Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Description

Hushabye Nursery is an Arizona nonprofit organization with a mission to ‘embrace substance exposed babies and their caregivers with compassionate, evidence-based care that changes the course of their entire lives.’ The organization was founded by Tara Sundem, a neonatal nurse practitioner who witnessed firsthand the challenges of newborns exposed prenatally to opioids and those families trying to care for them. Hushabye Nursery’s innovative model offers a safe and inclusive space where mothers, family members and babies – from conception through childhood – can receive integrative care and therapeutic support that offers each child the best possible life outcomes. Programs will include prenatal and postpartum support groups, inpatient nursery services and outpatient therapies.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is a member of the health care team who provides comprehensive health care services to Hushabye Nursery patients and families. Works in a positive work environment, fostered by the supportive relationship with the multidisciplinary team. Neonatal care at Hushabye Nursery utilizes Neonatal Nurse Practitioners operating a team approach in managing clinical care. Flexible schedule (4-6-hour shifts/day) with some weekend hours required. Opportunity for teaching and research. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following)

• Engage in independent decision making about health care needs. 
• Manage the care of patients with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. 
• Coordinate the interdisciplinary health care team for a maximum of 12 patients and families daily. 
• Diagnose, prescribe medications and interventions, order and interpret laboratory tests. 
• Plan and coordinate patients' discharge, rehabilitation, home health care and follow-up.  
• Actively engage with family to build healthy parenting practices. 
• Ensure continuity of care by providing ‘warm handoffs’ to outpatient care team. 
• Provide education to the staff, volunteers, and families of Hushabye Nursery. 
• Collaborate with peers to create evidenced-based practices, policies, and procedures for Hushabye Nursery.  
• May lead specific initiatives to build and sustain inpatient nursery and HOPPE program objectives. 

Requirements

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE

• Practiced as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner for a minimum of 10 years. 
• Current State of Arizona RN license. 
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.  
• Ability to obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. 
• Level One Fingerprint Card.
• Current prescribing privileges including a DEA license for controlled substance. 
• Meet threshold criteria/qualifications for Credentialing and Privileges.   

EDUCATION (Minimum Requirements)

• A graduate of a formal Neonatal Nurse Practitioner training program. 
• Certification as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner by the State Board of Nursing. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear, taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Hushabye Nursery provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, citizenship, ancestry, age, disability, gender identity or expression and sexual orientation, genetic information, familial or marital status, veteran status or national origin. Hushabye Nursery is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

Applicants as well as employees who have or gain a disability must be able to perform the essential duties & responsibilities either unaided or with reasonable accommodation.  The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.