The Nemours Neonatology team is looking for an experienced Neonatal Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our Level lV NICU in Wilmington, DE.
Essential Functions:
Manages and provides care for the patient requiring neonatal intensive care utilizing collaborative consultation with team members, under the direction and supervision (but not necessarily the direct attendance) of an attending neonatologist.
Receives a distressed neonate in the Delivery Room and initiates appropriate intervention.
Performs a complete newborn physical examination and assessment of gestational age, discriminating between normal and abnormal findings.
Conducts parent interviews and takes family history.
Collaborates with neonatologists concerning pertinent historical events, physical findings, diagnostic and therapeutic measures initiated on all admissions.
Orders appropriate laboratory tests and procedures.
Performs diagnostic and therapeutic procedures necessary and appropriate for the care of the patient.
Reviews and provides general care items involved in neonatal care, such as temperature stabilization, hyperalimentation therapy, feeding management, and phototherapy.
Participates in daily rounds in NICU.
Rotating shifts required
Position Requirements:
Minimum of 2 years Neonatal NP/Physician Assistant experience. Other job experience may not be substituted for this requirement
Delivery room and NICU experience preferred
Graduate of a Physician Assistant program accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation. Active license as a Physician Assistant in the State of Delaware OR
Active PA Advanced Practice Nurse Licensure/Physician Assistant Licensure, with or without prescriptive authority
Current AHA BLS
Nemours offers a competitive salary and a robust benefits package including relocation, health, life, dental, CEU, 403B Retirement Plan with matching, 457-retirement savings plan, licensure and dues allowance.
