialty: Training Certification Advanced Practice Registered NurseRequiredIssuer: Louisiana State Board of NursingLicensure Specialty: Licensure Registered Nursing LicenseRequiredIssuer: Louisiana State Board of NursingLicensure Specialty: Licensure Neonatal Nurse PractitionerRequiredIssuer: National Certification Corporation (NCC)Licensure Specialty: Pediatric Acute, Adult Gerontologic Acute, etc.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of APRN procedures specific to the role: chest tube placement, endotracheal intubation, lumbar puncture, needle thoracotomy, percutaneous central line placement, peripheral artery puncture and cannulation, removal of thoracotomy tube, suprapubic bladder aspiration, umbilical artery catheterization, umbilical vein catheterization, and ventricular catheter reservoir aspiration. Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of patient information. Must be proficient with Windows-style applications and keyboard. Effective verbal and written communication skills, ability to present information clearly and professionally to varying levels of individuals throughout the patient care process.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

Does this position formally supervise employees? No

FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS

Light : Light physical requirements- Light Work - Exerting up to pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly (Constantly: activity or condition exists 2/3 or more of the time) to move objects. Physical demand requirements are in excess of those for Sedentary Work. Even though the weight lifted may be only a negligible amount, a job should be rated Light Work: (1) when it requires walking or standing to a significant degree; or (2) when it requires sitting most of the time but entails pushing and/or pulling of arm or leg controls; and/or (3) when the job requires working at a production rate pace entailing the constant pushing and/or pulling of materials even though the weight of those materials is negligible. NOTE: The constant stress and strain of maintaining a production rate pace, especially in an industrial setting, can be and is physically demanding of a worker even though the amount of force exerted is negligible.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Sitting - Continuous (-% of day) Standing - Continuous (-% of day) Walking - Continuous (-% of day) Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders) - Frequent (-% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: 0-lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Floor to waist level: +lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: 0-lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: -lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Lifting Waist level and above: +lbs - Occasional (0-% of day) Carrying objects - Occasional (0-% of day) Push/pull - Occasional (0-% of day) Twisting - Occasional (0-% of day) Bending - Occasional (0-% of day) Reaching forward - Occasional (0-% of day) Reaching overhead - Occasional (0-% of day) Squat/kneel/crawl - Occasional (0-% of day) Wrist position deviation - Occasional (0-% of day) Pinching/fine motor activities - Occasional (0-% of day) Keyboard use/repetitive motion - Frequent (-% of day) Taste or smell - Occasional (0-% of day) Talk or hear - Continuous (-% of day)

SENSORY REQUIREMENTS

Near Vision - Very Accurate / Far Vision - Very Accurate / Color Discrimination - Yes Depth Perception - Accurate Hearing - Accurate

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE RISK POTENTIAL

Bloodborne pathogens - Reasonably Anticipated Chemical - Reasonably Anticipated Airborne communicable diseases - Reasonably Anticipated Extreme temperatures - Reasonably Anticipated Radiation - Not Anticipated Uneven surfaces or elevations - Reasonably Anticipated Extreme noise levels - Reasonably Anticipated Dust/particular matter - Not Anticipated Other (List) - Not Anticipated

POPULATION SERVED

Neonate/Infant up to 1 year: No Youth (1yr to yrs): No Adult ( and up): No

The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

WORK SHIFT:

Variable Hours (United States of America)

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The above job summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by people assigned to this work. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. LCMC Health reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

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