Job Summary
The Nurse Practitioner delivers primary care and emergency services to high-risk newborns. The role includes assessing infants, carrying out diagnostic procedures, and creating individualized care plans. Working closely with the healthcare team, the nurse practitioner supports families through education, helps coordinate discharge, and follows applicable hospital protocols.
Responsibilities
- Provide primary health care and emergency services for high-risk newborns.
- Perform diagnostic procedures and develop individualized plans of care.
- Collaborate with the healthcare team on neonatal care and family education.
- Coordinate discharge planning and comply with hospital protocols.
- Maintain competency in neonatal clinical procedures and fulfill the role’s essential physical functions.
Qualifications
- Related training or experience obtained within the past five years.
- Appropriate nursing licensure.
- Ability to perform the essential physical requirements of the position.
- Competency in neonatal clinical procedures.
Independence Health System provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
